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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 million people.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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parts per billion (ppb) NO x. The effects were seen even in the United States where efforts to reduce exposure have been notably successful compared with many other parts of the world, Dr. Kaufman noted. The clinics were in Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, St. μg PM 2.5 /m For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m µg/m 3.). (As

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Aligning the Eyes of the Universe Machine

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The James Webb Space Telescope , in just a few months of operation, has begun to change our view of the universe. Acton: Well, I’ve got to say, there was a lot of nervousness, at least on my part. So, for me, the place to be was at a computer console [at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore]. Acton: Yes, right.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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The US Department of Energy announced the winners of $32 million in funding for 15 projects as part of the ARPA-E Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy ( BETHE ) program. University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. University of Washington. University of Rochester.

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Hyundai and Kia license Paice’s hybrid vehicle technology, ending litigation

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Paice has now licensed all or part of its hybrid vehicle technology portfolio to Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford. Paice and the Abell Foundation, a Baltimore-based non-profit organization that invested in Paice, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia in US District Court in 2012.

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Advanced Biofuels USA receives USDA grant for feasibility study of eastern shore energy beet-to-jetfuel project

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The study will look at the technical and economic aspects of a project being developed by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Purdue University, and Maryland small businesses. Also, UMES will be looking at using the proteins from the biomass as potential high value poultry feed or other animal feed.

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

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Over the past few years, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of California at Davis (UC Davis) and University of Stavanger in Norway have developed a new protocol, called BChain, which makes blockchain even more robust. Blockchain could be a part of a solution for this problem.

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