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EPA announces $1B in grants for electric school buses and heavy-duty vehicles

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Photo: Highland Fleets Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The grant program is funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. “In Get started here. –

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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On a worldwide basis, Kavalieros's total stands at 929 patents granted. Chau hired Kavalieros as a summer intern in 1994 when he was pursuing his Ph.D. What is Kavalieros's personal secret sauce to achieving such a remarkable record of sustained invention? Kavalieros's current U.S. patent tally stands at 437.

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Engineering Students Innovate Accessibility Technology

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EPICS is a grant-based program for IEEE Educational Activities that funds service learning projects for university and high school students. The 3D-printed mouse combines existing gaming technology, including the internal mechanisms of keyboards, a Logitech mouse, and Microsoft Xbox controller emulations.

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SwRI motion prediction system enhances pedestrian detection for automated vehicles

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For instance, if a pedestrian is walking west, the system can predict if that person will suddenly turn south. Slocum, a senior research analyst who led the internally funded project. We take it for granted, but it’s incredibly complex for a computer to process this scene and predict scenarios. —SwRI’s Samuel E.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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The society recently launched several programs to engage them, including career fairs, travel grants, and networking opportunities with researchers. Job fairs and travel grants Several new initiatives have been rolled out at the society’s flagship conferences. The grant can help students who are not presenters to attend conferences.

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. Celgard is seeking federal funds through this grant initiative to increase its lithium-ion battery separator production capacity in the United States. Earlier post.).

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North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory

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It’s facilitated in part by a Job Development Investment Grant from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, which gives cash grants directly to a company when it creates jobs and invests in the state. Over the course of the grant’s 12-year term, it’s estimated that the project will grow North Carolina’s economy by $3.4