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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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SAE Level 2 automation refers to a vehicle that combines automated functions, like acceleration and steering, but the driver must remain engaged with the driving task and monitor the environment at all times. The Ohio State University. Mississippi State University. University of Alabama. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. dSPACE, Inc.;

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New lightweight metals institute will be headquartered in Detroit

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ALMMII is a public-private partnership led by Ohio-based manufacturing technology nonprofit EWI, the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. The White House has referred to the institute as a “teaching factory.”.

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Indy 500 race vehicles are working on one hundred pc renewable gas and tires with recycled plastics

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Guayule is almost definitely very best referred to as a supply for herbal latex, worn for gloves and clinical units. Bridgestone grows its personal guayule shrubs at a farm in Arizona, and the environmentally pleasant Firehawk tires are made on the corporate’s Complicated Check Manufacturing Middle in Akron, Ohio.

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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

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The collections have been made possible by the IEEE Region 4 Science Kits for Public Libraries program with funding from Region 4 members and corporate sponsors. Currently all 80 branches of the Chicago Public Library have the kits, as do libraries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

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VeraSun Obtains $280M “Stalking Horse” Bid from Valero for Six Ethanol Facilities; Seeking to Sell All Assets

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As part of the sales process, having entered into the Valero agreement, VeraSun is now required to hold an auction to determine if other bidders will offer more favorable terms than Valero’s bid, referred to as a “stalking horse” bid. The “Marion Group” consists of the production facility in Marion, South Dakota.

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In 1961, the First Robot Arm Punched In

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Meanwhile, Engelberger was pursuing a more traditional corporate career. In 1967, GM installed the first two spot-welding robots at its Norwood, Ohio, plant, also without much controversy. But when the company launched a spot-welding line of 28 robots in 1970 at its Lordstown, Ohio, plant, workers protested.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Ohio State University. West Virginia University Research Corporation. American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest.

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