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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

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during a demonstration at the 2010 Fire-Rescue Conference. Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago. Click to enlarge.

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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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Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of seven transit agencies, Illinois: $4,030,000. Includes replacement of lighting fixtures, control systems, and roof upgrades at selected facilities. Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois: $1,500,000. Buses will be powered by an Azure Dynamics hybrid system of Michigan.

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How the First Transistor Worked

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Think about slowly pouring a small amount of fine powder onto the surface of water. They were astounded, a week or so later, when Bell Labs finally revealed the news of its own transistor, at a press conference on 30 June 1948. The powder eventually sinks, but first it spreads out in a rough circle. Now we connect the collector.

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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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several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. light energy. conferring hydrocarbon biosynthesis, enhanced carbon. uptake, and optimized light utilization. University of Illinois. produces more oil per acre. field trials. Chromatin, Inc.

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