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Geothermics reports on first magma-enhanced geothermal system; Krafla in Iceland

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In 2009, a borehole drilled at Krafla (a caldera in northeast Iceland) as part of the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) unexpectedly penetrated into magma (molten rock) at only 2,100 meters (6,890 feet) depth, with a temperature of 900-1000 °C. It will drill the next borehole, IDDP-2, in southwest Iceland at Reykjanes in 2014-2015.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. This article may contain affililate links.

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Study Concludes That Use of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Meet US Biofuel Requirements Will Still Likely Result in Expansion of the Gulf Dead Zone

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A 2008 study by Simon Donner of the University of British Columbia and Chris Kucharik of the University of Wisconsin concluded that ramping up the production of corn ethanol to meet the targets set by the new US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) would worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing the growing hypoxic region.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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In the United States, eighth graders scored an average of 271 out of 500 in math on last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress , as highlighted in a New York Times article. After earning a master’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 2009, she went on to earn a master’s degree in education in 2011 from Boston University.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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And more articles are now submitted from authors in China, India, and Italy than from North America. “We Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems at RWTH Aachen University , in Germany. A second woman wasn’t elected to the committee until 2009. We tackled one diversity factor at a time,”. Ponci recently spoke with.

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Being More Inclusive is Paying Off for This IEEE Society

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And more articles are now submitted from authors in China, India, and Italy than from North America. “We Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems at RWTH Aachen University , in Germany. A second woman wasn’t elected to the committee until 2009. We tackled one diversity factor at a time,”. Ponci recently spoke with.

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Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have estimated state-level field-to-pump water requirements of corn ethanol production across the US. Yi-Wen Chiu, Brian Walseth and Sangwon Suh (2009) Water Embodied in Bioethanol in the United States. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es8031067. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. Chiu et al.

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