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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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SAE Level 2 automation refers to a vehicle that combines automated functions, like acceleration and steering, but the driver must remain engaged with the driving task and monitor the environment at all times. Georgia Tech. The participating universities include: Colorado State University. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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Through his network of honor society members, he also found a mentor who helped him get an internship at a major research institute in Georgia. Greene participated in several of the society’s student leadership conferences, where he was a presenter and keynote speaker.

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USDA Approves Field Testing of ArborGen Freeze-Tolerant Eucalyptus as Biomass Crop

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The purpose of the release is to continue research on the efficacy of genetic constructs intended to confer cold tolerance, alter lignin biosynthesis and alter fertility. Range Fuels is building a commercial cellulosic biofuels plant near Soperton, Georgia. ArborGen backgrounder on Freeze-Tolerant Eucalyptus.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5

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EPA honors winners of the 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge; advanced biofuels

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Algenol is also working with PNNL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Georgia Tech on development of higher-value green chemical production concepts. The overall process reduces the carbon footprint relative to gasoline by 60–80% according to peer-reviewed published work from Georgia Tech. Department of Energy).

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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Trusted execution environments (TEE) were developed to provide a higher level of security for applications by using an encryption perimeter around program execution running on the hardware, but these were built primarily for applications confined within a CPU. Implementing this capability in software adds additional overhead and latency.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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HAGIT MESSER-YARON Tel Aviv University “For contributions to sensing of the environment using wireless communication networks.” CHAN MIT “For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.” IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL Sponsor: Lockheed Martin Corp.

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