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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

Then we figured out how to move those objects, shade them, and light them before rendering them as frames of a movie. Alvy Ray Smith (left) and Ed Emshwiller at work on Sunstone in 1979 at the New York Institute of Technology. If we'd had any other investor than Steve, we would have been dead in the water. Ed and I were frantic.

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Greentech Media | Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents A new report from Japan's Patent Office has found that the country comprises most of the patents for electric vehicles, which include EVs, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. by: Tech-On! The number nearly doubled from 9,034 in 1995 to 2000.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. A pure HCCI mode, during light to medium loads, when no spark event is required for combustion. Establishing four core brands.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

Indago flies above structures engulfed in flames and maps out the hot zones, on which K-Max then drops flame retardant or water. With no traffic cops or traffic lights, there often was chaos at major intersections. The activity won him the university’s President’s Circle Award in 2001.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

We’ve since ratcheted down the electric use here at my home and in my office and studio watt by watt until we hit our new all time low just last month as we used just 357 kWh which cost us $46.24. I learned all bout this in Joe Romm’s great book, “Hell and High Water&# (c) 2007).

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

Creative Greenius

The more time I spend with Lillian Light the more I admire, respect and flat out like her. I want to be as vital and meaningful as Lillian Light is when I grow up. I began our interview by asking Lillian about the early days of EPN which she helped found in 2001. What was your environmental priority in 2001 and what is it today?

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