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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.

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Researchers demonstrate effective silicon-based thermoelectric generators

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A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments Inc. He turned to Lee and UT Dallas to further study what the devices could do. Professor Lee’s analysis identified key metrics in which our low-cost silicon technology competes favorably with more exotic compound semiconductors. —Prof.

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Greyrock to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant near Houston

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Greyrock targets midstream operators and producers who can profit by transforming abundant, low-cost natural gas into higher-value transportation fuels without the costly, large-scale processes that are typical with traditional GTL solutions.

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Chip-enabled raised pavement markers support autonomous driving in tough conditions, remote areas

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It’s hard to detect, works well against interference, is low cost and doesn’t consume a lot of power. 2022) “Development and Evaluation of Chip-Enabled Raised Pavement Markers for Lane Line Detection,” 2022 IEEE Sensors , Dallas, TX pp. —Zachary Asher Resources S. Sharma et al.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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Colorado State University will develop a novel, low-cost turbo-compression cooling system that utilizes the ultra-low-grade waste (less than 150°C) heat available in many industrial processes, the energy from which is not traditionally recovered. University of Texas at Dallas. Colorado State University. Yale University.

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Lead-Carbon Battery Company Axion Power Completes $26M Private Placement Stock Offering

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It also believes it will be able to manufacture carbon electrode assemblies in volume at low cost using standard automated production methods that are commonly used in other industries. The Company has agreed to register the shares issued for resale under applicable federal and state securities laws.

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DOE issues RFI on advanced thermal insulation for cold/cryogenic compressed gas on-board fuel storage

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Is advanced thermal insulation technology to a point where DOE should consider pursuing manufacturing related R&D for lowcost reliable manufacture of MLVSI techniques? The workshop will be held on 29 October 2015, in Dallas, Texas.

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