Fatal crash on I-81 near Harrisburg puts spotlight on distracted driving
For a moment after the Volvo they were in screeched to a stop Friday morning during a sudden backup on Interstate 81, friends Todd Kocher and David Vogen gave each other a look like they were lucky to be alive.
Scuderi expands operations to Japan; continues promoting split-cycle engine
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Scuderi split cycle engine – Click above for high-res image gallery
We first got wind of the Scuderi Group and its split-cycle engine more than four years ago. At that time, it was showing off a…
Hours comment period extended to March 4
FMCSA extended comment period from Feb. 28 and made corrections to proposal.
Ames Lab researchers boost thermoelectric conversion by TAGS materials
A team led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory recently reported that doping members of the well-established TAGS group—tellurium, antimony, germanium and silver—of thermoelectric materials with 1% of cerium or ytt…
FedEx Trims Earnings Outlook on Higher Fuel, Weather-Related Costs
FedEx Corp. cut its quarterly earnings forecast by 25 cents a share, due to rising fuel prices and winter storms that slowed its operations.
AirTran flight attendants to begin pickets
AirTran Airways flight attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA will picket in six cities over the next six weeks, including Milwaukee, due to “management’s continued stalling of contract negotiations,” the union claims.
Diesel Continues to Rise, Gaining 2.1¢ to $3.534 a Gallon
Diesel’s national average price rose 2.1 cents to $3.534 a gallon, its 11th straight weekly increase, while gasoline also edged higher, the Department of Energy said.
Retail Sales Rise for Seventh Month
Retail sales rose 0.3% in January, the seventh straight increase, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Study Predicts Less Than 500,000 EV’s on Road by 2015
President Barack Obama was elected based on “Hope” and “Change.” Among the changes he wants to make is putting 1 million electric vehicles on America’s roads by 2015. A new study suggests we can only make it halfway there.
I’m all for lofty…
Chromatin says research trials show its sorghum hybrids top in biomass yield, energy and sugar content
Chromatin, Inc., announced that its sorghum hybrids showed top performance in its 2010 biomass and sugar testing programs when compared to other materials from public, private, and commercial sorghum collections.
In the first trial, 50 biomass sorghum…