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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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It can take up to 15 years to get a new drug through the regulatory-approval process before it becomes available to patients. The analytics programs use machine learning, statistical modeling, natural language processing, predictive modeling, and related techniques to evaluate information. An overview of the findings is now available.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. Every yellow light-emitting diode you see—that’s George’s work.” His biggest adventure, though, has been some 30 years of research into light-emitting diodes. Vital statistics Name Magnus George Craford Date of birth Dec. The photographs appeared in the original print version.

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Toyota and Lexus roll-out low-cost automated braking safety packages on RAV4 Hybrid and RX crossover

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At separate press conferences Wednesday and Thursday at the New York Auto Show, Toyota will reveal the RAV4 Hybrid SUV, while Lexus unveils its all-new fourth-generation RX luxury crossover SUV. The systems are intended to address commonly occurring crash types according to traffic accident statistical analyses.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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At a conference in Moscow on October 14, President Putin said that Russia had reached if not passed the peak of its economic crisis and predicted economic growth in coming years. A chart is available on Bloomberg. IMF WEO Data: Recessions as far as the Eyes can See. percent year-over-year, up from 2.3 percent growth in Q1.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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The upper level will be for pedestrians and light weight vehicles like bicycles, Segways and electric bicycles. A Q&A with Luca Guala on the Masdar PRT is available here. In perhaps the most sobering statistic shared at the 2009 SAE conference, Prof Thrun’s investigations have led him to believe that 1-1.2

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Can Earth's Digital Twins Help Us Navigate the Climate Crisis?

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Speaking at the company's GPU Technology Conference , CEO Jensen Huang said Earth-2 would be used to create a digital twin of Earth in the Omniverse —a virtual collaboration platform that is Nvidia's attempt at a metaverse. "We

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