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Boston Dynamics’ Founder on the Future of Robotics

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At the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics at Automation (ICRA) in London this past May, Raibert gave a keynote talk that discussed some of his specific goals, with an emphasis on developing practical, helpful capabilities in robots. He now leads the Boston Dynamics AI Institute. That’s not the same as showing what you did.

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What is Tesla’s Mystery Magnet?

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And at a recent magnetics conference Ping Liu , a professor at the University of Texas in Arlington, asked other researchers what they thought of Tesla’s announcement. “No A 2019 study by Roskill Information Services in London found that more than 90 percent of the permanent magnets used in automotive traction motors were NdFeB.

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MIT professor pursuing direct sulfide electrolysis for copper production

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In a presentation for the Copper International Conference in Santiago, Chile, in December 2013, Allanore noted the proof of concept for producing copper and sulfur by electrodecomposition of copper sulfide, achieved by T.P. Ward and published in the London-based Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1958.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Your correspondent borrowed the new A2B electric bicycle from Ultra Motors, a British firm, and took it for a spin in London. But some advanced new bicycles can store energy when they brake, meaning they can go many times further, and some advanced new batteries can charge up in a fraction of the time.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Walkout at UN conference after Iran.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Topics: Wind , Energy efficiency Tags: IBM , smart grid , Denmark Share: Digg Del.icio.us Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. Video Web 2.0

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