Archive for June 7th, 2010
Hybrid Vehicle Production Gets a Boost at Ford
June 7th, 2010 | 
Author: According to a report from Bloomberg, Ford Motor Co. has announced plans to invest $135 million in an effort to make a quarter of its vehicles run at least partly on electricity. The investment will result in the addition of 220 jobs at three Michigan facilities — about 50 engineers will be hired for an R&D center to be created in the Detroit area, and Ford plans to add 170 production workers at two Michigan plants. Read the rest of this entry »
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IEEE Initiates a Green Challenge
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology, is celebrating the 2010 World Environment Day by issuing a challenge to the citizens of the world: commit to small yet impactful changes to ‘green’ their world and support how technology is benefitting humanity and the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
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- Power Transmission/Motion Control Industry Continues to Forecast Growth
- BSA Presents Andy Nations with Lifetime Achievement Award
- New Report Identifies Strategies to Achieve Net-Zero Energy Homes
- ASTM International Releases New Manual on Petroleum Refining and Natural Gas Processing
- Dual LED Chip reduces component count in retrofit lamps.
- DC-DC Converters target fuel cell powered systems.
- Digital Multimeter features 5 1/2 digit resolution. .
- Positioning System lets mariner focus on controlling ship.
- Polyurethane Spray Foams act as insulation and sealant.
- Electricity Smart Meters support remote management.
- Dual-Band Ethernet Port Adapter features external antenna.
- IPT-Based System efficiently charges electric bus fleets.
- Reflow Oven serves flexible EMS providers, OEM in-sourcers.
- USB Hard Drive provides 1 GB DDR3 RAM cache.
