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MIT Multi-Robot Mapping Sets New “Gold Standard”

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This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. If one robot finds itself in communications range with another robot, they can share map data, and use those data to build and improve a globally consistent map that includes semantic annotations. Does your robot know where it is right now?

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Study Finds Global CO2 Emissions Dropped 1.3% in 2009; Emissions in China and India Rose 9% and 6%

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This is not unexpected ”, said Gunnar Myhre, senior research fellow at CICERO and one of the scientists behind the article. When China invests in roads or buildings, this causes large emissions, as industries like cement and steel industries are very emission intensive ”, Peters said. China also has a large export sector. Resources.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. Despite the auto industry’s desperation, there’s no great rush to build new 200-mm fabs. This article appears in the August 2021 print issue as “How and When the Chip Shortage Will End.” In March of 2023, the U.S. began disbursing Chips Act funding , while the E.U.

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Self-Driving Microscopes to Navigate the Nanoscale

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Such a machine will 'understand' what it is looking at and automatically document features of interest," an article in the Materials Research Society Bulletin declares. By applying a stimulus like an electric field to a sample, they can measure how it responds.

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Industrial material prices fall sharply on concerns about Chinese slowdown – ET Auto

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Hot-rolled thin steel plate is essential for the production of building components and industrial machinery, serving as the benchmark for steel prices in China. Hot rolled coils listed on the Shanghai Commodity Futures Exchange hit a five-month low of 3,928 yuan (USD 568) per tonne on Wednesday.

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What Is Acoustic Vehicle Warning System & Its Importance on The Roads?

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The purpose of an AVAS system for electric vehicles is to inform pedestrians, cyclists, and/or adjacent persons who use personal mobility vehicles, particularly blind or visually impaired people who require a sound stimulus to recognise and understand a vehicle is nearby.

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How NI plans to innovate in the EV test and measurement industry and unlock the power of data

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The Austin-based company has been launching new products and making strategic acquisitions to build complete solution-level capabilities for EV battery testing and validation, led by its automotive customers who don’t have time to build up the technology themselves. There is also a growing sense that a few EV winners could take all.