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32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design

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In the late 1970s, a time when 8-bit processors were state of the art and CMOS was the underdog of semiconductor technology, engineers at AT&T s Bell Labs took a bold leap into the future. federal government was pressing for antitrust-driven divestiture , but AT&T was granted an opening to expand into computing.

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Superconducting Motor Could Propel Electric Aircraft

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One is the availability, at relatively moderate cost, of copper-oxide-based superconducting tape, which is being produced by a few companies for startups working on tokamak fusion reactors. The work was funded in part by a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E).

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How a Harvard Engineer Lost Three Grants in One Day

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Last week, the federal government terminated hundreds of research grants to Harvard University professors from a broad range of fields of study. The Trump administration retaliated by terminating grants to Harvard from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and others.

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Antelope Valley Transit Authority buying two BYD electric buses with inductive charging system with $1.9M grant

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million grant arranged by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich to support an electric bus demonstration project in the Antelope Valley. The grant came from Proposition A local return funds and will cover the cost of both buses plus the charging system. The buses have been funded through a $1.9-million

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Juneau Capital Transit puts first all-electric bus in service

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The new bus will be servicing the Mendenhall Express route, which travels via Glacier Highway between the Downtown Transit Center and the Mendenhall Mall, which is the location of Capital Transit’s future transfer site. Capital Transit already uses three electric cars as support vehicles, purchased through grant funding from DOT&PF.

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Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

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million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. Rice University researchers have won a $3.3-million —Matteo Pasquali.

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European project to develop cobalt-free EV batteries awarded €11.8M

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The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications) project has been awarded a €11.8-million million grant to develop Next Generation Cobalt-free batteries. The financial objective is to achieve a cost of no more than €90/kWh at the pack level when entering commercial production. Useful cycle life of >2000.