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IAV and Microsoft demonstrate connected highly automated driving vehicle for enhanced safety; cloud-based analytics and big data

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At CES 2016 last week, IAV and Microsoft demonstrated a connected highly automated driving (CHAD) vehicle capable of connecting with the Microsoft Azure cloud and Windows 10 to enable communication that helps prevent vehicle and pedestrian accidents and increases driving comfort and convenience.

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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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—Professor Chad A. ii) The metal ion contents of the nanoreactors are thermally transformed into nanoparticles under a reducing environment. Liliang Huang, Peng-Cheng Chen, Mohan Liu, Xianbiao Fu, Pavlo Gordiichuk, Yanan Yu, Chris Wolverton, Yijin Kang, Chad A. Mirkin, co-corresponding author. Huang et al. 1800884115.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

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My introduction to Monterey, John Steinbeck’s 1945 classic novel “Cannery Row,” describes its waterfront lined in sardine canneries as “a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” Elkhorn Slough is a low-stress environment for them,” said Cindy Rice, a naturalist guide leading the tour.

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IEEE Spectrum’s Top Telecom Stories of 2023

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This Mirror Reverses How Light Travels in Time Nature Physics In an esoteric bit of research this year, a group of researchers based at universities in New York City discovered how to pass a signal through something called a “time interface”—the result being that the entire signal acted like it was moving back in time.

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Ioxus introduces new iCAP ultracapacitor series with a 3,000F cell

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Ioxus is targeting a number of markets for the iCAP: transportation drives or systems (comprising several specific sub-groups, notes Chad Hall, Founder and VP Sales); grid power storage; large regenerative energy capture (e.g., They feature a cycle life of more than 1,000,000 cycles, rated to half rated voltage, 25 °C.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

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ORNL’s current mission is to conduct basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that strengthen the nation’s leadership in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the environment; and contribute to national security.