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Elon Musk’s Boring Company submits plans for 6.2-mile Loop system in Miami

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As per a recent report, The Boring Company has submitted a proposal to build the North Miami Beach Loop, a 6.2-mile mile transport tunnel system in Miami, FL. When scaled, the North Miami Beach Loop could be scaled to accomodate over 15,000 commuters per hour. The Boring Company also expects the construction of the 6.2-mile

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Waymo One robotaxi services are coming to Miami

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Waymo is expanding its Waymo One ride-hailing robotaxi service to Miami, Florida. Miami presents an environment for Waymo to enhance its self-driving technology, particularly when it comes to handling challenging weather conditions. Miami, are you ready? The driverless robotaxi service will be offered through the Waymo One app.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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The largest greening BUAs are Pearl River Delta (PRD), Tokyo, Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Miami, Beijing, Chicago, Seoul, Tianjin, São Paulo, and Osaka. Of the 841 cities studied, 325 showed significant greening with more than 10% of greening BUAs. 101 of these are located in China.

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Schaeffler to show 48V mild-hybrid SUV concept at NAIAS; phase 2 of development meets 2025 CAFE

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Last year during NAIAS, Schaeffler showed the first phase of the concept car that demonstrated its low-cost strategy to meet CAFE 2020 guidelines. Upcoming performances will be in Miami on March 4 and Long Beach in April 2015. The vehicle is based on a modern, all-wheel-drive, midsize SUV with an automatic transmission.

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DOE to award $30M for research on onboard natural gas storage and at-home refueling; $10M for algal biofuels

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President Obama announced both new programs during a speech on Thursday at the University of Miami. Specific aims include technological advancements in the areas of: new sorbent material for low pressure storage of natural gas; and. Low-pressure approaches inherently reduce the burden (cost) of home refueling.).

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Ames Lab team replaces Dysprosium in permanent magnets with Cerium for lower-cost, high performance solution

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Here we report the results of an experimental study performed on Ce (the most abundant and low cost rare-earth element) based (Nd 1-x Ce x ) 2 Fe 14-y Co y B nanostructured magnets. —Pathak et al. Earlier post.) Pathak, A. Gschneidner, K.

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BIRD Energy to invest $6.4M in Israel-US projects; biomass, fuel cells, natural gas, water-energy nexus and energy efficiency technologies

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Miami Beach, FL) will develop and demonstrate boosting EV charging through energy storage system. Sderot, Israel) and Brayton Energy, LLC (Hampton, NH), will develop a low cost and high efficiency solid biomass and solid waste fueled electricity generation system. —,US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. Exency Ltd.

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