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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

Cars That Think

She was inspired by her parents, who worked in biology, and by her reading of physics journals and engineering and science magazines. student at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, when she interned at Arkansas Nuclear One. That process was created after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

Cars That Think

When he died on 5 October 2011 at age 56, he left a lasting legacy. Jobs also redefined what a high-tech corporate campus should look like, according to a 2011. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." People have criticized Jobs's personal traits.

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Speech Processing Pioneer Sadaoki Furui Dies at 77

Cars That Think

He was named director of the university’s library in 2009 and became director of the Contents Utilization Center in 2011, when he was named professor emeritus. Among the awards he received was a 2016 Bunka Korosha (Person of Cultural Merit) Award , one of the highest honors bestowed by the Japanese government. Mills Award.

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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

Green Car Congress

It also is standard on 2011-12 S60 sedans and 2012 model S80 sedans and XC70 wagons. In its 2011 report, AASHTO notes that USDOT’s original VII (Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration) approach assumed that DSRC would be required for all V2V and V2I communications. Michele Weigle, Old Dominion University, 2008).

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

Cars That Think

If electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft do manage to revolutionize transportation, the date of 5 October 2011, may live on in aviation lore. Opener’s highly unusual, single-seat flier is intended for personal use rather than transporting passengers, which makes it almost unique. It’s also a triumph of engineering.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox.

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. Indeed as it turned out he knew far more than the President or any member of Congress did on the subject but none of them cared because Gore’s personality and persona didn’t work on TV.

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