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BP awards Colorado State University $5M to research technology for oil recovery from watered-out wells

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Colorado State University has obtained a 5-year, $5-million grant from BP to study mechanisms involved with technology for oil recovery from “watered-out” wells. Bill Bailey et al. 2000) Water Control. Oilfield Review.

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SpaceX schedules next Starlink launch, prepares to fire up rocket for asteroid redirect mission

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Based on the inclination implied in Starlink 4-1’s hazard warning, Shell 4 refers to a second group of 1584 satellites almost identical to Shell 1, while Shell 2 is a semi-polar group of 720 satellites. With Starlink V1.5’s ” Teslarati.com — November 7th, 2021.

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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This means other companies can use it in their own processor designs—and escape architecture license fees. RISC-V, which refers to the fifth generation of an open-source reduced instruction set computer architecture created by U.S.-based The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips.

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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The delegation visited the Floating NPP Training Center and the Baltic Shipyard and met with the members of the team for the reference floating NPP construction project, and examined the floating power generating unit currently under construction. The Chinese delegation came to St. Petersburg and Moscow on 24-29 July.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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My test parallel park of Ford Escape was a breeze when the SUV parked itself. GM and other automakers are moving ahead without waiting years or decades for wide deployment of V2V and V2I, collectively referred to as V2X. DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. Cars will drive themselves and connect with others.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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Both parents were fugitives, having finally escaped enslavement in Virginia after several unsuccessful attempts. Latimer’s Troubled Beginnings Latimer, the fourth of four children of George and Rebecca Latimer, was born in Chelsea, Mass., on 4 September 1848.

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Solid-State EV Batteries Now Face “Production Hell”

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None could isolate anything on the horizon indicating that solid-state technology can escape the engineering and “production hell” that lies ahead. The process is reminiscent of Elon Musk’s reference to “manufacturing hell” in 2018. The process is reminiscent of Elon Musk’s reference to “manufacturing hell” in 2018.

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