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NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

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Cloud computing refers to the practice of using a network of remote servers to store, manage and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. In recent years, cloud computing has become the dominant method of providing computing infrastructure for Internet services.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. Austin and San Antonio region; and hold training seminars regarding multifamily housing and workplace electric vehicle charging. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. Center for.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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The final SuperTruck demonstrator ran a five-day, 312-mile (502-kilometer) roundtrip route on Texas Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Dallas, at a weight of 65,000 lbs (29,484 kg) GVWR at a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), where it achieved an average result of 12.2 engine brake thermal efficiency. mpg (19.26

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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An automotive journalist, testing a new Mercedes on a test track, was performing the so-called elchtest , often referred to as the “elk test”: He swerved at normal speed, intending to simulate avoiding a moose crossing the road, and the car rolled over. He asked me questions left and right about it, why this, why that.