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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

Cars That Think

Underride car crashes are among the most deadly accidents in Turkey, according to a report by the country's. zmit, Turkey, is set to study medicine this semester at. Commercial trucks already have guard bars on the back to prevent such accidents, so instead of looking to improve trucks, Bayhan decided to build an attachment for cars.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

Cars That Think

The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. In Tokyo, the fires merged into a firestorm so intense that it created its own wind system and set alight the city’s many wooden buildings. It has to be manually reset after water mains and gas lines have been checked and, if necessary, repaired.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

At the end of a visit at a major textile dyeing factory, his customer took him behind the buildings to show a horrific scene: A blood-red river—wastewater from the dye baths leaching into the soil and entering the rivers. Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Here we have a revolution.

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Video Friday: Turkey Sandwich

Cars That Think

Now spend 10 minutes watching a telepresence robot assemble a turkey sandwich. Engineers at Georgia Tech are the first to study the mechanics of springtails, which leap in the water to avoid predators. The team used the findings to build penny-sized jumping robots. Happy Thanksgiving, for those who celebrate it.

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Revolutionizing the road trip: Sealvans builds and sells electric caravan trailer boat combos

Baua Electric

A Turkish company called Sealvans is blending the lines of recreational mobility, designing and selling trailer boat combos that deliver a hybrid mix of travel by land and sea. Sealvans was founded in 2020 in Bursa, Turkey, by a team of engineers whose combined experience totals over 50 years in the automotive ands maritime segments.

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GM renames Detroit-Hamtramck to Factory ZERO; $2.2B investment to reconfigure it to all EV assembly

Green Car Congress

The facility has advanced technology and tooling and was designed with a focus on sustainable manufacturing. billion investment in Factory ZERO, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center for retooling and upgrades will position the facility to build EVs at scale. acre wildlife habitat and is home to species such as monarchs, foxes and turkeys.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

Plug In India

The outer one was filled with water, the inner between the two walls supposedly had wild animals roaming around. Possibly this design was because of the bonding material used during those times. The problem - lack of water. Rain water harvesting was tried out. Nadeem had finished his BSc. The inside is all brick.

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