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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

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from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.2% In conclusion: Vehicles per person reached a maximum in 2006, two years after a maximum for distance driven per person. Vehicles per person has been on a rebound since 2012, but it is still down from 2006 by 2.4%. by 2018 (to 0.767 vehicles).

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.3% In conclusion: Vehicles per person reached a maximum in 2006, two years after a maximum for distance driven per person. Vehicles per person has been on a rebound since 2012, but it is still down from 2006 by 2.2%. by 2017 (to 0.769 vehicles).

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.

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How the Computer Graphics Industry Got Started at the University of Utah

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Their groundbreaking research, conducted at the University of Utah , in Salt Lake City, and at their company, Evans and Sutherland , helped jump-start the computer graphics industry. A ceremony was held at the university on 24 March to recognize the computer graphics and visualization techniques with an IEEE Milestone.

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Ford to expand research collaboration with Australian universities

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Ford will expand its collaboration with Australian universities as part of a commitment to developing a world-class system of external alliances, programs and practices in Australia and Asia. The company has appointed senior Ford Technical Engineer, Richard Taube, as Ford Australia’s Manager for University Programs.

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Toyota and Tsinghua University extend joint research agreement for 5 years

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Tsinghua University have extended their joint research conducted through the Tsinghua University-Toyota Research Center for five more years. The research center was established to realize even closer collaboration. The research center was established to realize even closer collaboration.

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Petrobras and the Federal University of RN inaugurate a pilot plant to cultivate microalgae for biofuel

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Petrobras and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte inaugurated a pilot plant in Extremoz (state of Rio Grande do Norte) for the cultivation of microalgae for biodiesel production. The project is part of Thematic Networks, a program Petrobras set up in 2006 to enhance relations with Brazilian universities and research institutes.

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