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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

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Like other Yale museums, it is now free, offers more Spanish-language programming, and is inviting more voices into the conversation, with some exhibits being interpreted by students and artists, opening the lens on how visitors might respond to what they’re seeing. “We People like to make things here.”

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

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The humanitarian crisis became the hotel industry’s unexpected lifeline in New York; the hotels became a safe haven for tens of thousands of asylum seekers. The conversion of hotels to shelters has sharply decreased the supply of rooms just as tourist demand has risen, nearly to prepandemic levels, and is projected to match a record high.

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ARPA-E to host workshop on gensets for efficient small-scale distributed generation

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This workshop will address the challenges and opportunities associated with developing low-cost electrical generator sets (gensets) with very high energy-conversion efficiency. ARPA-E will host a public workshop on Small-Scale Distributed Generation on 1-2 June 2011 in Alexandria, Va.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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We think it’s important at this stage in the industry that we’re integrated under the same roof. Paul Suhey: I think one of the key differences with the types of sites that we’re building compared to what’s been common in the industry is building sites at scale. You have AC-to-DC conversion happening within that one unit.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. FastCAP SYSTEMS, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will develop a new nanotube enhanced ultracapacitor with potential for a 6x improvement in energy density and cost over the current industry state-of-the art.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

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Some days we had wraps at Vida e caffe , an African chain; others, we went to the Purple Café in Osu, a hip neighborhood to the east of our hotel. After filling up on fruit and yogurt at breakfast, lunch could be a bit of a tossup. Process is integral to the work and programming isn’t determined by the West’s agenda.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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DOE highly encourages applicants to collaborate and team with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or industrial supplier. Subtopic 6A: Solid State Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Devices. approximately 45% peak thermal efficiency for light duty and greater-than 50% peak thermal efficiency for heavy duty).

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