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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

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Parker is currently helping to develop an artificial brain that can replicate the functions of neural mechanisms believed to be important for learning and memory. It is now available on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki. Can we emulate schizophrenia? Can we emulate various things that are biological?”

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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He also guided the development of thin-film disk drives, according to his biography on the Engineering and Tech History Wiki. After retiring from IBM in 2002, Williams volunteered at the Computer History Museum , in Mountain View, Calif. He managed several magnetic recording projects during his career. Williams was granted 27 U.S.

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An MPGuino Fuel-Economy Computer with a Retro Look

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Owners of most vehicles can purchase, for example, a ScanGauge and plug it into the OBD-II ( On Board Diagnostics II ) data port of their cars, which would allow them to view an estimate of instantaneous MPG while driving. Many newer cars show instantaneous fuel consumption on the dash. Mine doesn’t.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

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Keep in mind that such changes would be trivial for the OEM to implement themselves, perhaps we can convince them to do so. The generator portion of the system can then be downsized, modular, removable, and easily able to utilize any one of a number of technologies such as ICE, Micro Turbine, Stirling, to perhaps even FuelCell and Mr. Fusion.

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The Story Behind Pixar’s RenderMan CGI Software

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In many cases, it can be difficult to tell what’s real and what isn’t. But there is another way you can pick points,” Cook explains. Eliminate jaggies, the saw-toothed appearance of curved or diagonal lines when viewed on a low-resolution monitor. To eliminate jaggies , Cook devised the so-called Monte Carlo technique.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Since it can refuel from a standard household outlet and from a gasoline station, it needs no new infrastructure.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. other outputs for extra juice.your computer for working in the park ("telecommuting" with a view), running mobile operations like bike camps for the more mobile population- Ive seen threads for this and "homeless" remediations projects. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up?

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