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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Consumption has benefited from the restructuring of the Chinese steel industry and from the new regulations prescribing stricter standards for construction. The niobium industry is aware of these issues and already looking for a future beyond steel, Roskill notes. The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008.

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will award $9 million over five years to organizations to assist it in building domestic and international consensus on future fossil energy technologies ( DE-FOA-0001111 ). turbines, fuel cells, hybrids, novel power generation cycles); coal conversion (e.g.,

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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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CSRC will concentrate on supporting a safe transition to the future of mobility, particularly through emerging automated- and connected-vehicle technologies. TEMA), made the announcement at Toyota’s 2014 Advanced Safety Seminar in Ann Arbor, Mich. Click to enlarge.

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The LEO Satellite Industry Needs More Engineers

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The IEEE Fellow is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Manitoba , Canada, and past vice president of IEEE Educational Activities. The IEEE senior member is a professor and chair of electronic systems and sensors at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg , in Germany.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under.

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

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Austin and San Antonio region; and hold training seminars regarding multifamily housing and workplace electric vehicle charging. the use of alternative fuels; and coordinating standards for fuel quality. increasing the future infrastructure to meet demand; incorporating. University, North. University of Central.

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ICCT report assesses domestic fuel efficiency performance of US airlines for 2010; Alaska Airlines on top, Allegiant on the bottom

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at FAA’s National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research ( NEXTOR ) at the University of California, Berkeley, to evaluate an airline’s fuel efficiency relative to both the mobility (straight-line passenger miles between origin and destination) and access (airports served and/or flight frequency) it provides.

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