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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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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. The MEMS version, of course, is only a few millimeters in size, and instead of mercury, it uses a suspended block of silicon.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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Journal or San Jose Mercury News ), Business Week, The Economist Favorite kind of music Classical and electronic Favorite composers Sergey Prokofiev, Dimitry Shostakovich Computer A Hewlett-Packard workstation, which is used “only to print my e-mail; I dictate all my answers to my secretary.” With fuzzy sets, I can definitely say, ‘Yes.’”.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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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.,

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Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

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EcoBoost–Advanced technologies (CY 2017+). 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.