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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

Cars That Think

These range from about one cycle per second (1 hertz) down to a fraction of a cycle per second. Further investigation, though, revealed that some clever electronic signal conditioning could extend the range of a geophone to lower frequencies. earthquake in, fittingly, Panama, birthplace of the Raspberry Shake. Panama quake.

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Cross-Country Tesla Trip? Done! How About Texas To Panama?

Green Car Reports

Produce an electric car with enough range, and the journeys it can realistically achieve become almost limitless. It was only a matter of time. There have been a flurry of coast-to-coast trips recently as Tesla opens up its countrywide Supercharger network, but perhaps the most impressive trip undertaken is that of Randy Denmon and Dean.'

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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fleet assembles for West Coast Starlink launches

Teslarati

Just four weeks prior to B1051’s second appearance at the California launch range, B1049 became the first Falcon 9 booster to arrive at Vandenberg in more than half a year. Booster arrival at VSFB (I got to overtake an orbital class booster) from spacex. Falcon 9 B1049, May 9th. Richard Angle). Falcon 9 B1051, May 12th.

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MHI completes development of next-generation LNG carrier; apple-shaped tanks and hybrid propulsion

Green Car Congress

The new apple-shaped tanks constitute an improved version of high-reliability Moss-type tanks, and they have been adopted on the Sayaringo STaGE as part of MHI’s initiative to develop a vessel in the New Panamax category, i.e. capable of passing through the newly expanding Panama Canal which is expected to go into service early in 2016.

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

It’s like a mountain range under the water here, and that’s why we have deep spots but also these sandbars and cays,” explained Jorge Sanchez, 68, a former dive instructor on the island who invited me to his home one afternoon to view topological maps of the area’s ocean floor. “But

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Next-generation LNG carrier concept about 8% more energy efficient, with 5% more cargo

Green Car Congress

The design is future compliant with new IGC code, Panama requirements as well as significant advances in a range of features, including the speed-range flexibility, hull form and boil-off rate. —Martin Davies, the Project Manager at DNV GL. The total efficiency was assessed using an integrated systems approach.

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SpaceX sleuths spot third drone ship under construction in Louisiana

Teslarati

While SpaceX could have feasibly gone in any number of directions, ranging from a clean-sheet build to something more akin to Blue Origin’s plans to convert a keeled cargo ship, it appears that the company ultimately settled on the simplest possible option – effectively replicating one of its two existing drone ships.

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