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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? If anything, it's gone up.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? That got me thinking, how hard would it be, and how much would it cost, to do a simple conversion now? If anything, it's gone up.

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2021's Top Stories About AI

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Many of this year's top articles grappled with the limits of deep learning (today's dominant strand of AI) and spotlighted researchers seeking new paths. Here are the 10 most popular AI articles that Spectrum published in 2021, ranked by the amount of time people spent reading them. Their article isn't a total downer, though.

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NREL sets new world efficiency record for solar hydrogen production: 16.2%

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The authors are James Young, Myles Steiner, Ryan France, John Turner, and Todd Deutsch, all from NREL, and Henning Döscher of Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany. France, John A. A paper in Nature Energy outlines how NREL’s new record was achieved. Döscher has an affiliation with NREL. Young, Myles A. Turner & Todd G. 2017.28.

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New survey finds myths and misinformation about EVs are deeply embedded – Charged EVs

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The firm recently surveyed homeowners in the US, the UK, France and Germany, and discovered that myths and misinformation about EVs (and heat pumps) have penetrated deep into the public consciousness in all four countries. See recent articles in The Guardian , the New York Times , et al.)

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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Not surprisingly, meat consumption has changed little in highly carnivorous countries, including Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom, and it has declined a bit in Denmark, France, and Germany. This article appears in the August 2022 print issue as “Meat-Eating Is as Human as Apple Pie.”.

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CNRS researchers exploring two-step thermochemical process to split CO2 for upgrading to synthetic fuels

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Researchers at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, are studying a solar thermochemical process for the recycling and upgrading of CO 2 emissions for the production of synthetic fuels. from 360 °C with both high reaction rates and final chemical conversions of greater than 90%. Zn can be oxidized by CO 2.

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