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Study finds engines emit exhaust nanoparticles even when not fueled during engine braking

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The study by researchers in Finland and Greece, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , suggests that both the characteristics of these particles and the mechanism by which they form seem to differ significantly from those of soot and nucleation particles.

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EU investing >€3M in research into ultra-efficient aero engines; ULTIMATE project

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Europe’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2050) outlines a 75% reduction in aviation CO 2 emissions to year 2050 relative to a year 2000 reference. The combinations are integrated into optimized engine concepts promising to deliver ultra-low emission engines.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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An automotive journalist, testing a new Mercedes on a test track, was performing the so-called elchtest , often referred to as the “elk test”: He swerved at normal speed, intending to simulate avoiding a moose crossing the road, and the car rolled over. He asked me questions left and right about it, why this, why that.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

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Whitehouse” refers to the chief electrician of the Atlantic Telegraph Company at the time, Wildman Whitehouse.) The Hellenic Cables team used FEM to analyze soil resistivity for two sites: one in northern Germany and one in southern Greece. References M. Reply by coils.” Sound familiar? Küchler, J.

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