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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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The peer-to-peer car-sharing platform is another example of a CASE strategy project that has advanced from idea to implementation. The relevant app will be available to download from December from the Apple iTunes store at first. The Croove scheme will be launched in Munich to begin with and is open to any brand of vehicle.

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These Graphene Tattoos Are Actually Biosensors

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The Rise of Epidermal Electronics The idea of a peel-and-stick sensor comes from the groundbreaking work of John Rogers and his team at Northwestern University. To detect such electrocardiogram signals, we place a pair of GETs on a persons skin, either on the chest near the heart or on the two arms.

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15 Round Glass Dining Room Tables That Add Sophistication To Mealtime

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It’s something that you can really personalize and style around easily. Take a look at more like this over at LA Furniture Store. Home & Garden Design Ideas gives us the most versatile design on the list. A personal favorite, this golden and glass design from Decor Pad is both functional and truly stylish.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Nearly 40 teams initially submitted ideas for the $50,000 Apps for Vehicles Challenge that seeks to improve safety and fuel efficiency through data innovation. unlocks the data stored in a market of 290 million cars in the US and EU alone, growing 30M a year. Earlier post.). It will also coach drivers on how to improve their driving.

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Honda unveils Urban EV Concept, production version in 2019; electrified technology for every new model launched in Europe

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The on-board advanced Honda Automated Network Assistant acts as a personal concierge, which learns from the driver by detecting emotions behind their judgments. Honda will apply its Power Manager technology as part of a smart grid pilot scheme—the SMILE project (Smart Ideas to Link Energies)—in the west of France.

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NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

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Cloud computing refers to the practice of using a network of remote servers to store, manage and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. CloudLab will be a facility where researchers can build their own clouds and experiment with new ideas with complete control, visibility and scientific fidelity.