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Bernal Institute leading €8M EU project to advance batteries for electric vehicles

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Researchers at the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick, Ireland are leading an €8-million EU-funded project called Si-DRIVE, which aims to develop battery technology to support higher performance electric vehicles. EVs currently make up.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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The cargo eBikes will operate in the historic Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle area on sidewalks and in designated bike lanes. While we have launched cycle logistic projects in other cities, this is the first one designed to meet a variety of urban challenges. In Washington, UPS uses 10 electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

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ANGP gets exclusive license to UTRC technology for conformable natural gas vehicle storage tanks

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Natural gas vehicle adoption has been hampered in part by the bulky cylindrical tanks required to house the pressurized fuel; the tanks add weight and reduce storage space in a passenger car or light-duty truck. The design is optimal for lower pressure ANG applications, enabling thinner tank walls and resulting lower material costs.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. In 1988 he helped write Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits. for 37 years.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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Allan Alcorn, shown here in 2011, designed Pong as an exercise, to learn about how to design video games. The game was actually created as part of a training exercise to get a young engineer named. At the time, video games were mostly the domain of research laboratories and universities. vonguard/Wikipedia.

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UK Manufacturer Axon Automotive Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. By designing light cars and giving them good aerodynamics you can radically lower vehicle emissions. The Axon Automotive PHEV.

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Oyster Wave Power Machine Generates Electricity Onshore; Sea Trials Begin This Autumn

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Oyster is fitted with an 18m-wide oscillator based on fundamental research at Queen’s University Belfast led by Professor Trevor Whittaker. Its offshore component—a highly reliable flap with minimal submerged moving parts—is the key to its success when operating in seas vulnerable to bad weather where maintenance can be very difficult.

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