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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Optimization and Evaluation of Energy Savings for Connected and Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles. Improving Freight Efficiency via a Learning-Based Optimal Freight Management System using Connectivity and Automation.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. light energy. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. uptake, and optimized light utilization. no rare earth materials, but is light, compact, and potentially. field trials.

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces Two-Mode Hybrid ML450 SUV at New York Auto Show

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Waste heat from the electronics is dissipated via a separate cooling circuit to increase efficiency. Since the alternator and starter functions are integrated in the two electric motors, these two components, which are now surplus to requirements, no longer need to be connected up to the belt drive on the combustion engine.

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Satellite Imagery for Everyone

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This could mean they record how much red, green, and blue light is reflected from different parts of the ground. Imaging satellites can also capture data outside of the visible-light spectrum. Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama, for example, uses satellite imagery to locate archaeological sites of interest.

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