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New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods

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The concept was presented at two recent international conferences, and has been described in several recent papers. We’re hoping this system will be much more affordable,” he says, as well as faster and more sensitive. Chatzigeorgiou, D.; Youcef-Toumi, K.; Ben-Mansour, R. 2014.2308145.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). It runs through November. Ford also recently announced GoDrive, an on-demand, public car-sharing pilot.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

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During a press conference at AutoMobility LA, ReachNow, BMW Group’s free-floating premium car sharing service, announced its expansion into its third city: Brooklyn, NY. The expansion to Brooklyn marks the company’s first expansion beyond the West Coast of the United States; the service currently operates in Seattle and Portland.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At a renewable energy conference in February of this year Doug Berven, the director of Corporate Affairs at ethanol producer POET, shared the following capacity projections for the ethanol business: At the beginning of this year the industry had 12.1 All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry. Earlier post.).

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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Sketchpad afforded many different capabilities for working with these line drawings, including the automatic completion of shapes, resizing, and the ability to copy and repeat elements. In this clip from his oral history, Sutherland recalls how he came to use the TX-2: Ivan Sutherland on using Lincoln Lab’s TX-2 to create Sketchpad.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. " BYD can afford to hire lots of them because their salaries are only about $600 to $700 a month; they also get subsidized housing in company-owned apartment complexes and low-cost meals in BYD canteens.

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