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Live trial of 5G connected car concept in Virginia

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The Commonwealth of Virginia recently hosted a live trial of a new driver and pedestrian safety concept that allows near-real-time notification of roadway hazards through 5G and edge technologies. This live international trial tackled one of the more technical challenges of making the connected car concept a daily reality.

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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, partners demo automated, connected vehicles on I-395

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The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and Transurban, which operates the express lanes, conducted a demonstration of automated, connected vehicles on a 10-mile stretch of I-395 for federal and state officials.

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Virginia Tech Transportation Inst. investigating adaptive stop/yield traffic signs; part of connected vehicle research

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Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) are in the early stages of investigating the development of adaptive stop and yield traffic signs. The concept is to replace conventional roadside stop and yield signs with an in-vehicle display that would automatically alert the driver of what actions to take, if any.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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These projects will work to develop timely, commercially viable fusion energy, with the goal to increase the number and performance levels of lower-cost fusion concepts. Winning BETHE projects are: Category A: Development of Lower-Cost Concepts. Earlier post.) Commercial fusion technology has long been viewed as an ideal energy source.

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BorgWarner receives $4.97M DOE award for SiC-based high power-dense inverter

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the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Virginia Tech as partners to bring the SUPER inverter to fruition. During the first year of the project, which begins this month, the group will create the concept for the entire silicon carbide (SiC) based inverter system. Earlier post.). PolyCharge America, Inc., Wolfspeed, Inc.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Travertine will develop the design basis for a 1 ton/day CO 2 removal system to demonstrate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of this concept, taking it from proof-of-concept to field-ready. Colorado School of Mines. An estimated 2.2 2,200,000). Johns Hopkins University.

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DARPA selects Lockheed Martin to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft

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Artist concept of Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft, which will demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine. We look forward to building the reactor and manufacturing the fuel at our Lynchburg, Virginia, facilities.

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