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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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Universities and community colleges are revamping their semiconductor-related curricula and forging strategic partnerships with one another and with industry to train the staff needed to run U.S. Intel arrives at Ohio State Ohio State University is using its chip-fabrication facility to train future engineers and technicians.

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See & test drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Earth Month, thru April

Baua Electric

Here’s a sample of some of the events happening this month: DRIVE Electric: Three Rivers Tribes Chapter Kickoff in Fort McDowell, Scottsdale and Chandler, AZ, a three-part event around Phoenix which will include two drives between the three stages of the event. April 14, 12pm-2pm. April 20, 8am-12pm. April 20, 10am-2pm.

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A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

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Using a new kind of hydrogel material, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have pulled water out of thin air at temperatures low enough to be achieved with sunlight. In Phoenix, for example, high temperatures average about 41 °C during the month of July. Atmospheric water harvesting draws water from humidity in the air.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities. A solar electricity system for a community garden At the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden in Columbus Ohio, Damon Nabrit [right] shows a participant how a FarmBot works.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

“If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering.

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Pennsylvania DEP awards more than $4.4M in alternative fuels grants to 12 projects; bulk for natural gas

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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will receive $500,000 to replace 20 diesel-fueled shuttle buses with 20 shuttle buses powered by compressed natural gas. Phoenix Contact Inc. will receive $15,360 to construct two solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicles.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. Phoenix, Ariz., This situation is not true universally. How many can really support a rapid influx of thousands of new EVs?

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