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Mercedes-Benz EQC electric crossover makes US debut at CES 2019

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As soon as the person’s hand leaves this area, the light automatically switches off again. Deformation elements are installed between the frame and the battery, and these are able to absorb additional forces in the event of a severe side impact. This makes it easier to find any items which may have been set on the seat.

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Linda Ronstadt’s Tucson

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With a courtyard draped in vines and string lights and a main stage the size of “a good little opera house,” the 1927 Temple of Music and Art is “just magic,” said Ms. The Ronstadts have been part of the Tucson music scene since her grandfather arrived from Mexico in 1882 and helped found the Club Filarmónico Tucsonense civic band.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. The pumps tap into vast stores of groundwater that lie not too far underground and cover much of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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In light of this situation, there's increasing talk of actions that governments can take beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions—actions that could either remove existing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or reduce the amount of sunlight coming into the atmosphere. Hardly the breakthroughs we need to stave off disaster.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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Meng's arrest on fraud charges was widely seen as part of that campaign. Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics Most explosively, Huawei is accused of installing backdoors in its software that could allow China to monitor data flowing through its international networks or even shut networks down in the event of a war.

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So Close to Sicily, So Far From the Crowds

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Celebrities like Madonna, Sting and Julia Roberts visited, drawn to the striking, Africa-meets-Italy ambience, along with Giorgio Armani, a part-time resident since 1980. And the wind, well, it’s part of the package. Pantelleria’s topography completely shifts as you move from one part of the 32-square-mile island to another.

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ICCT report finds global implementation of advanced emissions and fuel-quality regs could cut early deaths from vehicle emissions by 75% in 2030

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The analysis quantifies how emissions are changing under currently adopted vehicle and fuel regulations and to what extent emissions and health problems would decline in the event of progressive improve- ment in fuel and vehicle standards. Baseline and Accelerated Policy timeline for light-duty vehicles. Chambliss et al.

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