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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) developed a model to determine the lifetime costs (i.e., levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. 2018.12.008.

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EC JRC report explores future of road transport; moving away from system centered on private car ownership

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The century-old car-centred view of personal transport takes a heavy toll on the economy, society and environment, says the JRC team. For example, in 2015, more than 1 million road accidents causing personal injuries and 26,000 deaths occurred in the EU. —Biagio Ciuffo.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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Ford Motor Credit Company announced today Peer-2-Peer Car Sharing—a pilot program for select customers in six US cities and in London. US customers participate through the Web-based, mobile-friendly software of ride-share company Getaround, while London drivers connect through a similar rental system of easyCar Club.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Continental Teves of Frankfurt, Germany, BEI set out to reduce the size and cost of the quartz devices and manufacture them in quantities unheard of in the defense industry, planning to ramp up to millions annually. 1969, and M.S., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., In partnership with.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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In their commentary, Andreas Goldthau (Royal Holloway University of London), Kirsten Westphal (German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)), Morgan Bazilian (Colorado School of Mines) & Michael Bradshaw (University of Warwick) present four geopolitical scenarios to illustrate how varied the transition could be by 2030.

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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By the war’s end, with “not quite one arm between four persons, and exactly two legs between six,” these self-taught amputee-weaponsmiths decide to repurpose their skills toward a new projectile: a rocket ship. They had spent the war innovating new, deadlier weaponry. When I first spoke with.

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Powered By IEEE Program Saves Startups Money

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HARDWARE FOR COMPACT SYSTEMS IEEE Member Josh Elijah is the founder of BotBlox , in London. I saw a massive niche in the market that no one was filling, and I believe I am the right person to make products to fill that niche. Here is what the founders of BotBlox, TFWireless, and SciosHub had to say about how they use it.

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