Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Microbes convert naturally occurring mercury in soils into methylmercury in newly flooded soils—such as when dams are built for hydroelectric projects—by degradation of labile organic carbon and associated changes in geochemical conditions.

Mercury 199

Mercury Canada Mariner Water 199

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. A hundred years ago, centimeter-scale tilt switches used a conductive blob of mercury rolling along a glass tube to close an electric circuit.

Stimulus Package 90

Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 90

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

So IEEE Spectrum is making one of its occasional forays into science fiction, with a short story by Karl Schroeder about the unexpected outcomes from building a computer out of planet Mercury. E In a 2013 study, Sandberg and his colleague Stuart Armstrong suggested deploying automated self-replicating robots on Mercury to build a Dyson swarm.

Mercury 132

Mercury Solar Light Building 132

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and hexavalent chrome) that pose a known threat to health or the environment. Construction of the new paint line will begin this December and is slated for completion in December 2017. SOCs are chemical (e.g., solvents) or materials (e.g., from a high of 755 kg/auto in FY11.

Honda 150

Honda Green North America Acura 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

EcoBoost–Advanced technologies (CY 2017+). Converter lockup/modulation optimizations. As an example of this “democratization of technology”, Ford plans to fit nearly 90% of the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury lineup with EPAS (Electric Power Assist Steering) by 2012. EcoBoost-Advanced Technologies. Click to enlarge.

Fuel Economy 186

Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing 186