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Wärtsilä to begin long-term, full-scale testing of ammonia as marine fuel in four-stroke engine

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The technology group Wärtsilä, in close customer cooperation with Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Repsol, as well as with the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre, will commence the world’s first long-term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine. Earlier post.)

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This Collection Teaches Engineers How to Protect Data

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Privacy advocates consider the feature, which restricts only iOS app makers from personalizing ads using third-party data, a step in the right direction. Therefore, organizations must consider data privacy and security when developing products that make use of personal data. According to a Pew Research report , 79 percent of U.S.

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Forget JPEG, How Would a Person Compress a Picture?

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But, as engineers, we are trained to ask if we can do better. For decades, scientists and engineers have attempted to distill aspects of human visual perception into better ways of computing the loss function. The reconstructions also provided valuable insight about the important visual priorities of humans.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy. Armstrong, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.

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IHS Global Insight Report Projects That Plugged-in Vehicles Could Capture 20% of the Global Market by 2030

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Plug-in electric vehicles—plug-in hybrids and full battery-powered—will represent nearly 20% of the global market for light vehicles in 2030, according to findings in a study on the business case for Plugged-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) by automotive industry analysts at IHS Global Insight. market share for plug-in hybrids and a 9.9%

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Kia, CODE42.ai establish ‘Purple M’ JV to accelerate EV mobility services

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In spite of increasing consumer interest in EVs, mobility services are still driven primarily by internal combustion engine vehicles, creating opportunities for an EV mobility first mover. Song’s experience with global IT firms and insights into future industries will help lead innovation. Purple M will use CODE42.ai’s

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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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E-bikes are powered by relatively small batteries that can be wrangled by the average person who can handle a carton of milk. By comparison, the International Energy Agency says there are now about 26 million electric cars on the world’s roads. According to analysis firm Markets and Markets , battery swapping was a US $1.7

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