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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

Cars That Think

This data has come in large part from ICESat , launched in 2003, and its successor, ICESat-2 , launched in 2018. Eliza Dawson In 2018, IceSat-2 launched, heralding the end of Operation IceBridge. For the drone, we started with a kit for an X-UAV Talon radio-controlled plane, which included a foam fuselage, tail assembly, and wings.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution. Charged : We saw the case study video of the system you installed for Link Transit in Washington in 2018.