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Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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According to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), emissions of mercury to the atmosphere increased by an estimated 20% from 2010 to 2015. The experiments in the study were performed in a lab environment, in a 50-milliliter beaker and subsequently in a 20-liter reactor. Roth et al. milligrams per kilogram.

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GM Ventures invests in nano-structured steel alloys company NanoSteel; potential for light-weighting

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General Motors Ventures LLC has invested in NanoSteel Company, a developer of proprietary nano-structured steel material. NanoSteel’s nano-structured alloys offer unique material characteristics that are not available today, making them a potential game-changer. Terms of the GM Ventures investment were not disclosed.

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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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This is the first step towards realizing TRI-AD’s open software platform concept known as Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) to support the scalability of highly automated driving, by combining data gathered from vehicles of participating companies to generate HD maps. CARMERA feature detection image in downtown Tokyo.

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Clearpath Robotics raises $30M to expand indoor self-driving vehicle market

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Unlike city streets, a factory floor is a controlled environment, which makes it an ideal place to introduce self-driving vehicles at scale. Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today. Clearpath previously raised US$11.2

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Figure Promises First General Purpose Humanoid Robot

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Today, a robotics startup called Figure is unveiling “the world’s first commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot,” called Figure 01. And if anyone is going to take a useful humanoid robot from an engineering concept to commercial reality, these are the folks to do it. Which sounds great, when (or if) it happens.

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Velodyne Lidar introduces its smallest lidar sensor at CES: the $100 Velabit

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Baraja LiDAR is the only system available today using randomly modulated continuous wave technology that completely blocks interference from other LiDARs and environmental light sources. Baraja’s Spectrum Scan technology has been architected for reliability in automotive environments. Earlier post.).

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sees mass market potential for synthetic fuels in 5-10 years

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However, widespread commercial use of electric drive on long-haul and heavy-duty routes is not yet feasible. Truly sustainable fuels come from renewable sources, have no negative impact on the environment when they are burned and do not produce emissions of greenhouse gas. Economic incentives could remove barriers for companies.

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