Shobita Parthasarathy

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
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How to Save Big on Water and Energy in Your Facility
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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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