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Tesla Cybertruck and Semi look future-proof in recent Michigan Speedway event

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While the Semi’s daunting presence was evident in the event, it was the Cybertruck’s wiper blade — its absence, specifically — that caught the eye of several EV enthusiasts online. Back then, the vehicle was sighted during the May round of the Formula SAE competition, which was participated by university and graduate students.

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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

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This summer, at the Paris Olympic Games, security officials will perform a much bigger experiment in the heart of the City of Light, covering the events, the entire Olympic village, and the connecting roads and rails. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024.

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Brunel to use Camcon Single Cylinder IVT in researching future powertrain concepts

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Brunel University London is the first to begin researching future powertrain concepts using Camcon Automotive ’s new Single Cylinder Intelligent Valve Technology (SCI). Both conventional and unconventional event profiles can be achieved. —Mark Gostick, Chief Operating Officer of Camcon Automotive.

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British Airways challenges UK universities to develop a new generation of sustainable aviation fuel; part of $400M investment from parent

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As British Airways looks towards its Centenary next year, the airline, in collaboration with Cranfield University, has challenged academics from across the UK to develop a sustainable alternative fuel which could power a commercial aircraft on a long-haul flight, carrying up to 300 customers with zero net emissions.

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Experts view on future transportation fuels

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Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. 2018) “Future transportation fuels.”

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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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The niobium industry is aware of these issues and already looking for a future beyond steel, Roskill notes. The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008. However, the substitution factor has its limits, determined by technical factors (niobium has a lower solubility than vanadium).

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Neuralink “Show & Tell” event pushed back to end of November

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Elon Musk announced back in August that his brain-machine interface company, Neuralink, would be holding a progress update “Show & Tell” event on October 31. As per a recent post from the Tesla CEO, however, the Neuralink event has been postponed by a month, with the Show & Tell now being scheduled on November 30, 2022. .

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