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GE Aviation and the University of Cincinnati collaborate on new research center

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GE Aviation, in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI), has created the GE Aviation Research Center at the company’s world headquarters in Evendale, Ohio. The scope of this agreement marks a first in Ohio between a leading aerospace company and a leading university research institute.

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Study finds reduction of low-frequency noise from transition to electric buses improved residents’ health

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Accompanying the lower noise levels from bus traffic was a reduction of fatigue, day time sleepiness and low mood, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows. Previous noise-level measurements had indicated that disturbance from low-frequency noise in indoor environments was present in the residential area. Applied Sciences.

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. Announced in 2016 and funded with $15.76 The courses reached students at Washtenaw Community College, Purdue University and U-M.

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Toyota Research Institute “deeply satisfied” with results of $100M collaborative research program with US universities

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This initiative has funded $100M of research and generated more than 1,250 paper submissions since its inception in 2016, making it one of the largest collaborative research programs by an automotive company in the world. However, all proposed alternatives don’t last long in an operating environment before they dissolve.

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U Toronto study measures GDI emissions in urban near-road environment

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A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet. —Zimmerman et al. 5b04444.

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CSIRO’S Circular Economy Roadmap charts path to triple job creation

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Science can transform our economy into a circular one that renews and reuses what we previously discarded, and indeed a virtuous circle that creates higher paid jobs, advances new Australian technology, and protects our environment. Litter – $70M: Australia spent $70 million cleaning up dumped waste in 2016–17. billion by 2036.

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A Tiny Jumping Robot for Exploring Enceladus

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Salto has been one of our favorite robots since we were first introduced to it in 2016 as a project out of Ron Fearings lab at UC Berkeley. LEAP would be a space-ified version of Salto with a couple of major modifications allowing it to operate in a freezing, airless, low-gravity environment.

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