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CoFlow Jet signs JOA with NASA to commercialize deflected slip-stream technology for eV/STOL

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This would substantially simplify the vehicle system, reduce weight, increase range, save energy, and decrease noise. Gecheng Zha, CEO of CoFlow Jet, and professor at the University of Miami. Overall a CFJ-enabled vehicle would enjoy high safety, long range, high efficiency, and low noise. Concept vehicle.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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Credit: The University of Hong Kong. The largest greening BUAs are Pearl River Delta (PRD), Tokyo, Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Miami, Beijing, Chicago, Seoul, Tianjin, São Paulo, and Osaka. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Level 2 AC charging (L2) with universally accepted J1772 connectors will serve charging at long dwell-time locations.

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DOE to award $30M for research on onboard natural gas storage and at-home refueling; $10M for algal biofuels

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President Obama announced both new programs during a speech on Thursday at the University of Miami. Ultimately, the low volumetric energy density of natural gas limits the driving range of vehicles and makes cost effective storage solutions a significant challenge. Natural gas vehicles. —ARPA-E FOA.

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Ames Lab team replaces Dysprosium in permanent magnets with Cerium for lower-cost, high performance solution

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Permanent magnets are critical components for numerous devices ranging from electric motors to miniature speakers to disk drives to traction motors for hybrid vehicles to wind generators. The strongest permanent magnets that exist today are based on Nd 2 Fe 14 B, which is a complex metallic system. … —Pathak et al.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Columbia University , New York, N.Y. Montana State University , Bozeman, Mont. A differential absorption light detection and ranging (lidar) instrument will be built to scan across a field test area to determine possible CO 2 leakage to the atmosphere. Stanford University , Stanford, Calif.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. City of Tallahassee.

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