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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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Although the researchers demonstrated this method in a small-scale, highly controlled environment with dimensions of just nanometers (billionths of a meter), they have already come up with concepts for scaling up the method and making it practical for real-world applications.

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Video Friday: Robots as Musical Instruments

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ESA ] Building a 159-kilogram (350-pound) autonomous robot designed to go to very dark and tough places takes a while, even in time lapse. Its structure is 3D printed and easy to repair, and it's supposedly cheap, although I don't know how cheap. Twitter ] Thanks, Nicolas! RoMeLa ].

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Caltech’s SSPD-1 Is a New Idea for Space-Based Solar

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For an update on what the SSPD-1 mission achieved and how it will shape future concepts for space solar-power satellites, IEEE Spectrum spoke with Ali Hajimiri , an IEEE Fellow, professor of electrical engineering at Caltech, and codirector of the school’s space-based solar power project. Many of these cells show very large promise.

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EV Radar: December 2021

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UK Law Requires EV Chargers for All New Buildings. New buildings will be required to include EV charging stations, as will renovated structures that have 10 or more parking spaces. These are good goals, and the concepts shown in the post are pretty fun. Christmas-Lighted Car Tours UK for Charity. TOP EV NEWS. EV Coolness.

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Mazda Says Turbocharged Miata Best Left for Tuners

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The value that we get out of [the Miata] being so incredibly light is something that you [would] lose." While it’s not clear that turbocharging anything within the segment makes good financial sense for the companies that have to build them, a subset of fans have been demanding forced induction for years. There’s truth to those words.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Toyota EPU (effectively an electric Hilux) Toyota EPU concept is an electric four-door ute Toyota has been glacially slow to the EV market but at the 2023 Tokyo motor show there were signs the message had finally sunk in. Toyota showed off a concept car called the EPU (or electric pick-up) alongside an electric version of the LandCruiser.

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