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SAE International selects GM’s Larry Nitz for Edward N. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation

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SAE International announced that Larry T. Nitz leads GM’s Global Transmission and Electrification team, with engineering operations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Nitz leads GM’s Global Transmission and Electrification team, with engineering operations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia.

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Axion International signs LOI to form global JV with Sicut Holding to target $8B railroad tie market with recycled structural composites

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Axion International, a leading producer of industrial building products and railroad ties made from 100% recycled plastic ( earlier post ), has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sicut Holding Limited (previously Micron Inc. The joint venture will be 65% owned by Axion and 35% owned by Sicut.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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Tata Motors commits almost $50M to UK National Automotive Innovation Campus

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TMETC will be joined in the NAIC project by its partners, Jaguar Land Rover and the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick, which will be built at the University campus. TMETC’s engineering team is based at the International Automotive Research Centre (IARC) at the University of Warwick Campus, in Coventry, UK.

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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The conurbation of the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto is one of the fastest growing urban settlements in South America with the particularity of being located in a very complex terrain at a high altitude. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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—Susan Anenberg, lead author of the study and an associate professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Transportation-attributable PM 2.5 and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. Source: The ICCT.

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IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

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The world saw the need for universal broadband connectivity for remote work, online education, telemedicine, entertainment, and social networking. One growing partnership is with the International Telecommunication Union , a U.N. billion people who cannot access the Internet. This digital divide is particularly impactful on women.

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