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DOT issues discussion document on principles for a connected vehicle environment; safety as top priority

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Connected vehicles refer to the ability of vehicles of all types to communicate wirelessly with other vehicles (V2V) and roadway equipment (V2I), such as traffic signals, to support a range of safety, mobility and environmental applications. Vehicles include light, heavy and transit vehicles.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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One of single largest projects comes from Jeff Dangl at the University of North Carolina and his colleagues and focuses on the rhizosphere—the narrow region where microbes in the soil colonize and interact with plant roots. —Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI Director.

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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. In reality, it is the edge of the giant, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, and the tallest “peaks” in this image are about 7 light-years high. You're trying to piece together the universe. NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI.

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. Taking IRENA’s REmap scenario as a reference, renewable hydrogen could deliver 5% of total final energy demand in 2050.

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.). Growing up in Taiwan, the environment encouraged people to become scientists or engineers.”. Mii earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University , and his master’s and Ph.D.,

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UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

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A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. —“Driving California’s Transportation Emissions to Zero”.

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John Bardeen’s Terrific Transistorized Music Box

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The Spurlock Museum/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bell Labs used one of the boxes to demonstrate the transistor’s portability. Bardeen brought his box to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, when he joined the faculty in 1951. The other two music boxes went to Bardeen and Brattain. Only Bardeen’s survives.

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