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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Wave rotor technology has been explored since 1906, although its first significant application was in 1940 by Brown Boveri Company (BBC, today ABB) which used it as a high pressure stage for a gas turbine locomotive engine. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars.

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Drones with Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump into the Air

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On the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is home to many roboticists. Ijspeert, and Dario Floreano from EPFL in Switzerland and UC Irvine, appears in the December 4 issue of Nature. It’s also home to many birds, which spend the majority of their time doing bird things. Daley, Auke J.

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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

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If you think this might be able to help you (and you live in Switzerland), Emovo is currently offering free trials. BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing. This is pretty amazing, because it's not just a research project, it's actually a product that's helping patients.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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August, 2009 : Switzerland and Italy agreed in principle to redraw portions of the Swiss-Italian border, established in 1861, that had shifted due to the recession of glaciers in areas where the border is determined by the area’s watershed ( earlier post ). Reuters , 14/15 November 2009. [ Reuters UK, 15 November 2009. [

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Video Friday: Good Over All Terrains

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BBC ] via [ Laughing Squid ] By watching their own motions with a camera, robots can teach themselves about the structure of their own bodies and how they move, a new study from researchers at Columbia Engineering now reveals. AVFL ] Yes! More research like this please; legged robots (of all sizes) are TOO STOMPY. [