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ARPA-E to award up to $10M to study cold fusion (LENR)

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Multiple books recount the history of “cold fusion” (now known as LENR). DOE reviews in 1989 and 2004 both concluded that the evidence did not support the claim of D-D fusion, but that research proposals on deuterated heavy metals should be evaluated under the standard peer-review process.

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2nd Generation Valeo Stop-Start System to Launch in Peugeot, Citroën Diesels in 3Q 2010

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Valeo’s first generation of alternator-based stop-start systems (StARS) has been in serial production with Citroën since 2004, on smart cars since 2007 and on Mercedes-Benz A- and B-class vehicles as of the first quarter of 2009.

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Norwegian Investors Rally to Revived Think Electric Car

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Many of Norway's tycoons and heirs are making significant investments in the company which is planning production of as many as 10,000 cars by 2009. Ford ultimately followed the lead of the other automakers, and began to destroy the cars in 2004. and the story is told as well in Sherry Boschert's book Plug-in Hybrids.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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The company stumbled badly, its bureaucratic approach to product development no match for a fast-moving field. The logical place to build a small computer was inside IBM's General Products Division, which focused on minicomputers and the successful typewriter business. At the outset, though, things looked rosy. and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Madni sat at the helm of BEI Sensors and Controls, overseeing a product line that included a variety of sensor and inertial-navigation devices, but its customers were less varied—mainly, the aerospace and defense electronics industries. In 1992, Asad M. And he had a problem. The Cold War had ended, crashing the U.S. defense industry.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

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12 Days of Giveaways

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Weekly check ins, 24/7 support and guidance 6 days a week & 10% OFF all meals/products bought here at Nufs Kitchen. Established in 2004, Forw4rd is located in Cleethorpes. Passionate about sustainability, the team engrain this into every element of their production, packaging and process. Facebook: Sugar so Sweet.

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