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Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers

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Shipbuilders in ancient Greece kept on expanding the size of their oared vessels until they built, during the third century BCE, a tessarakonteres , with 4,000 oarsmen. There are engineers who think that we will soon have wind turbines whose more than 200-meter diameter blades will fold, like palm fronds, in hurricanes.

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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For two years, Kavalieros and team had dug deeply into the building of transistors. Chau hired Kavalieros as a summer intern in 1994 when he was pursuing his Ph.D. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kavalieros is the son of a supertanker captain. That's the key for all of the engineers that work here.

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Beijing Foton launches “China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance”; Auman Energy Super Truck

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Chinese truck and utility vehicle manufacturer Beijing Foton has launched the China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance and showcased the Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) at an event in Athens, Greece. and Daimler AG at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in April.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. The bottom overall countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (21) Italy (22) United Kingdom (23) Hungary (24) Romania (25) Ireland (26) Poland (27) Lithuania (28) Greece (29) Malta (30) Cyprus.

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DOE awards $4M to carbon capture and storage projects selected as part of ACT

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced $4 million in federal funding for national laboratories to collaborate with international partners on seven projects out of the 12 that were selected as a part of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (ACT) Initiative.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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In addition to importing new EV models to Iceland, NLE is also working on developing systems to convert the current internal combustion engine (ICE) car fleet into electric cars. Importing and distributing EVs in Iceland is a key factor in reaching the goal.

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