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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Ultra-Reliable Radio

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He became the mission systems engineer in 2004. “I Quadrature phase shift keying can double a channel's data rate, at the cost of more complicated transmitters and receivers. Menzel can remember, for instance, ideas for laser-based optical systems that were invariably rejected. “I I knew where the risks were in this mission.

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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The experience curves will be broken down to better understand the impacts of each process stage (pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and fermentation) as well as the production of by-products on the costs of generating biofuels using the bioconversion platform. million (US$7.2-million)

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I have talked about the total cost of ownership for EVs compared with both hybrid and traditional ICE vehicles. Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action. He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. The idea that they were getting some kind of vision, it was kind of electrifying—for the patients and the doctors.”. Terry Byland did not encounter any problems with his 2004 Argus I implant. Jeroen Perk.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I have talked about the total cost of ownership for EVs compared with both hybrid and traditional ICE vehicles. Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action. He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004.

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

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The idea of putting together a PC outside of IBM's development process disturbed some committee members. The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. In December 2004, IBM announced it was selling its PC business to Lenovo for $1.75

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there.

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