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Cambridge study finds globalized economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse

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Researchers from the University of Cambridge used macroeconomic data to quantify these pressures. A drought, flood or any severe weather event in another country puts these food imports at risk. Countries meet their needs for goods and services through domestic production and international trade.

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Video Friday: Fluidic Fingers

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We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far ( send us your events !): Humanoids 2020 – July 19-21, 2021 – [Online Event]. RO-MAN 2021 – August 8-12, 2021 – [Online Event]. IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event]. Thanks, Fan!

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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