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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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The hope is, these floating leviathans will collaborate with satellites to detect hypersonic missiles, like those being developed by Russia and China. It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment.

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Satellite Signal Jamming Reaches New Lows

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Department of Defense (DOD) concluded that Russia was still trying to jam Starlink, according to documents leaked by U.S. If Russia is jamming a LEO constellation, it would be a new layer for the silent war in space-ground communications. In March, the U.S. National Guard airman Ryan Teixeira and seen by the Washington Post.

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What If Europe Loses Russian Natural Gas?

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To help dodge sanctions, Russia had demanded that by the start of this month, members of the European Union begin paying for the natural gas it was buying in rubles rather than dollars or euros, threatening to cut off supplies if they didn’t. percent of what Russia provides the EU.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. Increased use of alternatives to oil-based transport fuels (gasoline, diesel and LPG) also help to temper oil-demand growth, though to a much smaller degree than efficiency gains in vehicles with internal combustion engines. Click to enlarge.

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Lockheed Martin pursuing compact nuclear fusion reactor concept

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Petersburg, Russia) noted one problem with the Lockheed approach (while also noting the difficulty of commenting fully on the design without published papers). The fundamental problem with the tokamak is that you cannot blanket and shield a toroidal (doughnut shaped) vessel cheap enough to make an economical reactor. Sutherland et al.

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Opinion: How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

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With announcement of a historic nuclear deal framework between Iran and six global powers: America, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany on April2, 2015, there is a good possibility that Iranian crude oil exports will increase greatly after June 2015 when the final nuclear deal is signed. Iran Nuclear Deal: A warning sign for OPEC?

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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The Gulf country was also the second-largest importer of Chinese cars in 2022, behind Mexico, before dropping to fifth place this year as exports to Russia and Europe picked up. While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 File photo: Branding on an Xpeng P7 electric vehicle (EV).