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Promising Delphi 1st-gen Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition engine meeting ultra fuel efficient program targets

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In a presentation at the SAE 2014 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium and then in a paper given at SAE 2014 World Congress, Mark Sellnau, Engineering Manager, Delphi Advanced Powertrain, reported that Brake Specific Fuel Consumption for the 1.8L Vehicle fuel efficiency on FTP. +35% Earlier post , earlier post.). Background.

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Delphi and partners advancing with high-efficiency, low-emission gasoline compression-ignition combustion

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In 2010, The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Delphi, along with partners Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI); Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC); and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) for a $7.48-million million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept.

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New method for creating interspecies yeast hybrids could boost biofuels production

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a simple, robust, and efficient method for generating interspecies yeast hybrids. Today, cold-brewed lager is the world’s most consumed alcoholic beverage, fueling an industry with annual sales of more than $250 billion. It is much more efficient than nature.

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Opinion: NASCAR Needs to Continue to Mix It Up

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Yet the Grant Park 220 that took place here in Chicago last weekend is still very much on my mind. Not so much the race itself, though I think the event generally went well , and it was cool seeing a NASCAR rookie win in his first start. I hope the event remains part of Chicago’s social calendar for years to come.

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