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Sapporo Breweries and Petrobras to Partner on Biohydrogen Production from Waste

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The plan is to build a pilot plant on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and begin production in October, with the aim of bringing down the manufacturing cost of the hydrogen to around 40 yen per cu. meter [US$0.41 per m 3 , or about $4.88/kg] kg] within 10 years.

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GE using Large Eddy Simulation on Sandia’s Red Mesa to lay groundwork for quieter wind turbine blades with better power yield

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Lele, Stanford University). GE’s testing involved Sandia’s Red Mesa supercomputer running a high-fidelity Large Eddy Simulation (LES) code, developed at Stanford University, to predict the detailed fluid dynamic phenomena and resulting wind blade noise. In 2004, in partnership with Cray Inc., Courtesy: Prof. Click to enlarge.

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Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

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This engine will also be more efficient than conventional diesel engines, but without the additional cost incurred by diesel fuel injection and complex exhaust aftertreatment. Broadly, this approach is termed Gasoline Compression Ignition (GCI). Earlier post.). Leaner combustion. Lower pumping work. Earlier post.)

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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On 4 October 2004, X PRIZE awarded the largest prize in history, the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE, to aerospace designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen for creation and successful mission of the first private spacecraft, SpaceShipOne. These flights opened the commercial space travel industry. Life Sciences. prosthetic eye, haptics).

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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The device went on to serve as the heart of stability-control systems in countless commercial and private aircraft and U.S. 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., missile guidance systems, too.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. One Argus II patient estimated that the total cost of the device, surgery, and rehabilitation was $497,000. Typically, at least 80 percent of the device fee and most of the other costs were covered by insurance.