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Volkswagen partners with D-Wave on quantum computing; CeBIT premiere of research project for traffic flow optimization

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Earlier this month, IBM announced an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. In the first half of 2017, IBM plans to release a full SDK (Software Development Kit) on the IBM Quantum Experience for users to build simple quantum applications and software programs.

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Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

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Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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2023 GWM Ora Extended Range review: How does the new budget-priced five-door hatch stack up against Australia’s cheapest electric cars?

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Step up to the Ora Extended Range and it’s a hefty $6000 leap (that model only received a $2000 reduction as part of the recent price reductions) to make it $45,990 plus on-roads. The Ora is covered by a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, but that reverts to 150,000km if you use the car for commercial purposes, including ride sharing.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Teaming up with Stanley Mazor and Federico Faggin, he created the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. Soon Mazor, then a research engineer at Intel, joined him, and the two pursued Hoff’s ideas, developing a simple instruction set that could be implemented with about 2000 transistors. in Rochester, NY. You’re crazy.”

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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He went on to own a Rover 2000, which was the most handsome looking car of its time. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai. One idea would be to cater to the commercial segment. The NMC cells usually show a life of 2000 cycles in the lab, compared to the 4000 of LFP.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. It is 12 years later. The management at GM are liars. Now all you hear is highway miles.

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