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Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

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Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has awarded S$27.5 million (US$19 million) in research funding for 28 projects in four key areas of sustainable development: Carbon Capture and Utilization; BioEnergy and BioFuels; Sustainable Construction; and Sustainable Materials. Carbon Capture and Utilization.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment. The world’s largest pumped-energy-storage station—a technique that stores energy by pumping it uphill to a reservoir—is set to complete phase two of its construction in 2023.

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Flexible Monocopter Drone Can Be Completely Rolled Up

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The monocopter we're looking at here, called F-SAM, comes from the Singapore University of Technology & Design, and we've written about some of their flying robots in the past, including this transformable hovering rotorcraft. Currently, F-SAM can be folded into a compact form and stored inside a container.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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One way or another, Sokol says, energy companies will need to produce more energy while emitting less carbon dioxide. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. tons of carbon dioxide. Electric cars will be one answer.

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