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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water—a precious resource and costly to produce. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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What excites me is the idea of cheap and accessible hardware! All of them are backed by expert roboticists with years of design experience. This is a sensible design choice to get up and running, but would definitely need redoing for longer-term operation. Overall, the current design is a very good first step.

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SpaceX set to launch NASA laser satellite, in-space manufacturing demo, and more

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However, the real number of satellites deployed during the mission will likely be a bit higher due to the presence of three or four different vehicles that are designed to host or carry some of those payloads to different orbits. Background: [link] pic.twitter.com/2HIbyfg57v — Nanoracks (@Nanoracks) May 25, 2022.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Then European governments and Frontex began investing in tools to detect migrant boats before they reached European waters and calling the Libyan coast guard to pull back migrant boats.

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For Better or Worse, Tesla Bot Is Exactly What We Expected

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Tesla Bot Development Platform Demo. I guess there’s only so much you can do with a mostly naked electromechanical humanoid in terms of form factor, but at first glance there’s nothing particularly innovative or futuristic about Tesla’s design. The watering can was somewhat impressive, because gripping that narrow handle looks tricky.

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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPL’s CARACaS

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In a 2008 brief on CARACaS, JPL engineers noted that the software was potentially applicable to diverse robotic systems that could include aircraft, spacecraft, ground vehicles, surface water vessels, and/or underwater vessels. CARACaS is now being adapted through ONR support for autonomous swarming. —Adm.

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First Drive: 2023 Ford Super Duty Lineup

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The High-Output variant (500 hp and 1,200 lb-ft) was given some unique tuning to help deliver more power, along with a new water-jacketed turbine housing to keep the turbo cooler and cast stainless steel exhaust headers for added durability. In our demo, the company focused on cranes and snowplows. Though these are not cheap trucks.

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