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Study finds reduction of low-frequency noise from transition to electric buses improved residents’ health

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The health of residents living alongside a bus route in Gothenburg, Sweden, improved when hybrid buses were replaced by buses fully powered by electricity. Accompanying the lower noise levels from bus traffic was a reduction of fatigue, day time sleepiness and low mood, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows.

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Study finds emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology

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The construction sector accounts for a quarter of CO 2 emissions, in Sweden and globally. All the materials and activities involved in its construction were calculated for their total climate impact: energy and materials used in the construction and what emissions these contribute to. Karlsson et al. —Ida Karlsson.

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Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

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In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Federal Highway Administration solicits feedback on how to certify Tesla’s NACS for EV charging grants – Charged EVs

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To receive government funding, the chargers installed must be usable by all brands of EVs. At first, this seemed a bit pretentious of Tesla—a “standard” usually refers to something that’s used by more than one company. However, the EV industry quickly and enthusiastically embraced NACS. A standard was born.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. Most of these advanced vehicles will be electric or plug-in hybrids. Cars will drive themselves and connect with others.

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How Generative AI Helped Me Imagine a Better Robot

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The phrase refers to how the AI software iterates through design mutations and converges on high-performing designs. We plan to build such a robot in my lab at Uppsala University , in Sweden. Also, they take a fraction of the time to design compared to traditional components.

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Metamaterials Could Solve One of 6G’s Big Problems

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For all the tumultuous revolution in wireless technology over the past several decades, there have been a couple of constants. Basically, at these frequencies, the line-of-sight signal is about all you can count on. Vendors such as Huawei, Ericsson, NEC, Nokia, Samsung, and ZTE are working alone or in collaboration with universities.