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

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Mindful of concerns about the technical feasibility of robotic in-space assembly of satellites, each an order of magnitude larger than the International Space Station, the Caltech team has been looking at very different approaches to space solar power. But yours is at 10 GHz? They are not attached to each other.

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U.N. Kills Any Plans to Use Mercury as a Rocket Propellant

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based startup began toying with the idea. Had the company gone through with its intention to sell mercury propellant thrusters to some of the companies building massive satellite constellations over the coming decade, it would have resulted in Earth’s upper atmosphere being laced with mercury.

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10 Graphs That Sum Up the State of AI in 2023

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Large language models don’t come cheap While the power of large language models, like ChatGPT , has increased dramatically, the price of training such models has increased dramatically as well. We have plenty of ideas for other things we should tackle, but the flexibility to do original work is limited by funding,” he continued.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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If you’ve got an idea for a business or a new product, you usually don’t have to wait a decade to make sure it’s worth doing. For most of the 10 years that I idly thought about thermostats, I had no intention of building one. Adapted from the book BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell.

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MIT professor pursuing direct sulfide electrolysis for copper production

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The idea for direct sulfide electrolysis dates to as early as 1906. In a presentation for the Copper International Conference in Santiago, Chile, in December 2013, Allanore noted the proof of concept for producing copper and sulfur by electrodecomposition of copper sulfide, achieved by T.P. —Antoine Allanore.

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EV Fires: The Myths, Causes And A Few Prevention Techniques

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Poor Battery Quality An “internal short-circuit” can occur as a result of poor cell quality. An internal short-circuit caused by an unintentional contact result in an unregulated current, eventually producing large amounts of heat and hence fire. Many companies are now launching E-Bikes and putting cheap prices on them.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Toyota Hilux hybrid Toyota Pickup EV is concept that shows Toyota’s idea of a battery electric ute Toyota has long been hinting at an EV version of the top-selling Hilux for years – with promises of at least 15 battery electric Toyotas due by 2030 – but it appears a hybrid version is more likely, at least initially.

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