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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

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He imagined a shower head that would sense when the person showering moved out from under the stream of water. The shower head would then automatically turn the water off, turning it back on again when the person moved back into range. With such a device, he thought, people could enjoy a long shower without wasting water.

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Resolution Copper project advances in US permitting; one of largest and deepest copper mines in US

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The estimated total quantity of external water needed for the life of the mine (construction through closure and reclamation) is substantial and varies by alternative (180,000 to 590,000 acre-feet). Water use is a major concern among the public, other government agencies, and stakeholders.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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That was the first time he had met a person with a limb difference. Akhtar earned an additional master's degree in electrical and computer engineering and a doctorate in neuroscience in 2016 but has not completed his medical degree. Its battery recharges in an hour, the company says. and a Ph.D. www.youtube.com.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Top) 2016 XC90. More on torque infill later.)

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Roombas at the End of the World

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That quote comes from Amy Lowitz , a member of the South Pole Telescope team, who overwintered at the pole in 2016 and has spent many summers there. “I So the memorial that had sprung up for Ernie next to one of the water fountains grew. Here’s the part that hurts the most: Humans cannot recharge a ghost. Bye-bye, Roomba Ernie.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ]. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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It started in 2016 when I set myself a small challenge: how do you travel without money and in an electric car from the Netherlands to Australia ? Eleven euros for a bottle of water? To see nothing but desert for miles as a Dutch person? Now, you might be thinking: “Why would you do that to yourself? Incredible.