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UN Sustainable Transport Conference calls for accelerated action to achieve net-zero emissions

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The Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded with a call to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable transport that would result in major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and in improving the lives of millions of people. Progress is insufficient. However, challenges remain.

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SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

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The team modified a commercial tribology testing device to give it the capability to evaluate the impact of electric currents in fluids, measuring the wear and friction on the automobile parts in the presence of an applied voltage. That extends to tribology testing as well.

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Teijin Frontier develops first tire cord made from eco-friendly adhesive and recycled polyester

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According to the company, this is the world’s first commercialization of a tire cord that combines an RF-free adhesive and a chemically recycled polyester fiber.

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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

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Two hydrogen mobility projects led by Air Liquide—Hype and HyAMMED—were selected in January 2020 by ADEME (French Environment & Energy Management Agency) as part of the second closing of its “Hydrogen Mobility Ecosystems” call for proposals. Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis.

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IonQ and Hyundai Motor expand quantum computing partnership; object detection and metal catalyst simulations

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Of particular interest in this new endeavor is the analysis of spatial and environmental data from lidar and other sensors, which could improve vehicles’ understanding of the nature and location of objects, people, and environment around them. The new Hyundai projects closely follow IonQ’s recent announcement that it secured a $13.4-million

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CPT launching water-cooled electric supercharger for commercial diesel engines

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At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications. Cobra electric supercharger.

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RoboBusiness is Back!

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As such, robotics conferences should reflect this fact, and move beyond the standard approaches and the typical 'supplier push' and 'end-user pull' interactions common to an earlier era of robotics events. Register for the event here and use code IEEE25 to save 25 percent on full conference passes.