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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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Currently, ASPIRE is organizing a challenge called The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC). The MBZIRC had two previous iterations that were organized by Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. And the maritime environment actually lends itself really well to those kinds of applications.”

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Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

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The study was independently reviewed by expert representatives from Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Argonne National Lab, and thinkstep to establish conformance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the globally recognized benchmark for standard setting. million US homes.

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Yu Yuan on Building A Persistent Virtual World

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To do this we need a larger scale in the future as well as finer granularity, or more detail, to make those virtual objects and environments more realistic. Let’s say the ultimate goal for the metaverse is to be able to create virtual universes that are indistinguishable from a real physical universe.

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US Interagency Group Identifies Research Needs to Study Climate Change and Human Health Impacts

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Climate change has direct impact on five aspects of the human environment (red lines, purple circles) that in turn impact additional environmental factors. The report, A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change , provides a starting point for coordination of federal research to better understand climate’s impact on human health.

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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of Stanford University reported that reducing soot emissions from diesel engines and other sources could slow melting of sea ice in the Arctic faster and more economically than any other quick fix. Consequently, soot’s effect on climate change has not been adequately addressed in national and international global warming legislation.

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euroFOT study demonstrates how driver assistance systems can increase safety and fuel efficiency

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Driver Assistance technologies such as those tested in euroFOT may have a positive effect on driver behavior and improving the understanding of their potential to impact road safety, traffic efficiency and the environment, according to the consortium. In addition, usability and acceptance were exhaustively evaluated.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

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In a white paper published in 2010, SMART Managing Director Susan Zielinski noted: Recognizing that no single solution will save the day for transportation in this rapidly urbanizing and increasingly complex world, a groundswell of transportation innovation is arising worldwide.

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