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Insight LiDAR develops first gesture detection sensing technology for autonomous vehicle LiDAR systems

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Insight LiDAR announced that its product, Insight 1600, is the first LiDAR with the combined high resolution and velocity detection to enable pedestrian gesture recognition. When humans drive, we’re constantly scanning the environment around us. —Vice President of Business Development Greg Smolka. —Chris Wood.

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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. high-temperature combustion processes and carbon-rich circumstellar environments portray a similar complexity as hydrocarbon-rich atmospheres of planets and their moons. Molecular structures of the benzene molecule along with key structural isomers.

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Faurecia unveils $64M digital factory showcasing the future of manufacturing; Industry 4.0

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Columbus South, a 400,000 square-foot facility, will employ 450 people and produce a new, high-tech emissions control product for the commercial vehicle industry. This facility represents our entry into Industry 4.0, A completely paperless environment keeping employees connected and informed with real time information.

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IBM and Repsol launch first cognitive technologies collaboration for oil industry applications

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announced the first research collaboration to leverage cognitive technologies to support the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry boasts some of the most advanced geological, geophysical and chemical science in the world. Scientists at IBM and global energy company Repsol S.A.

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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With this agreement with Bucher Municipal, we are taking a very important strategic step towards electrifying one of the most complicated and demanding tasks in our urban environments. —Volvo Trucks President Roger Alm. The tractor models of the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX Electric are released for sale now.

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Plug selected by NFE for 120 MW green hydrogen plant on Gulf Coast

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NFE) for a 120 MW industrial-scale green hydrogen plant near Beaumont, Texas. The Port of Beaumont and broader Sabine-Neches Navigation District are home to an array of large-scale industrial facilities in the refining, petrochemical and other sectors that utilize hydrogen for desulfurization and feedstock processing.

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Researchers detect broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust in e-waste recyling centers

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However, the health effects of these compounds, and how readily they migrate into the environment, are largely unknown. Manufacturers add synthetic antioxidants to plastics, rubbers and other polymers to make them last longer. Then, they used liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry to screen for 18 emerging HPAs and 6 emerging SAs.

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