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...Water is used in most forms of fuel and power generation, for example, to pump for oil and gas or to produce steam in thermal power stations....
...modification was to include more metal on model howitzers, enabling the material, when heated up, to mimic the heat signals of real weapons firing dozens of rounds per day that could be registered by Russian thermal...
...“It does not demand rocket science or new technologies; the solutions are already here. We just need to rethink our design culture.”...
...Structuring a company’s technology in a modular and dynamic fashion — facilitated by enterprise resource planning software and cloud-based solutions — allows for it to be more responsive....
...Ramping up fusion R&D should not distract from the need to improve the proven nuclear fission technology that powers existing power stations, particularly by introducing a new generation of small modular...
...This will considerably worsen each season’s thermal effect on Brunelleschi’s dome....
...“The case is of a three-layer, modular design made from DLC [diamond-like carbon] treated titanium, with a carbon-fibre middle,” says Cerrato. “It means it will be very easy to customise future models....
...The climate case Small modular reactors sit among a host of other advanced technologies that the nuclear campaigners hope will revive their industry as climate change becomes more pressing....
...In developing countries, technology can open many new pathways to prosperity, writes Melinda Gates for the FT....
...Fairphone is the only significant modular player after Google quit the scene, suspending its Project Ara in 2016....
...All the clouds support an open “stack” of technologies that make it easier for developers to move between them....
...In 2007, the US Energy Information Administration published projections showing it expected US renewable sources other than hydro power and biomass to supply the equivalent of 1.33 quadrillion British Thermal...
...Ikea gave us cheap furniture, and the same principles of simple modular assembly are giving us cheaper solar panels, too....
...The development will also pioneer new approaches to energy, including a thermal grid and on-site generation, and tech-enabled primary healthcare that will be integrated with social services....
...That is the aim of companies developing a concept known as small modular reactors (SMRs) — mini power stations which draw on modular manufacturing techniques to simplify and accelerate construction....
...He was alleged to have sought assistance from US experts on technologies including small modular reactors, advanced fuel assembly and nuclear reactor-related computer codes, on behalf of the China General...
...“Once you go modular, the cost of a space station falls from many hundreds of millions of dollars,” says Mr Ocko. “Panels and struts can all be snapped together in space.”...
...For now, small-scale nuclear industry proponents are focused on proving the technology can work at costs low enough to make it competitive....
...I loved the Cat S60 phone made by Britain’s Bullitt Group, which allows you to take detailed thermal images....
...With the rise of new technologies, prefab homes now offer cutting-edge architecture mixed with high eco-credentials....
...The US technology sector began the week with a rebound as investors picked through the dozens of momentum stocks that have been felled by the rotation out of high-growth companies despite volatile swings...
...Westinghouse, now owned by Toshiba, transferred the AP1000 technology to China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Co in 2006....
...In the US, a “nuclear renaissance” touted just a few years ago has receded as the weak economy and exploitation of local shale gas has brought down prices of conventional thermal fuel....
...That has sharply depressed the price of gas, which fell from a high of $13.69 per million British thermal units in 2008 to a low of $2.23 on January 23....
...It is working with CompactGTL, a British company that has pioneered a type of modular GTL technology that is incorporated into existing oil and gas operations, both onshore and offshore....
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