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Volkswagen ID.7 makes its world premiere

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The fusion of the vehicle data with the swarm data of other vehicles is another new feature. The increased power and efficiency of the electric drive motor in the ID.7 Adaptive lane guidance is another function that has been enhanced. As an example, the ID.7

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This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

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Brandon Sorbom , the scientific director of Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) , leads me toward the center of the building’s cross-shaped footprint, weaving among scaffolding, forklifts, and teams of welders and painters. On the site of a former U.S. Army Reserve base near Boston, an unusual structure is rising from the rolling hills.

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High Performance Computing Innovation Center opens at Lawrence Livermore; automotive and energy among industries to benefit

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Roughly 63 billion atoms were simulated on a supercomputer with more than 200,000 processors to analyze a physical phenomenon as familiar to us as the effects of wind blowing over a body of water. Click to enlarge. 1 ranking on the industry-standard Top500 list of the world’s most powerful computers for nearly four years.

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The Inside Story of Google’s Quiet Nuclear Quest

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A Google-McKinsey study conducted as part of the project drove home the point that the intermittent power sources, solar and wind, need reliable backup. I proposed a three-pronged effort consisting of immediately impactful fusion research, a long shot focusing on an “out there” goal, and innovation advocacy in Washington, D.C.

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A Roomba for Rivers

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Humankind is enamored with water. The machine, which can run autonomously or at the direction of a remote operator, goes around collecting the junk and gunk (like plastic bottles, oil spills, and algae) that float on the water, as well as detritus located up to 10 meters below the surface. But it’s actually a tokamak fusion reactor.

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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The President’s Climate Action Plan contains a goal of doubling renewable energy generation from wind, solar, and geothermal sources between 2012 and 2020. Demonstrate three grid-connected advanced offshore wind concepts by 2017. ?. Contribute to international efforts to address global climate change.

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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Exascale Predictive Wind Plant Flow Physics Modeling, Steve Hammond (NREL) with SNL, ORNL, University of Texas Austin. High-Fidelity Whole Device Modeling of Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasma, Amitava Bhattacharjee (PPPL) with ANL, ORNL, LLNL, Rutgers, UCLA, University of Colorado. Dunning, Jr.