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Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept to debut at 2011 New York International Auto Show

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Lexus announced that the LF-Gh hybrid concept will make its world debut at the 2011 New York International Auto Show. Through this, the definition of L-Finesse, the marque’s design philosophy since 2001, has been refined and evolved to include a bolder, more distinct projection of what a luxury car could become in a modern world.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916. It was an abject failure for the company.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916. It was an abject failure for the company.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. as a researcher specializing in microprocessor design. He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif.,

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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Increasing complexity of vehicle design is driving the need for better simulation and more powerful computers. injector optimization at ORNL); and reduced models for design optimization and control strategies. Low emission, low temperature engine concepts of the future operate in regimes where combustion is poorly understood.

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Video-Game Engineer Sushama Chakraverty Answered the Call of Duty

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Back in 2001, she spotted a poster on her professor’s door advertising for an internship, and she applied without knowing the company she’d be working for. But as her degree program came to a close in 2001, Chakraverty was undecided about her next move. “I It turned out to be Atari , the legendary video-game company.

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LaunchPoint completing SBIR project on electromechanical valve actuator for fully variable valve system

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Concept of valve implementation on 4-cylinder head. LaunchPoint designed and tested a prototype actuator using the magnetic spring technology originally developed for a high-speed switching mechanism in a space application (US Patent 7,265,470). Valves of this type can be applied to a wide variety of internal combustion engines.

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