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Sea Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War Inspire New Tactics

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It’s widely believed that such drones could be used to help counter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Defending Taiwan by Surrounding It With a “Hellscape” U.S. efforts to protect Taiwan may soon reflect this new value proposition. president from intervening on Taiwan’s behalf. forces in the process. The new U.S.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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Rose Gottemoeller , former deputy secretary general of NATO, warns that “the stealth of submarines will be difficult to sustain, as sensing of all kinds, in multiple spectra, in and out of the water becomes more ubiquitous.” Lidar sensors transmit laser pulses through the water to produce highly accurate 3D scans of objects.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Combined with a Chinese manufacturing boom, that lowered the overall cost of panels by 40 percent this year, Solyndra was unable to compete. a US-based public company engaged in developing and commercializing a revolutionary new solar power technology. Steven Pleging is CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. , Resources. [

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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In a hangar at the University of Edinburgh, a triangular steel contraption sits beside a giant tank of water. Inside the tank, a technician in a yellow dinghy adjusts equipment so that the triangled structure can be hoisted into the water to see how it deals with simulated waves and currents. s next frontier.

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