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The Boring Company will aim to build a working Hyperloop system in the next few years

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Musk first mentioned the concept in 2012, dubbing it a new mode of transport that would be immune to weather, collision-free, twice as quick as a plane, and power-efficient. In the coming years, Boring Co will attempt to build a working Hyperloop. In the coming years, Boring Co will attempt to build a working Hyperloop.

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Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

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The certification means that the new generation of Series 2000 and 4000 engines, that currently account for 85% of our sales revenues, will be qualified to run on second-generation bio-fuels and on E-fuels. —Dr Otto Preiss, Chief Technology Officer and COO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

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The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. Kia EV4 concept (Source: Kia) The EV3 and EV4 concepts were introduced for the first time. Once complete, the plant will be able to build 150,000 EVs annually. Kia’s stock is surging after announcing fourth-quarter earnings and 2024 guidance on January 25th.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications , in 2000. He and his staff developed concepts for wideband shipboard air-surveillance radar with reduced susceptibility to electronic countermeasures; self-defense radar; and space-borne radar for detecting ships. He was IEEE secretary in 2000. Naval Research Laboratory.

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The Race for the Next-Gen Space Station

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Since November 2000, there has always have been a select few people living apart from the rest of us—the astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station. based Northrop Grumman has proposed a space station concept that features elements in development for other projects. It has made more than 123,000 orbits in 21 years.

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Physics Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer Dies at 95

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Herbert Kroemer Nobel Laureate Life Fellow, 95; died 8 March Kroemer, a pioneering physicist, is a Nobel laureate, receiving the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing semiconductor heterostructures for high-speed and opto-electronics. The devices laid the foundation for the modern era of microchips, computers, and information technology.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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