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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

Cars That Think

Early on a June morning in 2023, my colleagues and I drove down a bumpy dirt road north of Kyiv in Ukraine. While we were in Ukraine, we also demonstrated our technology for the State Special Transportation Service , a branch of the Ukrainian military responsible for keeping roads and bridges open. All our hard work paid off.

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Nuclear Energy Brinkmanship in Ukraine

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Ukraine is launching a counteroffensive to retake occupied territory, including Zaporizhzhia. In a simulated fallout map produced by Ukraine’s national weather service and posted Sunday, a radiation plume spreads northwest and reaches Poland and Lithuania within 72 hours. national laboratories.

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SpaceX delivers truckload of Starlink dishes to Ukraine, as promised

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The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reports that a substantial truckload of Starlink dishes has arrived in the besieged country, fulfilling SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s promise about 48 hours after his first exchange. One such ground station located in central Poland might barely cover a sliver of Western Ukraine. Good to see.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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One month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of more than 100 makers from all over Ukraine manufactured and supplied a number of 3D-printed products to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Territorial Defense Force, and the Air Forces. For security reasons, this group does not disclose most of their work.

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How Cars Can Help Us Undermine Putin’s Power

CleanTechnica EVs

As the gruesome events are unfolding in Ukraine, my heart goes out to all the victims of Putin’s assault. While there are just a few things people can do to ameliorate the conflict, cars are one of our most powerful weapons against Putin’s war machine. As a half-Russian, I also feel for those Russians who […].

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The Top 12 Climate Developments of 2022

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The past year might unfortunately be remembered as the year that Russia invaded Ukraine — or for some even stranger events such as the Oscar slap, Musk’s Twitter chaos, or Taylor Swift ticket mayhem. The past year saw amazing developments in climate, energy, and more that will make a difference for years to come.

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Credendo: European aluminum sector in a critical situation

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Additional risk linked to Russia-Ukraine tensions. The current tensions between Russia and Ukraine are already taken into account in the price of European gas. However, in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Europe could lose critical energy supplies.

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