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SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

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The electrification of the automotive industry has accelerated over recent years, with future projections showing an exponential growth in market share for both light and heavy-duty applications. Traditional fluid testing tools, however, were not developed to effectively analyze lubricant properties in electrified environments.

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Ricardo: achieving light-duty diesel RDE NOx compliance in urban driving is possible, at a price

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A range of aftertreatment technology options are available to automakers seeking to achieve compliance with the impending EU Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations, according to the results of a Ricardo research project presented recently at the SIA Powertrain international conference and exhibition in Rouen, France.

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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Growing up in Taiwan, the environment encouraged people to become scientists or engineers.”. Mii earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University , and his master’s and Ph.D., also in EE, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was hired in 1990 as a researcher at IBM’s Thomas J.

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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

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Alma mater: University of Maryland in College Park. Barth initially attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, to pursue a degree in biology, but she soon realized that it wasn’t a good fit for her. She transferred to the University of Maryland in College Park, and changed her major to applied mathematics.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Eric Beers, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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How We Got Started With Drones for Demining I became interested in land-mine detection while studying geological science as an undergraduate at Binghamton University , New York. Our resulting model correctly detected 92 percent of PFM-1s in these environments, on average. demonstration previously described.

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CMU demo’ing Autonomous SRX in Washington this week

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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) this week will demonstrate the CMU advanced Autonomous Cadillac SRX in Washington, DC. In the demonstration in DC, cameras in the vehicle will visually detect the status of traffic lights and respond appropriately. The other two images in the second row show those of an urban street.