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Latest GHG Inventory shows California remains below 2020 emissions target; much steeper rate of GHG reductions required

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Per capita GHG emissions in California have dropped from a 2001 peak of 14.0 tons per person to 10.7 tons per person in 2018, a 24% decrease. Because of the enormous potential impact of these products, reducing their emissions has a disproportionate benefit to the environment. Transportation emissions declined 1.5

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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The inverse text normalizer, most often used by text-to-speech tools on phones, converts speech into written expressions. He is the youngest person to be an executive vice president at the company. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Seoul National University in 1998 and 2001, respectively.

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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

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The converted RAV4 is the result of the partnership between Toyota and Tesla Motors announced in May 2010; Toyota has contracted for 2,600 units. The target buyers have strong personal convictions on the environment, oil use, and cutting edge technology. “ The RAV4 EV. Click to enlarge. Powertrain Control.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Starting around 2001, the compound semiconductor gallium nitride fomented a revolution in lighting that has been, by some measures, the fastest technology shift in human history. Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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Still, its first-person 3D visuals were ahead of the curve, predating more famous hits like Atari’s Battlezone. “I In retrospect, ESP feels like a predecessor to modern efforts to build “digital twins” to simulate and replicate real-world environments. It didn’t depict real airspace or modern airplanes. The Blackshark.ai

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Hoff and his group developed a multiplexed approach to conversion in which a single converter is shared by the transmit and receive channels. Wortman People most respected Intel Corp. They also established a number of other techniques for conversion and decoding that Hoff saw as not being obvious and for which he received patents.

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