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American Battery Solutions emerges from stealth-mode with acquisition of high-voltage assets from Bosch

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facility located in Springboro, Ohio, where Robert Bosch Battery Systems has assembled lithium-ion battery packs for use in the automotive industry since 2009. ABS is backed by a $50-million committed investment from KCK Group, a principal investment firm with global offices in London, New York, Bay Area and Dubai.

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Mercedes-Benz expanding SUV production capacities in US, bringing in AM General

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Almost the entire SUV portfolio will be renewed: the M-Class and the GL-Class will receive a facelift; in line with the new Mercedes-Benz nomenclature the previous model designations will then be replaced by GLE-Class and GLS-Class, respectively. In addition, the GLE Coupé will hit the market in summer as an entirely new model.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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But they have worked just as hard at advancing a wide array of radar, sonar, and other technologies designed to detect, target, and eliminate enemy submarines. This timing is particularly significant because the enormous costs required to design and build a submarine are meant to be spread out over at least 60 years. It may come.

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US study of miners links heavy exposure to diesel exhaust to increased risk of lung cancer death; researchers suggest implications for urban areas with high exhaust concentrations

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The research, all part of the “Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study”, was designed to evaluate cancer risk from diesel exhaust, particularly as it may relate to lung cancer, among 12,315 workers at eight non-metal mining facilities. A fifth paper—an evaluation of the exposure assessment—was published March 2012 in the same journal.

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