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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. He was inducted into the Silicon Valley Hall of Fame in 2013. He helped found the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. Mulligan Jr. Education Medal and the 1983 IEEE Morris N.

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Westport Innovations acquires alt fuel systems company Prins Autogassystemen for €12.2M

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In October, a Prins technology paper presented at the 2013 Global Technology Conference (GTC) in London “Development of Dual Fuel technology: Prins Dieselblend-2.0 million tonnes in 2013—an increase of 9.4 Mt, or 57%, over the 2003 level. There are now almost 25 million autogas vehicles in use around the world.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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Dongarra says he’s a big promoter of IEEE meetings and workshops, especially the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis , sponsored by ACM and the IEEE Computer Society , of which he is a member. He has won many awards at the conference for his papers.

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UK study finds low carbon policy has bolstered UK automotive sector, but trucks neglected and biofuels stalled

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A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. billion (US$110 billion) in 2013 compared with £46.3 billion (US$79 billion) in 2003. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In America study projects Tesla Roadster packs will retain 80-85% capacity after 100K miles

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The finding, released at the Teslive Tesla users conference (a partnership between Tesla Motors Club (TMC) and Tesla Motors), bests initial projections set by Tesla Motors in 2006 which suggested a 70% capacity retention after five years and 50,000 miles driven, said Tom Saxton, Plug In America’s chief science officer, who wrote the study.

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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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“ First, this report serves as an interim evaluation of the evolving science midway through an IPCC cycle: IPCC’s AR5 (Fifth Assessment Report) is not due for completion until 2013. ” The most recent peer-reviewed papers evaluated by the authors of the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) were published in mid-2006. Resilience.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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The US DOT’s is preparing NHTSA for a decision in 2013 that will determine whether the agency proceeds with regulatory activities that could require DSRC technology on new vehicles, consumer information programs that help new car buyers understand the effectiveness of this technology, or the need for further research and development.

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