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NIST: Blockchain provides security, traceability for smart manufacturing; digital thread

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According to a new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report, blockchain technology can not only provide tamper-proof transmission of manufacturing data, it also yields something just as valuable to its users—traceability of that data to all participants in the production process. —Thomas Hedberg. Resources.

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Tesla, Rivian endorse right-to-repair do business in protecting telematics knowledge

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“In addition to supporting the customer’s right to choose their preferred method of repairing their vehicle, Tesla also protects drivers’ safety and security through industry-backed standards,” Patel wrote in a letter despatched July 29.

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Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

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Chauffeur refers to the always deployed, fully autonomous system classified by SAE as unrestricted Level 5 autonomy and Level 4 restricted and geo-fenced operation. It will be standard equipment on nearly every model and trim level of Lexus and Toyota vehicles in the US by the end of 2017, five years ahead of NHTSA’s 2022 target date.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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NASA refers to this time period as N+3, representing technology three generations more advanced than what is in service today. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass., NASA is awarding $16.5 The teams first studied the ideas from October 2008 to April 2010. Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research, or SUGAR, $8.8

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NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

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Cloud computing refers to the practice of using a network of remote servers to store, manage and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. Other partners on CloudLab include Raytheon BBN Technologies, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and US Ignite, Inc.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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Phase 2 standards for medium- and heavy-duty GHG emission standards. US EPA and NHTSA are planning to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Phase 2 standards in the spring of 2015 and a final rule in the spring of 2016. The truck chassis was redesigned as well.

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24M emerges from stealth mode with new semi-solid Li-ion cell; <$100/kWh by 2020

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Semi-solid” refers to a material that is a mixture of liquid and solid phases—e.g., Condensed liquid” refers to a liquid that is not merely a solvent, as in the case of an aqueous flow cell semi-solid cathode or anode, but rather is itself redox active. The materials design enables up to 5x the area capacity of standard Li-ion.

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