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NuScale Power receives US NRC design approval for small modular reactor

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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the Phase 6 review—the last and final phase—of the Design Certification Application (DCA) for NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) and issued the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER). —NuScale Chairman and CEO John Hopkins. 462d2e7525572b918499ca7991022944. -->.

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2018 Toyota AYGO mid-lifecycle update features enhanced 1.0L engine; Euro 6d-TEMP-compliant; up to 61.8 mpg

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Launched in 2005 for Europe, the first generation Toyota AYGO was designed to attract young, urban-based customers, and to bring a greater sense of playfulness to the Toyota brand. With my 14 years of experience in being a Chief Engineer for joint venture projects, I know the importance of sustaining modernity during a vehicle’s lifecycle.

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EV startup Byton commissions D?rr for paint shop; EcoInCure technology

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Byton is among the early adopters for this technology; Skoda will be the first automotive manufacturer using EcoInCure in its new paint shop in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic). The new paint shop is designed to initially handle 150,000 vehicles per year—equivalent to 30 units per hour.

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KSPG awarded $342M in contracts for new compact EGR valve

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Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm. The other valves ordered will be installed in 2014 and 2015 when certain new engines go into production at the European and US plants of further manufacturers. EGR module versions.

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Hyundai to Debut ix-Metro Hybrid Concept and i10 Electric Vehicles at Frankfurt Show

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The fifth in a series of concept cars to be created by the Global Design Team in Namyang Korea, the ix-Metro is powered by an inline three-cylinder, 1.0-liter liter gasoline engine. It features x-by-wire systems for steering, air conditioning, water pump and brake vacuum pump. Tags: Engines Hybrids. It is fitted with a 2.2

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons. One of the companies featured in the story, Gravitricity, completed its 250-kilowatt gravity battery demonstrator in Edinburgh last April and is now working on a full-scale deployment at a mine in the Czech Republic.

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Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing

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Hewlett-Packard’s HP ThinkJet was its first desktop inkjet printer based on its thermal technology, and it was designed to connect to a personal computer for everyday printing. A new array can be designed, synthesized, and used to analyze DNA in a single day. Mimaki Engineering Co.

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