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LLNL/MIT team creates ultralight, ultrastiff metamaterials; possible applications for automotive and aerospace

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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed materials with the same weight and density as aerogel (“frozen smoke”) but with 10,000 times more stiffness using additive micro-manufacturing processes. Source: LLNL Click to enlarge.

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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Rusatom is currently building its first floating nuclear plant, the Akademik Lomonosov ; the second of the vessel’s two reactors was installed in February. They might be connected to coastal infrastructure or float next to consumer. The Chinese delegation came to St. Petersburg and Moscow on 24-29 July. the Lomonosov].

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ARPA-E to award $27M for advanced nuclear reactor systems operational technology: GEMINA

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The GE Research team aims to reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs by moving from a time- to condition-based predictive maintenance framework, using GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 boiling water reactor as the reference design. SSR-W is a low overnight-capital plant design, targeting a e build cost.

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Video Friday: DALL-E 2

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This video from UW is the first look we've had at what DARPA RACER might look like: high speed offroad driving without any external references, not even GPS. The anthropomorphic features of robots, which are important in building natural user experience and trustable human-robot partnership, have attracted increasing attention.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

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Building a machine that thinks The first version of the chess automaton, from 1912, featured a vertical chessboard and a mechanical arm to move the pieces. The Spanish engineer was interested in building a machine that “thinks”—or at least makes choices from a relatively complex set of relational possibilities.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

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Building a machine that thinks The first version of the chess automaton, from 1912, featured a vertical chessboard and a mechanical arm to move the pieces. The Spanish engineer was interested in building a machine that “thinks”—or at least makes choices from a relatively complex set of relational possibilities.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research. Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. Background. This information can be used to improve system operation.

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