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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and colleagues earlier developed an efficient process for methane pyrolysis. Methane pyrolysis separates methane (CH 4 ) into gaseous hydrogen and solid carbon that is a valuable material for various industry branches and can also be stored safely. —Prof Wetzel.

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Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was

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Based on pictures of MEGA’s Cybertruck build, designers appear to be focusing on the Cybertruck displayed during the unveiling event. Even after garnering enough votes to be reviewed by LEGO, however, the toy-maker decided to deny the proposed Cybertruck kit. Credit: Mattel Creations ). The MEGA X Cybertruck build is priced at $250.00.

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Event-Based Camera Chips Are Here, What’s Next?

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This month, Sony starts shipping its first high-resolution event-based camera chips. The pixels in event-based cameras—a technology inspired by animal vision systems—only react if they detect a change in the amount of light falling on them. The role of event-based sensors in cars. The two Sony chips—the 0.92 Luca Verre on….

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Revolve Technologies shows new PCB-based fuel cell range extender

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A Renault Kangoo ZE van with a PCB fuel cell range extender was displayed at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event at the Millbrook Proving Ground this week past. While the demonstration was shown on a Renault Kangoo, the fuel cell range extender module is designed as an aftermarket kit for all commercial pure EVs. Source: Bramble Energy.

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Video Friday: Resilient Bugbots

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. The video shows a use case that was developed by the FZI with assistance of the KIT: the multi-robot retrieval of hazardous materials using two FZI robots as well as a KIT virtual reality environment. [

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Tesla’s Elon Musk en route to Norway to speak at 2022 Offshore Northern Shore conference

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Musk’s appearance at the 2022 ONS conference has been announced by the event’s organizers themselves. The 2022 ONS conference promises to be an important event. The Tesla CEO also warned about the dangers of letting the oil and gas industry deplete the Earth of its fossil resources at the 2014 ONS.

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Education Week Spotlights Programs for Students and Professionals

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Its technical societies and its councils, sections, and regional groups offer educational events and resources at every level to support technical professions and prepare the workforce of tomorrow. Here are some of the events and resources available during this year’s Education Week.