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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

Green Car Congress

From 10 March to 9 April 2018, the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research flights from Tainan in Taiwan more closely to examine the spread and transformation of emissions from major cities such as Manila, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

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Revolutionizing rider safety: The protective jacket every e-biker should consider

Baua Electric

Or the even faster Gogoro Pulse I just tested in Taiwan. Just a couple days ago I was bombing down a mountain road on an electric scooter in Taiwan – the same road motorcyclists would love to carve up – with nothing but my signature black tee between me and the Taipei asphalt. I’m not talking cute little Razor scooters.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

Cars That Think

Submarines can now be detected by the tiny amounts of radiation and chemicals they emit, by slight disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic fields, and by reflected light from laser or LED pulses. Lidar has better range and. Lidar is also prohibitively expensive , especially when operated in space. Pacific submarines.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

CCD area image sensor that greatly improved low-light detection and the first two-phase CCD linear image sensor —which, he reported, guaranteed “the ease of use and the high quality of image reproduction.” Kim’s colleagues at Fairchild Semiconductor’s research and development laboratories called him “Professor CCD.” Chang Hae-Ja.