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Students of Eindhoven University of Technology are presenting bio-composite car

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Students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have designed and built a car made of bio-composite. The car is certified by the Netherlands Vehicle Authority as roadworthy and is suitable to carry four people. The car, “Lina”, features chassis, bodywork and interior all made of natural materials.

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VanadiumCorp beginning work on next-generation vanadium redox flow batteries for ships

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announced that commercial development work has commenced for the first phase of key design and engineering of next-generation vanadium redox flow-battery systems (VRFB Battery) for marine propulsion applications. VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. Champagne.

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EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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million, with a total of nine partners (companies, technology centers and universities). The project had a budget of €4.2 Implemented in cooperation with South Korea, It was funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement number 727619.

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First international safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems has been published

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An international group of experts led by WMG, University of Warwick working together as a part of an ISO technical committee, has published the first international (ISO) safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems, taking them a step further towards being more widely available.

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Evonik develops novel anion exchange membrane for electrolytic production of hydrogen; CHANNEL project

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a low cost, raw materials that do not raise concerns in terms of supply bottlenecks (electrodes that do not include PGMs, stainless steel current collectors), a compact design, the adoption of feeds based on non-corrosive liquids (low concentration alkali or DI water), and differential pressure operation.

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TU Delft, Royal HaskoningDHV and Iv-Infra explore design concepts for Houston flood barrier; the “Ike Dike”

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The Delft University of Technology, Royal HaskoningDHV and Iv Infra are exploring possible designs for a flood barrier off the coast of Houston to provide coastal defense against hurricanes such as Hurricane Ike. A joint research program will also be set up between the Delft University of Technology and the Texan universities.

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Video Friday: Robot Bees

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ICRA 2024 : 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN RoboCup 2024 : 17–22 July 2024, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS ICSR 2024 : 23–26 October 2024, ODENSE, DENMARK Cybathlon 2024 : 25–27 October 2024, ZURICH Enjoy today’s videos! It’s a very clever design, but the size makes me terrified of whatever the bees are that Festo seems to be familiar with.