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DOT to award $42M to New York, Wyoming and Tampa to pilot connected vehicle technologies

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There will be more information about future pilot deployments in the coming months. Today’s announcement is a big step forward for the future of how we move in this country, from our rural communities to our biggest cities. Tampa also committed to measuring the environmental benefits of using this technology. Earlier post.)

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns NASA cargo to Earth after six weeks in space

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A little over six weeks after Falcon 9 launched SpaceX’s 26th Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) mission for NASA, Dragon departed the ISS on January 9th. At 5:19 am on January 11th, the Dragon capsule gently splashed down off the coast of Tampa, Florida, and was quickly secured by a SpaceX recovery ship.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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He spoke about the decision by South Africa during the Artificial Intelligence and the Law virtual event held in September by the IEEE student branch at the University of South Florida , in Tampa. That would in turn, he says, promote the commercialization of new technologies. Hold a Patent? Pay Income Taxes?

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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The project has future applications for supercritical CO2 cycles in power plants, nuclear power, solar power and natural gas combined cycle units. Advanced Ultrasupercritical Materials Thick-Walled Cycling Header for ComTest Alstom Power Inc. DOE: $696,416 Non-DOE: $174,104 Total: $870,520 (20% cost share). Research Triangle Institute.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. motor with the potential to efficiently power future. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced. performance to the best commercial magnets and be significantly less expensive. developed and deployed at commercial scale.

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