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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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and its environs. Delaine Access to fresh produce is challenging in many low-income neighborhoods. A robot that removes litter Trash is often found in and near bodies of water, threatening wildlife, community members, and the overall environment. Their Project DIANA uses a drone to detect gas concentrations in the air.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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We also will broaden our learning through daily exposure to many robotics activities, such as considering how our Digit robots not only technically can master delivering packages from autonomous vehicles but also become valued parts of our neighborhoods. Robots and robotics for any environment.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling Maximizing Value at the End of a Car’s Life This article may contain affiliate links. Here lies the overlooked treasure of scrap car recycling—a practice that emerges as both a sustainable solution and an economic boon.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. An Energy Plan Only A Scientist Could Love or Net-Zero Neighborhoods or ?

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Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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The new E-Ray—available in removeable roof coupe and hardtop convertible models—is the only sports car pairing two separate propulsion systems to provide naturally aspirated V-8 power with electrified responsiveness powered by eAWD. It is designed for quietly exiting a neighborhood, with a maximum speed of 45 mph.

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Lyft and nuTonomy form strategic R&D partnership to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars

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By combining forces with Lyft in the US, we’ll be positioned to build the best passenger experience for self-driving cars. The collaborative R&D effort will take place in Boston, MA, where nuTonomy has been testing its self-driving electric cars since the beginning of the year. Earlier post.)

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