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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) developed a model to determine the lifetime costs (i.e., The authors received funding from the Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. 2018.12.008.

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Uber setting goal of 100% of rides in EVs in US, Canada and European cities by 2030

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Committing $800 million in resources to help hundreds of thousands of drivers transition to EVs by 2025. Investing in its multimodal network to promote sustainable alternatives to personal cars. Uber will start with 4 key actions: Expanding Uber Green to make it easier for riders to choose to travel in hybrids or EVs.

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Former Royal Navy Officer Advocates for LGBTQ+ engineers

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He is a cofounder of InterEngineering , a London-based nonprofit dedicated to greater inclusion in engineering. He was the chief weapon engineer on a naval nuclear submarine and helped upgrade London’s first fully autonomous metro system in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Study Finds That Climate Change Mitigation in Land Transport Should Benefit Public Health Substantially

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A new study by an international team of researchers using Comparative Risk Assessment methods to estimate the health effects of alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings—London, UK, and Delhi, India—concluded that although uncertainties remain, climate change mitigation in transport should benefit public health substantially.

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Leading the Way for More LGBTQ Inclusivity in STEM

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Agrawal found solace in advocacy and support organizations in London after moving there in 2005. She went on to form her own groups and lead diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the universities she worked for in London and Sydney. She joined City, University of London , as a research fellow working on computational photonics.

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From EE to VC: Eileen Tanghal's Journey

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Eileen Tanghal Employer: Black Opal Ventures, New York City Title: Cofounder Education: MIT, London Business School “We want to improve health care accessibility and affordability,” Tanghal says. “To Tanghal then decided to pursue an MBA from the London Business School. “I One of Amadeus’s cofounders was Hermann Hauser.

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Jaguar Land Rover and EPSRC announce $17M autonomous vehicle research program; 5 projects selected

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They will test drivers of different ages, gender, experience and capabilities, in a range of scenarios (eg, different road types and environmental conditions) with different automation systems (eg, autonomous driving, auto valet parking, adaptive vehicle personalization, off-road assistance) and different interfaces.