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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

Cars That Think

Ayman El-Refaie, Marquette University Now a sleeper option, synchronous reluctance motors , is getting a surge of interest, thanks to materials-science breakthroughs at GE Aerospace. I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer.” El-Refaie originated the GE program in dual-phase materials in 2005.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

The Research Consortia funded are: Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station. Lead Institution: Florida State University. Project Title: Deep-C: Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Buskey, Ph.D.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

At Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, there’s a branch of Renaissance Books , a beloved local used-book store ( located in the main terminal before security). Washington State University began experimenting with canning cheese in the 1930s, in search of packaging that would prolong the product’s shelf life.