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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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BETHE projects will work to deliver higher-maturity, lower-cost fusion options via three research categories: Concept Development to advance the performance of inherently lower-cost but less-mature fusion concepts; Component Technology Development that could significantly reduce the capital cost of higher-cost, more-mature fusion concepts; and.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. The service allows members to avoid the fixed costs of car ownership as well as parking charges, fuel costs, or recurring annual fees. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S.

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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In Jules Verne’s 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon , members of the fictitious Baltimore Gun Club, all disabled Civil War veterans, restlessly search for a new enemy to conquer. The fleshy stumps of the world act as repositories for these designers’ dreams of a high-tech, superhuman future. But there are often better ways.”.

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Scientists synthesize first functional designer chromosome in yeast

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Sc2.0), in which several academic researchers have partnered to reconstruct the entire yeast genome, including collaborators at universities in China, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere in the US. Student participation kicked off what has become an international effort, Synthetic Yeast 2.0 Richardson, Jessica S.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Hyundai Kona

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Hyundai invited automotive journalists to Baltimore, Maryland, to drive the gasoline versions, which are in dealers now. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. While we did get some brief seat time in the Kona EV, we will wait a few more months to review it.

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