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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. Gerard Piccini Member grade Student member; member of IEEE-HKN’s Lambda Nu chapter University: University of Scranton in Pennsylvania Major: Electrical engineering Minors: Math and physics Grade: Junior Another of his passions is robotics.

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Cabot using field natural gas to power fracking equipment in PA

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This marks the first time “field” gas has been used in northeastern Pennsylvania for this purpose. In order to operate using natural gas, FTSI’s mobile pressure pumping unit at the site was retrofitted with a Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) kit from Caterpillar. Dinges, Chairman, President and CEO for Cabot.

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X Prize, Electrathon teams to compete in Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International

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Automotive X Prize teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana will compete at the 7 th Annual Green Grand Prix Friday, April 15, at Watkins Glen International. They may be built from a kit or from scratch. Two of the vehicles are educational entries from Cornell University and West Philadelphia High School.

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NYU Researchers Paving New Path for Robotics

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He recently received an equipment donation from Intuitive Foundation comprising a Da Vinci research kit which is a surgical system that will allow his team to devise means by which a surgeon in one location may be able to operate on a patient located somewhere else—a different city, region or even continent.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

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A do-it-yourselfer can find entire, 800- to 1,000-watt hub motor kits for around $200, where mid-drive power can cost three to five times as much. Some states, including Pennsylvania, Utah and Colorado, have made exceptions for trails in state parks. Aside from bearings, there are no moving parts, nothing to wear out.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

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To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode.

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