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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

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Analytics from drones and streaming video The Nokia Bell Labs end-to-end solution includes autonomous drones that connect to a wireless network, as well as location technology, video streaming, computer vision, and an analytics program. All the data about the plants is displayed on a dashboard so the growers can monitor what’s going on.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Connect Transit will receive funding to replace diesel buses used in fixed route service with zero-emission, 40-foot, battery electric buses. Connect will install solar power panels at an existing maintenance facility to support the electric bus deployment and reduce the costs associated with charging the buses. New Jersey Transit.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

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General Motors recently signed agreements with seven different third-party charging-station providers, including EV Connect, to guarantee charging access for its vehicles anywhere in the country. Whether you’re an auto manufacturer or a business owner looking for the right EV charging partner, EV Connect can help.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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The Sutherland brothers, through a connection of their mother’s, began visiting Edmund Berkeley in New York City from their home in Scarsdale while Ivan was still in grade school. Breakthrough at MIT After graduating from Carnegie Tech in 1959, Ivan Sutherland headed to Caltech for graduate studies in electrical engineering.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Develop and deploy up to 100 electric vehicles, such as “Ampere” (Ford Transit Connect EV), “Faraday” (Ford F150 EV conversions), Step Vans, and “Newton” medium-duty trucks. Rolla, MO Warrensburg, MO Linn, MO St. Chrysler LLC. $70.

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