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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. His projection came true over the decade that followed. After earning his Ph.D.,

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

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Gerard “Gus” Gaynor says he knew he would become an engineer when he was 7 years old, inspired by his father’s monthly Popular Mechanics magazines. In 1959 he asked to be transferred to another division, in California. As his fascination with different engineering fields grew, he set out to explore them. members’ careers.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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This article is sponsored by California State University, Northridge (CSUN). AT, in its most basic form, is anything that helps a person achieve enhanced performance, improved function, or accelerated access to information. California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Your smartphone is getting smarter. Just look around you.

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‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy

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In the news media, the open letter has inspired straight reportage , critical accounts for not going far enough (“ shut it all down ,” Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote in Time magazine), as well as critical accounts for being both a mess and an alarmist distraction that overlooks the real AI challenges ahead.

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Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

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Barthélemy typically works with artisans in person to create tapestries or rugs but, since the Taliban retook power in 2021, he’s had to connect with the weavers remotely. Scattered throughout Southern California are a set of varied Modernist residences known as the Case Study Houses. restaurant-cueillette.fr.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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He’s tried the sugar and honey approach for ten years but instead of catching flies he’s caught hassles and obstructions from local Southern California city officials who haven’t kept up with modern technology and remain both ignorant and adversarial when it comes to helping their citizens go solar. “ Idiots !

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

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Bill McKibben’s “Do The Math” article in 2012′s Rolling Stone magazine taught us that we cannot burn any more than 565 gigatons of carbon if we want to stay at 2° or lower. You know how the Greenius loves a challenge and how little I fear anything… except maybe The Math itself.