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Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

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Compact plants are to separate CO 2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil. The synthesized hydrocarbon fuels can be stored and/or transported for further utilization. The team presents this “crowd oil” concept in Nature Communications.

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Weird Alibaba: Anybody want an electric airplane stair truck?

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This week’s entry in the future Pulitzer Prize-winning column Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week is a set of electric airplane stairs that you can drive to the grocery store, bowling alley, or to visit your friend in jail. Just don’t park too close to the fence. I can all but guarantee you’ll have the only one in town.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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Because of the support of Tata Motors — the passenger and commercial vehicle business, along with JLR — we were able to build the whole ecosystem for EVs,” he said. Moreover, Tata AutoComp developed their battery management software with TCS and also built a three-in-one — a PDU, DC-DC converter and onboard charger, all housed in one unit.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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There it is converted into instructions for the printer by the PostScript interpreter, software resident in ROM. There it is converted into instructions for the printer by the PostScript interpreter, software resident in ROM. Such an architecture stores data as it is received, stacking it like a pile of books.

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Notes from the road: a guest post from Portland

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” As expected, both screenings with Paine presenting were completely sold out, and it was a mob scene of EV-ers and “civilians” alike with the admission lines snaking around the building.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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But even with these decadent concessions, you’ll still be getting a build experience that won’t feel like anything you’ve ever made if you’re under 50. This helped greatly in keeping its component costs within the legal import limit, although the additional computing overhead did slow the Galaksija down significantly.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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We hear who you are The methods of automated speech recognition, which converts speech into text, can be adapted to perform the more sophisticated task of speaker recognition, which some practitioners refer to as voiceprinting. As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. A 2020 U.S.

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