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AVL and GIF to Cooperate on Powertrain and Transmission Development

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AVL, headquartered in Graz, Austria, and transmission specialist GIF, headquartered in Alsdorf, Germany, have signed a global cooperation agreement covering powertrain and transmission development for passenger cars and light trucks as well as test bed technology.

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MHI to lead design and development of sodium fast reactor; operation in 2040s

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Considering the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011, MHI proposed the concept of a safety-enhanced sodium fast reactor at the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), and, together with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), led a study on global safety standardization.

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Gone in Thirty Seconds: Super Bowl LVIII Auto Commercial Pre-Game Roundup

The Truth About Cars

It’s been reported that a thirty-second spot during The Big Game is now going for seven million dollars – insert GIF of Austin Powers sniffing his pinky here – so the roster of automakers ponying up for airtime is a bit thin. We likely will never have another shared broadcast moment like the finale of M*A*S*H, so The Super Bowl is it.

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Researchers develop bi-metallic catalyst for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane: H2 with low or no CO2

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GIF by Mike Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory). Solid carbon that accumulates on the catalyst is washed and separated for commercial use, while the metallic precursors are re-synthesized and recycled back into the reactor.

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Elon Musk validates Tesla Bot’s existence despite not fitting into the Master Plan

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Funnily enough, Mizuno candidly tweeted a GIF from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion right before the livestream of Tesla AI Day. Japan may be the one country that has openly started integrating humanoid robots into regular society. In hindsight, it might have been a huge hint about the Tesla Bot.

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New LLNL electron microscope expands materials characterization capabilities

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The new detector (a Gatan 965 GIF Quantum ER) provides better energy resolution and allows for extremely fast elemental mapping of materials due to increased collection efficiency. —Joe McKeown. The microscope also has been fitted with an upgraded detector for electron energy loss spectrometry (EELS).

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Disney’s Newest Robot Demonstrates Collaborative Cuteness

Cars That Think

The GIFs below show some early attempts at riding a tricycle, skateboarding, and pushing a crate. The system is designed so that the motion of both robots is always coordinated, while simultaneously supporting the ability to flexibly animate individual robots–or individual parts of the robot, like the mouth and eyes.

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