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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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And I started connecting it to our catalyst problem. —Navid Attarzadeh Attarzadeh wondered what if they designed a 3D nickel-based catalyst in the shape of the prickly pear cactus? Resources Navid Attarzadeh, Debabrata Das, Srija N. Every day, I passed this same plant. Chintalapalle, Susheng Tan, V. Shutthanandan, and C.

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EV Connect pilots first V2G charging project in the Midwest

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EV Connect, a California-based software-as-a-service company, is collaborating with the Indiana-based Battery Innovation Center (BIC) and Energy Systems Network (ESN) to deploy Indiana’s first large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid capable charging system to support school bus fleet, HD truck, and other customer segment applications.

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Texas DOT to form connected and automated vehicle task force

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The Texas Department of Transportation is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for CAV advancement in Texas. The task force is designed to be a one-stop resource for information and coordination on all ongoing CAV projects, investments and initiatives in Texas.

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Audi involved in EEBUS standard for intelligent connection of EVs and buildings

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However, this requires all large power generators and consumers to be connected in order to ensure intelligent control of power requirements. For that reason, the data model is designed to be compatible with a broad range of protocols and transmission channels. As a whole, SPINE has a highly modular design and includes metadata (e.g.

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Connection Machine Joins All to All to Optimize Better

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Optimization problems—such as scheduling the hundreds of National Football League (NFL) games while attempting to abide by the league’s many, many rules—can take huge computing resources. But unlike others, it manages to connect all 48 spins to each other. 48 all-to-all connections is a non-trivial milestone.”

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Michelin Vision concept wheel/tire: airless, connected, rechargeable, organic

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The concept tire—which combines the functions of wheel and tire—is airless, connected, rechargeable, customizable and organic, is both a wheel and a tire. The tread design is optimized and its depth is reduced in order to reduce its thickness and make the tire more efficient in terms of materials. Organic tire. 3D printed.

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A New One-Stop Resource for IEEE Life Members

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The new IEEE Life Members website is a one-stop resource to keep the most experienced of members connected. The life member designation is for those who have reached the age of 65 and have been with IEEE for such a period of time that the sum of their age and their years of membership equals or exceeds 100.

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