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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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Oklahoma State University. Well leakage through cement is a problem that increases maintenance costs and poses threats to surrounding communities and the environment. Louisiana State University. University of Houston. Louisiana State University. University of Mississippi. Florida Maxima Corporation.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alabama A&M University. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description. City of Fairfield.

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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We also perform more than 511,000 maintenance activities per year and monitor and analyze 1.8 He grew up in the Bahamas, then moved to Florida for high school and college. Intel scooped up Kavalieros as he completed his doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of Florida.

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Letting in the Light

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“I took some surplus parts and motorcycle batteries… it was definitely Rube Goldberg style,” Smith explained. His presentation won him an engineering scholarship to Duke University. Every shop would affiliate with just one or two brands, and there were hundreds of these brands and parts catalogues.” And now worldwide!

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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Awards under this category focus on research and development of concepts and components that could be part of a CSP baseload system. The system will be essentially maintenance-free and will allow large amounts of energy to be stored in a cost-effective and efficient manner. University of South Florida – Tampa, FL – up to $2.5

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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In 2010, Autocar and Parker began delivering hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities. Standard speed from a West Virginia University study (a special route cycle developed to compare performance). —Shane Terblanche, General Manager, Hybrid Drive Systems Division. OSU evaluation. Low-speed cycle.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

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The XPrize Foundation hopes that avatar robots could one day be used for more practical purposes: providing care to anyone instantly, regardless of distance; disaster relief in areas where it is too dangerous for human rescuers to go; and performing critical repairs, as well as maintenance and other hard-to-come-by services.