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Volkswagen AG coordinating new €6M EU research project on drop-in biocatalytic solar fuels

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This basic concept is in line with the fundamental approach (CO 2 + water + renewable energy → drop-in fuels) being taken by Audi (a member of the Volkswagen Group) in its e-fuels initiatives. Technology concept formulated. Experimental proof of concept. Technology validated in relevant environment. Earlier post.).

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Video Friday: Medusai

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The project was designed to explore the concepts of trust and risk in the context of robots, and of using technology to influence emotion. Nevertheless, their floating base structure renders them susceptible to failure in cluttered environments, where manual recovery by a human operator may not always be feasible. Berkeley ]

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New European project on green traffic management

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The three-year project, titled THE ISSUE (‘Traffic- Health-Environment. Intelligent Solutions Sustaining Urban Economies’), brings together research clusters from five European regions: the East Midlands in the United Kingdom, the Molise region in Italy, the Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine regions in France and the Mazovia region in Poland.

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Italy’s Texa introduces TXT Bharat OBD diagnostic tool for commercial vehicles in India | Autocar Professional

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The hardware features of TXT Bharat claim to make it compatible with all current protocols, with the integrated 16-pin CPC connector allowing for quick connection to the 16-pin OBD socket and the use of all diagnostic cables specific for the off-highway environment.

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World’s First Hybrid Battery-powered Electric Motorcycle to Be Revealed

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At the EICMA event, a fully electric motorcycle showing a revolutionary power train technology concept that makes use of ultracapacitors will be unveiled to the public. The event will be in Milan, Italy. At EICMA 2021 (Booth B79 – Pavilion 18), NAWA will present the next generation of this concept. Foreseeing The Future.

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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

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Together, the partners will develop an integrated biorefinery concept covering a wide range of feedstocks and different processes (chemical, biochemical and thermochemical). The system’s social sustainability will be judged on the basis of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) guidelines for the social life cycle assessment of products.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. This artist’s conception, which is not based on any specific design for a cargo ship, is intended to show the approximate scale of such a vessel. The reactors would be small, modular units.