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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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There are many reasons for the divide, including affordability, the lack of digital literacy, and the absence of relevant content and services in local languages. Wakoma “There aren’t a lot of resources out there that show people how to build a network without spending a ton of money,” says the startup’s founder, Eric Nitschke.

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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In association with universities, institutes and development companies, we are developing research platforms whose basic technical principles are based on nature. The Lab, informally known as the "drone pen," allows operators to pilot drones safely and build trust with their robotic teammates.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. This will result in a significantly smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery pack (below $100/kWh) and more affordable EVs.

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1.136 billion in turnover, 6.7 per cent more customers and 247 new products at the Hannover Messe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The strategy of many companies to build battery factories in Europe is also sustainable. Additionally, the conversion of a 2,800 square metre office building into a further start-up and training centre which will be open to customers, will soon begin. Expansions are continuing around the world, with a focus on fast delivery times.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Among the most articulate and almost certainly the wonkiest is Jesse Jenkins , a professor of engineering at Princeton University, where he heads the ZERO Lab—the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory, that is. The best we can do is to build tools that allow us to explore possible futures.”

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Portable sensors enable monitoring of pollution on smart phones; inferring pollution maps with greater granularity

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Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a portable pollution sensors that transmit transmit their air quality readings to smart phones, allowing users to monitor air quality in real time. The sensors currently cost $1,000 per unit, but could be mass-produced at a more affordable price. Nikzad et al.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. 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.