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QA With Luca Guala of Systemica on Masdars Personal Rapid Transit System

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Green Car Congress had an opportunity to follow up with Luca Guala of Systematica to learn more about the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system being applied in Masdar. LG: The current batch of PRT will only serve the [Masdar Institute of Science and Technology] MIST University and a much smaller network. Earlier post.)

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Sheffield engineers use 3D printing for a 1.5m-wide UAV prototype

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Engineers at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre ( AMRC ) at the University of Sheffield have successfully printed a 1.5m-wide The engineers said the polymer craft could form the basis of cheap and potentially disposable UAVs that could be built and deployed in remote situations potentially within as little as 24 hours.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. It's also possible to build your own MHD device for cheap , if you know what you're doing.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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In their commentary, Andreas Goldthau (Royal Holloway University of London), Kirsten Westphal (German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)), Morgan Bazilian (Colorado School of Mines) & Michael Bradshaw (University of Warwick) present four geopolitical scenarios to illustrate how varied the transition could be by 2030.

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Stuff We Use: OBD2 Code Readers

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The acronym OBD stands for On-Board Diagnostics and permits a person access to the state of the various vehicle sub-systems when they have the right computerized tool at hand. Like VINs, the first two or three digits are universal for categories like fuel metering or vehicle speed control, for example.

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Mercedes Design Boss Comes Out Against Screens, Says They’re ‘Not Luxury’

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Furthermore, industry shifts in automotive design has made cars more tech heavy and not in ways that are universally appealing. But the relevant features require even more invasive technologies to function and drive-by-wire controls that sap a vehicle of its personality. Lets return to Wageners watch analogy.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

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But you’re also a discerning and forward-looking person. Universities Are Building a Semiconductor Workforce Peter Adams With the U.S. As long-time contributor Prachi Patel reports, universities across the United States, especially those near fab construction projects, are revamping their semiconductor education offerings in response.

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