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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future has released a new research brief examining the future of autonomous vehicles. The crucial role of public transit for connecting workers to workplaces will endure: the future of work depends in large part on how people get to work.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy. —MITEI Director Robert C.

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MIT automotive crash model could forecast oil and gas pipe fractures; Deepwater Horizon case study

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Tomasz Wierzbicki, professor of applied mechanics at MIT, says such a simulation could help oil and gas companies identify stronger or more flexible pipe materials that could help minimize the impact of a future large-scale accident.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. Earth’s Future doi: 10.1029/2021EF002612. —Ryan et al.

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Amogy and Trafigura to research ammonia cracking technology as a facilitator to global hydrogen supply chains

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The company is looking at future low-carbon sources of energy including technologies that can enable the high-volume transportation of zero-emission fuels. Using economic models and energy demand forecasts, the two companies will determine the viability and cost effectiveness of industrial-scale ammonia crackers.

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Tesla Giga Berlin gets Green Party support despite critics’ water consumption woes

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In its 2020 application, Tesla forecasted that Giga Berlin would consume 3.3 Like top-Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU), Kellner noted that Giga Berlin would generate jobs, promising a good future. Klimaneutralität gelingt nur mit mehr Tempo. million cubic meters of water per year.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. What are the prospects for avoiding this dystopian future? F of warming.

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