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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Moore is best known for his 1965 prediction, which would become known as Moore’s Law : the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would grow exponentially while the retail cost of computers would decrease. He served as chairman emeritus until 2006. His projection came true over the decade that followed.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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This week in Washington, the company held a series of media drives (“TDI Efficiency Rally”) for the Q5, A6 and A7 diesel models to highlight their efficiency and performance, and also offered up its—as well as several other experts’—perspectives on the potential for diesel in the US market. V6 TDI diesel engine. Earlier post.)

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Envera LLC Nearing Completion of New Actuator Mechanism Project for Variable Compression Ratio Engine

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Charles Mendler, the principal of Envera and the inventor of this particular approach to a VCR engine, provided the update on the project at the Department of Energy (DOE) Merit Review this week in Washington, DC. The current effort is directed towards reducing the cost of the actuator system and providing a fast actuator response.

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Wall Street Report

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FIALKA Staff Reporter THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 25, 2006 DAVIS, Calif. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It But he estimates that made in volume, his adjustments would raise the cost of a car by a more affordable 25%.

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Campaign Begins

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EV world NATIONAL COALITION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO URGE AUTOMAKERS TO PRODUCE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES WASHINGTON, D.C.—January

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Some experts estimate that China overtook the United States as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases as early as 2006. Washington Post Foreign Service, 22 November 2009. [ A Portfolio Of Promises. Earlier post.). World Resources Institute, October 2009. [ 17 ] Ben Fox: Britain, France back global fund for climate ills.

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

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executive,” Evans wrote on his blog in 2006. “I And with a commercial price of US $20,000, Stretch is a tiny fraction of the cost of a PR2. One day I was a 6’4”, 200 Lb. I had always been fiercely independent, probably to a fault. With one stroke I became completely dependent for everything….

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