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vehicles) and industrial air pollution—fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study published in the journal Science. Jiwen Fan of the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) led 21 authors from 15 institutions around the world to do the study.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Babies in strollers can be exposed to up to ~60% higher average concentrations of pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development, according to a study by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). Environment International 120, 262-278.

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JANUARY 19, 2014

A new study finds that as much as 20–30% of the number of vehicle engine exhaust particles larger than 3 nm may be formed during engine braking conditions—i.e., The study also indicates that the particles were non-volatile, formed before the catalyst, and originating from engine oil. . Credit: ACS, Rönkkö et al.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated that photosynthetic marine cyanobacteria annually produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons in the oceans. Our study demonstrates the role cyanobacteria play in the ocean ‟hydrocarbon cycle” and reveals the massive scale of this process.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In a new study, Harvard University researchers found more than 90% of potential new Canadian hydroelectric projects are likely to increase concentrations of the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) in food webs near indigenous communities. to 10-fold depending on time spent foraging in different environments. — Calder et al.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Lloyd’s Register and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) released a new study— Zero Emission Vessels 2030 —that aims to demonstrate the viability of zero emission vessels (ZEVs) by identifying what needs to be in place to make them a competitive solution for decarbonization.

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JULY 7, 2015

A study by a team from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has found that perennial biofuel crops’ evapotranspiration does not differ greatly from corn. Hamilton’s study, however, took place in Michigan’s temperate humid climate and on the kind of well-drained soil characteristic of marginal farming land.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have found that using a Level 4 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) subsystem could increase vehicle primary energy use and GHG emissions by 3–20% due to increases in power consumption, weight, drag, and data transmission. Credit: ACS, Gawron et al. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Connecticut, Storrs have now analyzed detonation formation in hydrogen/methane air mixtures, quantifying the effect of non-thermal reactions on the mechanism of detonation.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Drivers compare the current range situation with their range level reference values, which are driven by certain trait and coping skill variables. Between 20 to 25% of the potential range of an electric vehicle is lost as a psychological safety buffer, according to a study by a doctoral candidate at Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany.

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The “cultural cognition of risk” refers to the tendency of individuals to form risk perceptions that are congenial to their values. In a paper on the study published online in the Journal of Risk Research , Dan M. —Dan Kahan.

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The GE Research team aims to reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs by moving from a time- to condition-based predictive maintenance framework, using GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 boiling water reactor as the reference design. EPRI studies have identified the potential for a.

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MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University. —Newell and Raimi.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The standard offers reference contract language inspired by Amsterdam’s Contractual Terms for Algorithms , the European model contractual clauses , and clauses issued by the Society for Computers and Law AI Group. This reference contract language can be indispensable to agencies negotiating with AI vendors. Likewise, the U.K.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Kenneth Foster: In the context of RF safety, exposure refers to the fields outside the body, while dose refers to energy absorbed within body tissues. Both are very important for a host of applications—medical treatments, occupational health, and safety studies for consumer electronics, for example.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have mixed metal compounds with perchloric acid to create a stable, efficient electrocatalytic material for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media. The resulting porous Y 2 [Ru 1.6 electrocatalyst exhibits a turnover frequency (TOF) of 560?s —Jaemin Kim.

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JULY 27, 2013

Despite these benefits, particulates and NO x emitted from diesel engines are of major concern for the environment. note that other studies have found that the general soot particle number size distribution from diesel engines is bi-modal. For the study, the researchers used a 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter Labecki et al. Labecki et al.

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in 2010 and by 49% since 1990, the reference year for the Kyoto protocol. —co-author Prof Corinne Le Quéré, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and professor at the University of East Anglia. The remaining emissions were taken up by the ocean and land reservoirs, in approximately equal proportions.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Researchers at Mississippi State University are developing technology that would alert pipeline managers about leaks as soon as failure begins, avoiding the environmental disasters and fuel distribution disruptions resulting from pipeline leaks.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Using detailed land analysis, University of Illinois researchers have found that biofuel crops cultivated on available land could produce between 26-55% of the world’s current fuel consumption without affecting the use of land with regular productivity for conventional crops and without affecting the current pasture land. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Achieving targeted regional reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector will require concentrated efforts to change travel behavior and reduce vehicle miles travelled in addition to advances in vehicle technology and fuels, according to two recent studies. Earlier version of study, earlier post.).

