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Year-long testing of Leclanché 60 Ah G/NMC cells shows high energy density, high cycle life

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The presentation of results was made by Dr. Petronela Gotcu, manager R&D Cells and Dr. Hilmi Buqa, vice president R&D Cells, Leclanché, at the International Battery Production Conference 2020 Braunschweig, Germany, held online this year from November 2 - 3. 1C/1C continuous for a 100% DoD at room temperature conditions.

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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin: The facility’s story so far

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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is about to receive its final environmental approval, with Brandenburg Minister-President Dietmar Woidke holding a press conference later today to discuss the milestone. An ongoing water dispute. Among the most notable talking points against Giga Berlin as of late is its water supply.

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Eat This Drone

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Drones have the potential to be very useful in disaster scenarios by transporting food and water to people in need. The glue is just gelatin, and after it all dries, the wing is packaged in plastic and tape to make sure that it doesn’t break down in wet or humid environments. It’s a process that’s fast, simple, and cheap.

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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Deep Robotics ] Estimating terrain traversability in off-road environments requires reasoning about complex interaction dynamics between the robot and these terrains. This work will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2023 ) in London next week. It ships in September.

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Interim assessment finds Volkswagen’s “Think Blue. Factory.” program reduced resource consumption by average 24.3% since 2011

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Participants at the annual conference also discussed new targets for the future of vehicle production at Volkswagen. day, representatives from all Volkswagen sites presented their ideas and the measures they have already implemented to reduce the use of resources. day in Wolfsburg. At the fourth "Think Blue. Earlier post.).

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Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

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One of the UK’s leading climate scientists has presented new research findings on the increasing potential for a 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 °F) Dr Richard Betts, Head of Climate Impacts at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, presented the findings at a special conference called “ 4 degrees and beyond ” at Oxford University.

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UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

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A complete overhaul of global environmental governance is urgently needed if the challenges of global sustainability are to be met for seven billion people, according to a wide-ranging Foresight Process conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). New Insights on Water-Land Interactions: Shift in the Management Paradigm?

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