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SpaceX completes another middle-of-the-night Starlink mission

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Engines full power and liftoff! The booster made a smooth landing on the droneship ‘Just Read the Instructions’ about eight and a half minutes following lift-off just East of the Bahamas. SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink satellites to orbit very early this morning.

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US DOE and US Army collaborate to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology for emergency disaster relief

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The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is collaborating with the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center and the US Army Corps of Engineers to develop and demonstrate ”H2Rescue“—a hydrogen fuel cell-powered emergency relief truck.

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ABS issues Approval in Principle for LNG-fueled design concept for bulker

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of Nassau, Bahamas. The design has the capability to accommodate multiple engine types as well as Type-C or membrane containment systems for LNG fuel. ABS contributed to this effort as a trusted advisor, engaging early in the process to apply its rigorous engineering and safety standards and verify the feasibility of the design.

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SpaceX drone ship leaves port for Starlink mission during a Falcon 9 launch

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satellites to low Earth orbit, using an odd slightly southeastern trajectory to allow both the booster and payload fairing to land near the Bahamas. Starlink 4-6 will likely mirror 4-5 and carry ~49 Starlink V1.5

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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

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Another example is the Swiss Trust Chain (which MIT helped engineer ); that platform is live but its commercial applications are still being developed. China has created similar systems that have already seen large-scale deployment, but which are less well documented. Meanwhile, China is conducting large-scale tests with its digital yuan.

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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He grew up in the Bahamas, then moved to Florida for high school and college. Intel scooped up Kavalieros as he completed his doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of Florida. That's the key for all of the engineers that work here. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kavalieros is the son of a supertanker captain.

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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The majority of HFO carriage in the Geographic Arctic is attributable to ships flagged to non-Arctic states with major ship registries like Panama, the Marshall Islands, Liberia, Malta, and the Bahamas. This points to the need for an international standard on HFO use and carriage at the IMO, the authors said. —Comer et al.

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