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New 4-cylinder 2.3L EcoBoost on Lincoln MKC small SUV; future EcoBoost prospects

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The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter liter four-cylinder engines; and the 3.5-liter

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Ford updates Escape with new ST-Line; full hybrid and plug-in hybrid options

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inch display with cloud-connected SYNC 4 Technology and new advanced driver-assistance system technologies. liter EcoBoost engine targeting 180hp with front-wheel or available all-wheel drive, as well as an available hybrid option with front-wheel drive. liter EcoBoost engine with front-wheel or available all-wheel drive.

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2020 Ford Escape to offer hybrid and PHEV variants

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Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. Vehicles are due to reach showrooms this fall.

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Engineering Lunar Network 2.0

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A memorable feature of the Apollo communication system was the S-band erectable antenna , which was connected to the lunar module’s radio system. By day, Baysinger, who had an interest in radio astronomy, was the station engineer at WHAS AM in Louisville.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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It will involve the coordinated utilization of systems engineering, modeling, advanced controls, data analytics and secure communication protocols for energy efficiency improvement in the precision machining and hybrid manufacturing of metals/alloys to support cross-industry platforms. University of Louisville.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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To produce the vehicles, Ford is converting three truck and SUV plants to car plants—Michigan Assembly, Cuautitlan Assembly in Mexico, which begins building the new Fiesta subcompact early next year; and Louisville (Ky.) Assembly, which will be converted to produce small vehicles from Ford’s global Focus platform beginning in 2011.

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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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The teacher predicted that Samueli would be a successful electrical engineer someday. In pursuit of this understanding, Samueli applied to UCLA, which had a good engineering department. Finally, he brought the assembled kit to school, the teacher plugged it in, and it worked. The teachers jaw hit the floor, Samueli said. Nicolaos G.

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