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MAY 30, 2011

Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Will they save the environment?

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University of British Columbia (UBC) engineers have used polymeric scrap tire fibers (STF) to develop a more resilient type of concrete that could be used for concrete structures such as buildings, roads, dams and bridges, while reducing landfill waste. Relative to a plain reference mixture, 0.4% STF and 0.3%

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Their paper, published in the journal ACS Energy Letters , supports theories Tang and his colleagues formed several years ago that foresaw how lithium travels in the dynamic environment inside a typical commercial cathode. FP refers to iron phosphate. Credit: Mesoscale Materials Science Group/Rice University). —Ming Tang.

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JUNE 9, 2022

Instead of trying to very accurately count pedestrians crossing a line, we are trying to understand pedestrian density in urban environments, especially for those places that are typically crowded, like bus stops and crosswalks,” said Gao. “We If you’re measuring something from an image, you may need some reference point,” said Gao.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

This sort of erroneous warning indications would be extremely distracting in a more challenging environment such as low visibility, icing conditions, etc,” the pilot wrote later. In most, including the Tennessee and Los Angeles incidents above, the reporter referred to 5G interference. Coincidence? Probably not.” But could it be?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Inbiodroid is a startup "dedicated to the development of fully immersive telepresence technologies that create a deeper connection between people and their environment." Imitation learning provides an alternative solution by assuming access to decent expert references. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

A pair of researchers from Purdue University and Rochester Institute of Technology are proposing a new approach to Lifecycle Impact Assessment (LCIA), designed to represent simultaneously multiple weights spaces and the sensitivity of the rank ordering to uncertain or multiple stakeholder values expressing different priorities.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

In response to the ongoing discussion about the reliability of the UN IPCC and the climate reports, a group of 55 leading Dutch scientists working in the field of climate change, energy and the environment wrote an open letter. Wim Turkenburg, Utrecht University. Rik Leemans, Wageningen University.

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DECEMBER 30, 2009

The information from this first set of organisms has provided a rich source of novel enzymes and detailed biochemical pathways that can help scientists optimize processes of critical importance to areas of the DOE mission, such as biofuels production, bioremediation, and how carbon is captured and cycled in the environment. It’s that simple.”

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The benefits of connected, self-driving cars (CAVs) will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially or completely offset the potential energy-saving benefits that automation may provide, according to a new University of Michigan study. Their study is published in the journal Applied Energy.

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Academic partners include Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Stuttgart, the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKSF), and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology, an innovation partner of KIT. —Professor Michael Weyrich.

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A new black carbon (BC) emissions inventory from China found BC emissions levels in 2007 of 1,957 Gg BC—higher than reported in earlier studies. The paper by researchers from Peking University and Environment Canada appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. 2007 were used in this study.

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The AECD to which Horn refers is distinct from the hidden software “defeat device” in the four-cylinder diesels from model years 2009-2015 that could recognize whether a vehicle was being operated in a test laboratory or on the road. Volkswagen Group has a deep commitment to preserving our environment. Earlier post.).

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Rather than being solely detrimental, cracks in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery charge time, according to research done at the University of Michigan. The chip contains 2 large counter/reference electrodes and 62 smaller working microelectrodes. (c) b) An optical image of the electrodes. Hargrave, Jason B.

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Based on these sensor data and determination of the vehicle’s own position with reference to information from a digital map, an autonomously driving vehicle analyses the available free area for driving and plans its own route. These environment features were previously entered on a digital map. PROMETHEUS.

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The recently-released revised NEV policy made a vague reference to “optimizing” the carbon credit management system. They need a stable policy and environment.”. The second part of the dual credit policy is a carbon credits system modeled after California’s Zero Emission Vehicle regulations. Wang helped China devise its ZEV policy.

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