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Video Friday: Peep Handling

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Unitree ] ORNL researchers study the effects of energy use on waterways and develop solutions to limit water pollution. Rover mission concepts recently suggested for the Moon would drive about 1500 to 2000 km in under 4 years, which requires significant advances in autonomy. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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Liquid sodium is used as a coolant because it does not slow down neutrons as much as water does. But Russia has decided not to build another one until the 2030s, because they are more expensive than conventional water-cooled reactors. Weapons-grade plutonium can be separated chemically from the blanket.

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Smith School lifecycle study highlights importance for algae-derived biodiesel of co-product utilization and optimizing and decarbonizing every step of the supply chain

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Microalgae can grow in waste or sea water and offer vastly superior biomass yields per hectare; furthermore, CO 2 removed from the atmosphere during photosynthetic growth of the plant offsets CO 2 released during fuel combustion. They noted that an EBR of 1.2 and GHG emissions around 182 g CO 2eq /MJ fuel. —Shirvani et al.

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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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These include France, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Morocco, and Chile. Tcf in 2000. Of the countries covered in the EIA-sponsored study, World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States , two groups may find shale gas development most attractive. A hat-tip to John! ).

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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Asia’s long-term competitiveness will depend heavily on how it controls the intensity of its resource use, including water and food, and manages its carbon footprint. Asia accounted for about 20% of the world’s energy consumption in 2000, 27% in 2007, and is expected to rise above 40% by 2050. Energy consumption.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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The Concorde went on to serve various destinations, including some in the United States, flying at supersonic speeds only over water. That continued until 2003, when British Airways and Air France retired their fleets, together amounting to just 12 aircraft. Boom has stated that its plane will go supersonic only over water.

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Saft signs ~€4M contract with SNCF for MRX Ni-Cd on-board train battery systems

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SNCF’s TER 2N NG trainsets that first entered service in 2000 are based on the Alstom Coradia Duplex electric multiple unit (EMU) platform. These trains, which are capable of speeds up to 160 km/h (99 mph) , are ideally suited to densely loaded intercity or suburban services and are deployed on SNCF regional routes across France.

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