Twelve universities will work to develop an eco-friendly road vehicle for a Department of Energy-supported competition with General Motors and software firm MathWorks serving as co-sponsors. The four-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge tasks teams to each modify a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer into an an energy-efficient vehicle geared for carsharing uses, EcoCAR …
Read More »Lockheed to Develop Space-Based Carbon Cycle Monitoring Tool With NASA, 2 Universities
Lockheed Martin will build a space instrument that will work to collect data on the planet’s vegetation health and carbon cycle as part of the Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory mission. Lockheed said Tuesday it expects the GeoCARB instrument to launch aboard a commercial geostationary orbit satellite as a payload by 2022 …
Read More »CH2M to Manage National Western Center Campus Development in Denver
Denver’s Office of the National Western Center has selected CH2M as the program manager for the 250-acre National Western Center campus development in support of the city’s agricultural innovation goal. CH2M will work to rehabilitate the site and develop new green spaces for the launch of the National Western complex, …
Read More »US Universities Join Project for Faster Computer Networks
In hopes of spurring economic growth and research development to their surrounding communities, 29 universities across the U.S. are partnering with the “Gig.U” project to bring ultra-high-speed Internet access to campuses and its neighboring areas. The initiative aims to draw high-tech startups to the areas near the universities by providing …
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