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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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One month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of more than 100 makers from all over Ukraine manufactured and supplied a number of 3D-printed products to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Territorial Defense Force, and the Air Forces. For security reasons, this group does not disclose most of their work.

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Starlink bid for subsidies to provide internet to rural areas denied by FCC

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Funding these vast proposed networks would not be the best use of limited Universal Service Fund dollars to bring broadband to unserved areas across the United States, the Commission concluded,” the FCC noted. As noted by officials in Ukraine, there were about 12,000 Starlink dishes that have been deployed in the country as of May.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

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From the owner’s perspective there will be concerns in bidirectional use about battery drain and wear and tear, says Philip Krein, of the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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What If Europe Loses Russian Natural Gas?

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And the recent revelation of atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine have renewed calls to boycott Russian gas, an action European countries are struggling to figure out how to implement. But Rosenow explains that “there is a shortage of installers in Europe; there is a shortage of kit.”

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Starlink is now activated in Iran

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Karim Sadjadpour, a Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endow, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, spoke with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. “Elon Musk and the USG have sent more than 15,000 Starlink kits to Ukraine but Ukraine’s government is a close ally and eagerly cooperated. The other challenge is logistics.

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