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Commercial Space Stations Approach Launch Phase

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Add to that autonomy and redundancy that so many mission-critical functions will demand, as well as high bandwidth communications required to return data and allow streaming and connectivity for visitors. LIFE will contain 10 crew cabins along with living, galley and gym areas.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Deforestation has caused the Amazon rainforest and similar areas to lose their ability to recover from disturbances such as drought, wildfires, and human development, according to a recent article published in Scientific American. The loss of the Amazon rainforest would cause large-scale drying across the region.

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Protecting Your Ride: A Guide to Anti-Theft Systems & Devices

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Protecting Your Ride: A Guide to Anti-Theft Systems & Devices A Review of the Options for Vehicle Security This article may contain affiliate links. Tire Locks : Tire locks, commonly known as “boots” or “Denver boots,” are typically used by law enforcement to immobilize illegally parked vehicles.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Her insights greatly helped with this article. Lyft also has rolled out multiple-rider sharing that creates an on-demand carpool.

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Proud of its roots

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The Denver EAA chapter is still dedicated to its core mission nearly 50 years after its founding. Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. We did a tour of the Xcel Energy power plant in Denver where we got to see the different generators. Air Force Academy. “We

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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For a recent recap, have a look at this post-cave pre-final article that includes an interview with SubT Program Manager Tim Chung , but if you don't have time for that, the TLDR is that this week we're looking at both a Virtual Track as well as a Systems Track with physical robots on a real course. University of Colorado, Denver.

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AI-Guided Robots Are Ready to Sort Your Recyclables

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Here, a tandem robot system operates at a Waste Connections recycling facility [top], and a single robot arm [bottom] recovers a piece of corrugated cardboard. We are beginning to see a few AI-based secondary recycling facilities go into operation, with Amp’s technology first coming online in Denver in late 2020.

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