Steve LeBlanc

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Fixing Congested/Underutilized Loading Docks
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Stellantis Tests Solid-State Battery in Dodge Charger Daytona
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Workers labor on the underside of the cosmic detector housed underground at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in Kaiping in southern China's Guangdong province, Oct. 11, 2024.
Underground Detector Unveils First Major Findings About Mysterious Ghost Particles
June 10, 2026
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. The milestone represents a major step in flight testing as the aircraft expands into the supersonic portion of its flight envelope.
NASA’s X-59 Experimental Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier for First Time
June 10, 2026
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Bringing the Power of Video AI Tools to the Plant Floor
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Video AI agents uncover production floor risks, including missing PPE, idle workstations and operational bottlenecks.
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Paqui Pulls One Chip Challenge After Teen's Death
The maker of the extremely spicy tortilla chip is working to remove the product from stores as authorities investigate.
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Gun Makers Ask Court to Dismiss Mexican Government Lawsuit
The lawsuit argues that the companies fueled violence in Mexico through negligent and illegal commercial practices.
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Generic Drug Makers Used Code Words to Fix Prices
A lawsuit says the representatives used phrases like 'playing nice in the sandbox' and 'fluff pricing' in emails to one another.
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Senior Reactor Operator Christina Renaud, left, speaks with Training Supervisor Paul Gresh, center, and Control Room Supervisor Bob Sheridan, right, in the Control Room Simulator moments before a simulated reactor shutdown, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at a training facility several miles from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, in Plymouth, Mass. The simulated shutdown was performed in front of members of the media Tuesday ahead of the planned actual shutdown of the aging reactor on Friday, May 31.
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Nuke Plant Workers Prep for Shutdown
A team of workers will begin the process of reducing the plant's power output from the current 40% of its capacity to zero.
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This July 6, 2017 file photo shows prescription drugs in a glass flask at the state crime lab in Taylorsville, Utah. Attorneys general from more than 40 states are alleging the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, arthritis and other medical conditions. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Friday, May 10, 2019 also names 15 individual senior executives responsible for sales, marketing and pricing.
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Price Fixing Suit Filed for Generic Drugs
40 states are alleging the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs.
May 13, 2019
Three of Deepwater Wind's turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I. Using federal offshore leases, wind power projects along the East Coast are pressing ahead in 2018.
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Trump Likes Coal, Not Hostile to Wind
Using federal offshore leases, wind power projects are pressing ahead with the goal of transforming the electric grid and providing energy to millions of homes.
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GE Pledges $50M
The announcement came as GE unveils more details about their pending move to the city, which will create about 4,000 jobs.
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The New Futuristic Textiles Hub at MIT
Congressman Joe Kennedy said new fabrics are modernizing everything from battlefield communication to medical care, and the hub will support the next generation of manufacturing technology and the development of a skilled workforce.
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In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, Michigan State Police Sgt. Matt Rogers and Trooper Don Zinz bring the Aeryon SkyRanger in for a landing during a demonstration of the new Unmanned Aircraft System at the State Police training track in Dimondale, Mich. State transportation departments across the country are increasingly studying the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, for everything from inspecting bridges to helping clear car accidents.
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State transportation departments are increasingly studying the use of drones for everything from inspecting bridges to clearing car accidents.
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