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Caterpillar Foundation awards $12.5M grant to World Resources Institute (WRI) for sustainable cities initiative; focus on key urban centers in China, India and Brazil

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million grant to the World Resources Institute (WRI) to advance the progress of environmentally sustainable and livable cities in China, India, and Brazil. The Caterpillar Foundation is awarding a $12.5

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Pike Research forecasts global geothermal power capacity could more than double by 2020; US to lead world in geothermal power capacity through 2020

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In the second award, researchers from NETL, Oregon State University, and Zonge International will collaborate to develop a novel, low-cost method for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of enhanced geothermal systems to ensure reservoir longevity and efficiency. Pike forecasts that total US geothermal capacity will reach 4.2

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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His cooking — he was the chef de cuisine under Grant Achatz at Alinea — is meticulous and often surprising. But his most expectations-defying restaurant is Tortas Frontera, inside the culinary hinterland that is O’Hare International Airport. A compressed carrot terrine shares a plate with flavors of black olive and pistachio.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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Many IEEE members credit a parent or a teacher for encouraging them to pursue an engineering career, but for Erol Gelenbe it was his next-door neighbor in his hometown of Ankara, Turkey. He also helped found the society’s International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems Conference.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The International Energy Agency, for example, now considers 4°C and 6°C scenarios as well as 2°C in their latest analysis. —Jonathan Grant, director, sustainability and climate change, PwC. The pace of reducing global carbon intensity has been slow despite growing international focus on climate change. —PwC report.

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Quadrupeds Are Learning to Dribble, Catch, and Balance

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Now that anyone, anywhere can get themselves a quadrupedal robot without having to apply for a major research grant, we’re seeing all kinds of fun research being done with our four-legged electromechanical friends. And by “fun research” I mean very serious research that is making valuable contributions towards practical robotics.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

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The PROLOGUE puts the internal combustion engine up front and runs on diesel, while the RC uses petrol with the electric motor going at the back. However, the company can boast a number of exciting green concepts of its own.

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