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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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The opinion holds that Congress did not grant EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on generation shifting—i.e., Given these circumstances, there is every reason to “hesitate before concluding that Congress” meant to confer on EPA the authority it claims under Section 111(d).

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NYU team develops novel ion-conducting copolymer to increase power and reduce cost of fuel cells

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While this complex combination, molecularly similar to Teflon, confers high mechanical strength, research shows that it suffers from low oxygen permeability, leading to significant energy losses in fuel cells. This research was supported by a grant from United States Department of Energy. —Miguel Modestino.

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12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2022

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There's a fair bit of talk about an AI race between China and the United States these days. When it comes to cross-country collaborations on publications, China and the United States produce more than twice as many as the next pairing, China and the United Kingdom. vs China Narrative Is Complicated.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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After three years, he moved to the United States to work for AT&T Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J. He was granted 107 patents in Korea and 46 U.S. Zahn, who was granted more than 20 U.S. He began his career at Ferranti , an electrical engineering and equipment company in Manchester, England. in EE in 1990 from Stanford.

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XG Sciences and Oak Ridge National Laboratory launch joint-development program for advanced titanium/graphene composite materials

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Metal matrix composites, comprising a metal and a reinforcement material to confer improved performance, have been under investigation and development for decades. In Brian Cantor, Patrick Grant, and Hazel Assender (Eds.) XG Sciences, Inc., Liya Wang, Vice President of Research and Development at XG Sciences. 2008.03.018.

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OnStar showing Smart Energy Management Solutions for EVs and utilities

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OnStar will demonstrate a set of smart energy management technologies designed to help electric vehicle customers and utilities plan better and save money at DistribuTECH , a smart grid conference and exposition being held in San Diego 1-3 February.

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