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Elon Musk’s Starlink was Ukraine’s most downloaded app last Sunday

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The app had about 21,000 installs globally on Sunday from the App Store and Google Play, with most of the downloads coming from the besieged country. The analytics firm further noted that Starlink has seen 98,000 installs across Ukraine’s Apple App Store and Google Play so far. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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ARPA-E to award up to $10M to study cold fusion (LENR)

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Based on its claimed characteristics to date, LENR may support a form of nuclear energy with potentially low capital cost, high specific power and energy, and little-to-no radioactive byproducts. Google, DARPA, NASA), that has advanced LENR-relevant state-of-the-art capabilities and methodologies. technological leadership.

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VW new Touareg with new design and new technologies; focus on diesel

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The advances are clearer in the case of the larger of the two V6 TDI engines, the power output of which has been increased from 180 kW (245 PS) to 193 kW (262 PS): despite this added power, its consumption falls from 7.2 Launches subsequently follow in Russia (end of 2014) and North America and Asia (early 2015). mpg US to 35.6

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Envidity launches $1B UCG-GTL project in Mongolia

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Google Maps. A railway from Russia to China crosses through the center of this area. million ton per year for Ulaanbaatar power stations. million ton per year for Ulaanbaatar power stations. The Shivee-Ovoo license area (pin). Click to enlarge. Shine Shivee Company owns 7 exploration licenses totalling 77,410 ha (299 sq.

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Schiff Amendment would provide resources to restart Plutonium-238 production for RTGs

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In the early 1990s, the US shut down Pu-238 production, and since then, the DOE has been using stockpiled material and material purchased from Russia to build these devices. Recently, Russia refused to continue that relationship, and the US supply of Pu-238 is almost exhausted. NASA: Expanding Frontiers with Radioisotope Power Systems.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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The US and China take the lead in scaling up the technology, given their large markets, tech-friendly regulatory environments and industry giants, such as Google and the State Grid Corporation of China. Technology leaders hold the power. Russia might align with China. But competition between nations also spikes.

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The Chip Shortage, Giant Chips, and the Future of Moore’s Law

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Then when it seemed people still wanted cars, they discovered that all of the display drivers, power management chips, and other low-margin stuff they needed had already been sucked up into the work/learn/live-from-home consumer frenzy. To recap: Car makers panicked and cancelled orders at the outset of the pandemic.

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