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Argonne-led study insights help to reduce degradation in fuel cells and extend lifetime

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The research team, which included DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and several university partners, used a novel approach to examine dissolution processes of platinum at the atomic and molecular level. The dissolution of platinum occurs at the atomic and molecular scale during exposure to the highly corrosive environment in fuel cells.

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U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

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A year later, with much less fanfare, Tsinghua University ’s Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence released an even larger model, Wu Dao 2.0 , with 10 times as many parameters—the neural network values that encode information. B-2 Stealth Bomber dropped bombs on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, killing three people.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Globally, a majority of those surveyed say that AVs will be easier, more comfortable safer, more relaxing, more economical, more enjoyable, and friendlier to the environment. Many Americans (30%) would take more road trips in self-driving cars, including longer trips and new destinations. Fewer think AVs will be faster.