A single O2 unit with two turbines can generate close to 2 megawatts and supply power to over 2,000 households annually.
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Interesting Engineering
World's most powerful tidal turbine eyes US debut with Orbital Marine
Scottish firm with advanced O2 turbines selected as technical partner for OPALCO at proposed Washington State site.
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The blueberry, picked on November 13, 2023, at Costa’s berry farm, managed to beat the previous record holder, a berry grown in Western Australia in 2020 weighing 16.2 grams.
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🔗 https://ie.social/4ZEkX
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Meet Peltocephalus maturin, the newly identified giant turtle species discovered in Brazil. With its huge size, this turtle ranks as one of the world's largest freshwater species.
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Interesting Engineering
Largest freshwater turtle was 6 feet long, 40,000-year-old fossils show
The finding shows that Peltocephalus maturin coexisted with early human inhabitants of the Amazonian region.
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According to Russian state media, Houthi rebels may well now have hypersonic missiles. If true, this could escalate the threat to shipping in the Red Sea.
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Interesting Engineering
Houthi rebels may now have hypersonic missiles, Russian media claims - Interesting Engineering
Houthi rebels in Yemen may, it has been claimed, now be in possession of Iranian-supplied hypersonic missiles.
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When deployed in exascale mode, the chip can build a 70B AI model like LLama from scratch in just one day.
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🔗 https://ie.social/NKrD8
Interesting Engineering
WSE-3: World’s largest AI chip with 4 trillion transistors unveiled
Learn about the incredible capabilities of Cerebras Systems' new AI chip, the Wafer Scale Engine (WSE-3), with four trillion transistors.
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The CIA allegedly launched a secret operation to troll Chinese officials and turn public opinion against them through leaked intelligence and negative news on social media.
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🔗 https://ie.social/V7dDa
Interesting Engineering
Trump asked CIA to create fake social media accounts to troll China - Interesting Engineering
As per a Reuters report, CIA launched a secret operation to turn public opinion against them through negative news.
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Although ants and humans differ greatly in size and evolutionary history, they appear to share a great deal when it comes to going to war.
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🔗 https://ie.social/4ObkZ
Interesting Engineering
Battlefield Earth: The war tactics of ants and humans compared
Ants and humans share more in common than farming and forming complex societies. They also conduct war in similar ways.
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Scientists are gearing up to build the massive particle detectors for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) located beneath South Dakota.
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Interesting Engineering
800-mile neutrino beam probes Earth in DUNE experiment - Interesting Engineering
Scientists are now gearing up for the construction of the first of four gigantic neutrino particle detectors.
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Experience the unique journey as a restored Concorde gracefully floats along the Hudson River, returning to its resting place.
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Interesting Engineering
Iconic Concorde soars once more, completing scenic Hudson River journey - Interesting Engineering
The Concorde, an aviation game-changer and pioneer of supersonic travel, completed a unique journey floating across New York's Hudson River.
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Starship continued to beam footage back to Earth as it traveled at 27,000 km/h and was engulfed in superheated plasma.
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🔗 https://ie.social/4PLkl
Interesting Engineering
Watch Starship’s mesmerizing fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere
Starship may have been lost at the last moment, but SpaceX’s Starlink internet held steady as the rocket turned into a fiery ball traveling at 27,000 km/h.
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Many people were saved from a scam place in the Philippines where they had to pretend to be lovers online. The police raided the center on Thursday and rescued 383 Filipinos, 202 Chinese, and 73 others from different countries.
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🔗 https://ie.social/4ywK7
Interesting Engineering
Over 600 ‘good looking’ victims rescued from ‘love scam’ center
Police in the Philippines raided a place and rescued many 'good-looking' people who were scammed by an online gambling firm.
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With a backlog of $1.3 billion in defense contracts, Sierra Space now also exploring opportunities for in-orbit services and vehicles.
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🔗 https://ie.social/NEyDJ
Interesting Engineering
Meet Spectre: Sierra Space launches multipurpose spacecraft
Sierra Space is developing Spectre, a multi-purpose spacecraft with applications in in-orbit servicing and military operations.
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Explore how UCLA bioengineers developed a thin, flexible neck device that translates larynx muscle movements into audible speech.
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🔗 https://ie.social/Ng8y5
Interesting Engineering
UCLA's AI wearable empowers speech for vocal cord impairments - Interesting Engineering
UCLA bioengineers create thin, flexible neck device translating larynx muscle movements into audible speech.
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Is this robodog better than Boston Dynamics' four-legged Spot? Well, nobody knows for now, but it may be one of the best robot dogs from Asia.
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🔗 https://ie.social/4LLxO
Interesting Engineering
Meet Daystar Bot GS, Lenovo's six-legged robodog
An extra pair of legs makes Lenovo's robodog highly maneuverable, but does this also make Bot GS better than Boston Dynamics' Spot?
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Discover the diverse types of power outlets across the globe and find out which ones you need for your travels. Let's get connected! 💡 #PowerOutlets
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Can you solve this puzzle? Find the missing area in the square with the clues 18, 20, and 32. Get ready to challenge your geometry skills!
The quiz results will be featured in the upcoming issue of the Blueprint newsletter tomorrow: https://ie.social/V0ymX
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The quiz results will be featured in the upcoming issue of the Blueprint newsletter tomorrow: https://ie.social/V0ymX
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Mercedes-Benz has taken the plunge and officially employed Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots to help out on its assembly lines.
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Interesting Engineering
Apollo humanoid robots join the Mercedes-Benz assembly line
Mercedes-Benz has officially adopted Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot for low-skill tasks and manual labor on its assembly lines.
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Imagine a plane the size of a football field built to carry giant wind turbine blades! This startup thinks it's the future of clean energy.
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🔗 https://ie.social/VlRgM
Interesting Engineering
Radia's WindRunner takes title of world's largest plane - Interesting Engineering
WindRunner's mission is to transport the gigantic blades of onshore wind turbines that reach lengths up to 300 feet and weigh 35 tons.
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A group of newly spotted orcas have led to scientists wonder if this group of 49 killer whales could be a new population.
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Interesting Engineering
Scientists find a new population of sperm-whale killers - Interesting Engineering
A group of newly spotted orcas have led to scientists wonder if this group of 49 killer whales could be a new population.
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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals' new drug has become the first drug approved by the US FDA to treat NASH, a fatty liver disease. Click to learn more.
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Interesting Engineering
FDA approves the first drug for life-threatening liver disease
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals' new drug has become the first drug approved by the US FDA to treat NASH, a fatty liver disease.
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