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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount. Ninety-nine percent of the global population breathes in air that exceeds WHO-guideline limits on pollutants, with low- and middle-income countries suffering from the highest exposures.

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20 Teams to Compete for $10M Telerobot XPrize

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And after a questionable start , the challenge evolved to (I would argue) better serve its purpose , with a final event coming up in November that will definitely be worth watching. Avatar systems are essentially very, very fancy remote control stations connected to mobile manipulators.

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NHTSA opens formal safety defect investigation of post-crash battery-related fire risk in Chevy Volts

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In connection with that testing, NHTSA identified the potential for intrusion damage to the battery which may result in a substantial thermal reaction and fire. If it is, they should exercise caution, per published guidelines, to avoid any possible electrical shock and should disconnect the battery from the vehicle circuits if possible.

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VW and BMW EV Plans, Rivian Charging Networks – EV Week in Review: March 16-22

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“We will no longer develop a new internal combustion engine, but will adapt our existing internal combustion engines to new emission guidelines,” Duesmann told the publication. In an interview with German-language industry news outlet Automobilwoche , Duesmann confirmed the decision. – March 16, via Road & Track. .

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Laying the Foundation for Extended Reality

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Improved ways to acquire, render, store, and protect geospatial data. Two industry-focused initiatives IEEE SA also recently launched two Industry Connections activities specifically for the metaverse. Lower system latency. More tightly integrated, interoperable XR technologies. Better 3D modeling and volumetric video rendering.