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Chalmers team develops optical nano-sensor for detecting pollution

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a small, optical nano-sensor for pollution detection which can be mounted onto an ordinary streetlight. A collaboration with the University of Sheffield is also underway. A collaboration with the University of Sheffield is also underway.

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New 3-step process for conversion of kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel

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Researchers in Sweden and Spain have devised a three-step process for the conversion of precipitated kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel. In a paper describing the kraft recovery process, Honghi Tran from the University of Toronto and Esa K. Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. tons of black liquor dry solids.

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Chalmers team tests blends of OME3-5, HVO and RME in light- and heavy-duty CI engines

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A team at Chalmers University (Sweden) has tested blends of OME 3-5 , HVO and RME in a light- and heavy-duty CI engine. Performance and emissions were compared to the reference fuels fossil diesel and HVO in a single-cylinder light duty and heavy duty compression ignition engine at different loads. Preuß et al.

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How Generative AI Helped Me Imagine a Better Robot

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The phrase refers to how the AI software iterates through design mutations and converges on high-performing designs. We plan to build such a robot in my lab at Uppsala University , in Sweden. Also, they take a fraction of the time to design compared to traditional components.

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This Nobel Laureate Paved the Way for High-Intensity Lasers

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But she didn’t know what subject she wanted to pursue until she began her undergraduate studies in physics at McMaster University , in Hamilton, Ont., While conducting research in optics for her doctorate at the University of Rochester , in New York, Strickland worked with French physicist Gérard Mourou , a laser pioneer and Nobel laureate.

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Metamaterials Could Solve One of 6G’s Big Problems

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Vendors such as Huawei, Ericsson, NEC, Nokia, Samsung, and ZTE are working alone or in collaboration with universities. At Huawei Sweden , where I work, we’ve had a lot of discussions about the best placement of RIS units in urban environments. To optimize the network’s performance, researchers rely on simulations and measurements.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. Cervero believes Stockholm, Sweden and Curitiba, Brazil are two good examples of the TOD principle. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Luca Guala.

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