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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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Researchers led by engineers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have proposed a low-cost, cactus-inspired nickel-based material to help split water more cheaply and efficiently. And I started connecting it to our catalyst problem. who led the study. Every day, I passed this same plant.

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Werner piloting Aurora’s autonomous trucks on 600-mile route in Texas

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Starting this week, Aurora Driver-powered trucks are hauling loads between Fort Worth and El Paso on behalf of Werner. Introducing an autonomous route between Fort Worth and El Paso allows Werner to move freight seamlessly and reliably on a subset of one of its most voluminous lanes.

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Microchip to invest $880M to expand its SiC and Si capacity in Colorado

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Microchip Technology, a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, plans to invest $880 million to expand its silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) production capacity at its Colorado Springs, Colo. manufacturing facility over the next several years.

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Aurora releases Aurora Driver Beta 2.0

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New commercial route between Fort Worth and El Paso supported by daily map updates. includes several advances that enhance its ability to operate on long-haul routes such as Fort Worth to El Paso. Upgraded cameras with higher resolution, allowing for obstacle detection at 2x the distance. The Aurora Driver 2.0

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Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America

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KMI) and El Paso Corporation on Sunday announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of EP in a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines.

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Embark, Frigidaire, and Ryder partner to pilot Level 2 automated driving technology for Class 8 trucks

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During the pilot, a Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions driver picks up a trailer filled with Frigidaire brand refrigerators at a yard in El Paso, TX, and drives it through the city to a transition point along the I-10—one of the highest truck volume corridors in the US.

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Texas plans for massive $408m EV charging infrastructure expansion

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” This investment follows shortly after Giga Texas went live with its near-constant hiring and promises of huge production numbers.

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