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The First U.S. Human-Operated Submersible Changed the Course of Oceanography

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In a 2015 interview with the WGBH Forum Network , Dudley Foster , an engineer who worked on Alvin , described the previous submersibles as “blimps.” General Mills , in Minneapolis, secured the contract with a bid of US $498,500, according to the Eos article. During a 1956 symposium about deep-sea exploration held in Washington, D.C.,

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The largest PV installation in Georgia. Install photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: Install multiple PV modules at its Central Maintenance Facility in Hayward. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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New York Turn On

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Turn on the Electric Road By DAVID MORRIS Published: October 8, 2006 Minneapolis LAST summer, New York State took a page from California’s playbook, using state policy to jump-start a 21st century automobile industry. They lay the foundation for an oil-free transportation system ; yet each technology suffers a key limitation.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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He also contributed to algorithms enabling autonomous undersea vehicles to inspect offshore oil and gas platforms after hurricanes so that divers don’t have to. Many youngsters are inspired to pursue engineering by fiddling with gadgets. Not Fregene. What we had were a lot of opportunities to observe nature.”

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Aviat, Aviation Foundation unveil concept CNG-fueled single-engine aircraft

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and Minneapolis-based Aviation Foundation of America, Inc. The only modification made to the engine, a Lycoming IO-360-A1 D6, was the installation of new pistons to increase the compression ratio from 8.50:1 The 200 hp Lycoming four-cylinder engine power the aircraft with a cruise speed of 143 mph. Aviat Husky CNG.

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