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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Paper presented at IS&T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging Science and Technology, Burlingame, CA, 26-30 January 2020 doi: 10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2020.6.IRIACV-070

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X PRIZE Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE

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Wendy Schmidt is president of The Schmidt Family Foundation, Founder of the Foundation’s 11 th Hour Project and Climate Central, as well as Co-founder, with her husband Eric (CEO of Google), of the Schmidt Marine Science Research Institute. Exxon Valdez), land drainage, waste disposal, or oil platform spill (e.g. Deepwater Horizon ).

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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They are also much more efficient with the energy they do use compared to an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Regenerative braking is built into all electric vehicles and is a feature that helps you maximise range, and makes the process of braking less wasteful. What is regenerative braking?

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Electric Car Charging: An Easy Step-by-Step Guide To Ditching Gasoline Forever

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SAE International has passed a standard that allows for DC fast charging on the SAE J1772. Google Maps. Google recently updated Maps to include charging station location and plug type. Most electric cars and chargers have a standard connector, called the SAE J1772, which can be used with any Level 1 or Level 2 charger.

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Qubit Quest Takes a Topological Turn

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The math that explains why a donut is really the same shape as coffee mug but not a waste bin could be the key to making quantum computers practicable. Meanwhile, the Google Quantum AI team­ and an international consortium of collaborators published a paper in Nature this month—having first uploaded it to the Arxiv server last October.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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If a mapped charging station is difficult to access, does not support the required plug system, is defective or does not exist at all, this would lead to time being wasted. Internally, the developers distinguish between the “small stage” and the “large stage”. A function like the new e-Station Guide can prevent this from happening.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

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Fission waste by-products need to be disposed of safely, and they remain radioactive for thousands of years. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , in California, with funding from Google Research , achieved favorable results with a similar electron-screened fusion setup. The enriched uranium fuel they use must be kept secure.

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