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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Volodymyr

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Over the past week, The Institute has made contact with some of the 400 members of the IEEE Ukraine Section to help them share their experiences during the war. This personal account was written by Volodymyr Pyliavskyi , a senior researcher at the Odessa National Telecommunications Academy in Odessa, Ukraine.

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NASA says “nothing has changed” as US astronaut prepares to ride Russian spacecraft

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An official Russian video posted on Twitter has fueled rampant speculation that the country’s beleaguered space agency intends to abandon NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station. . NASA #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/fj2coK1xR1 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 5, 2022.

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The U.S.-China Chip Ban, Explained

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In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, the U.S. This announcement is perhaps the most expansive export control in decades,” says Sujai Shivakumar , an analyst at the Center for International and Strategic Studies in Washington. This is not the first time that the U.S. Previously, the U.S

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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and European Union’s decisions to impose—and maintain—sanctions on Russia after its invasion and annexation of Crimea and invasion and informal annexation eastern Ukraine will pile more pressure on the Russian energy industry. Europe has sought and continues to seek alternatives Russian natural gas (among them, U.S.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

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Devastating accidents, like the ones at Chernobyl in Ukraine and Fukushima in Japan, can leave areas uninhabitable. Yet these fission plants, for all their value, have considerable downsides. The enriched uranium fuel they use must be kept secure. Any practical application of LCF will require efficient, self-sustaining reactions.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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and EU Ukraine-related economic and financial sanctions. At a conference in Moscow on October 14, President Putin said that Russia had reached if not passed the peak of its economic crisis and predicted economic growth in coming years. IMF WEO Data: Recessions as far as the Eyes can See. percent year-over-year, up from 2.3

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Russia deems SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 safe to launch cosmonauts

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Somewhat unsurprisingly, faced with economic sanctions for its illegal activities in the Crimean Peninsula that partially impacted Russia’s space industry, Roscosmos took advantage of its sudden monopoly over International Space Station (ISS) astronaut access and began aggressively increasing the prices NASA had to pay to crew the ISS.

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