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ABS provides first approval in principle for floating Rankine cycle renewable energy plant

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Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. OTEC power cycle. Click to enlarge.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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Black, Native American, and low-income students had particularly low math scores on the federal standardized test. One way teachers are trying to help students grasp difficult concepts is through virtual-reality technology. Standardized test scores increased by 11 percent in one year, the company says.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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While maglev trains are in use throughout the world, those systems are primarily high-speed test environment systems where speeds reach in excess of 250 miles per hour. US safety standards are in many instances much more demanding than standards in other countries. Urban maglev should require a maximum speed of about 100 mph.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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National Bureau of Standards and Norman Meisner at Mitre , a federally funded R&D organization, arranged a series of workshops in early 1979 to explore “Local Area Network Protocols.” Several initiatives examined proposals for standards and applications within OSI’s seven-layer framework.