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The Future We Saw Coming Is Now

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By the time we gave all the details in a 2019 feature article , it was clear that this device was destined to be the successor to the FinFET. Moore first spotted the second technology, back-side power delivery , at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in 2019. Speaking of commitment, the U.S.

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IHS Markit: GM announcement latest sign that peak gasoline demand from light vehicles has already come and gone

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IHS Markit places the global peak for oil demand (gasoline and diesel) from LVs in 2019 when the demand averaged 29.1 When it comes to oil demand from light vehicles, it’s the latest sign that the 2019 peak is permanent. million barrels per day (MMb/d).

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Rolls-Royce introducing completely integrated MTU marine hybrid propulsion systems as of 2020

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Rolls-Royce is planning to test a new MTU hybrid system incorporating Series 2000 engines in a yacht in 2019. The new MTU hybrid propulsion systems for ships are part of the Green and High-Tech initiative, which Rolls-Royce Power Systems launched in 2015. —Knut Müller, Head of the Marine and Government Business at MTU.

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Aker Solutions awarded subsea gas compression contract for Jansz-Io

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The award follows completion of the front-end engineering and design (FEED) awarded in 2019. The Jansz-Io gas field was first discovered in April 2000 and is located around 200 kilometers offshore the north-western coast of Western Australia, at water depths of approximately 1,400 meters.

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Has Nissan just cracked the code to cheaper EVs?

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In the UK, a like for like 2WD comparison sees electrification add around 2000 pounds to the sticker price. The brand says the strategy will reduce its production costs by around 30 percent by 2026, compared with 2019 costs.

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Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

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The researchers found that if the ambient ozone level was 3 parts per billion higher where you live compared to another location over 10 years, that was associated with an increase in emphysema roughly the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years. Wang M, Aaron CP, Madrigano J, et al. 2019.10255.

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EEA report finds most Europeans in cities still exposed to levels of air pollution exceeding WHO guidelines

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The European Environment Agency’s (EEA’s) “ Air quality in Europe — 2019 report ” shows that almost all Europeans living in cities are still exposed to air pollution levels that exceed the health-based air quality guidelines (AQGs) set by the World Health Organization (WHO). For PM with a diameter of 10 ?m

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