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Startup commercializing thermo-acoustic Stirling technology for combined heat and power for homes

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As outlined in a 2004 study of a traveling-wave thermo-acoustic power converter that generates electricity from heat for NASA by researchers from Northrup Grumman Space and Technology and Los Alamos National Laboratory, a thermo-acoustic design incorporates a thermo-acoustic driver that converts heat to acoustic power without any moving parts.

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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years

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Connecting PARC’s Alto computers Ethernet’s development began in 1973, when Charles P. Metcalfe and Boggs had two criteria: The network had to be fast enough to support their laser printer, and it had to connect hundreds of computers within the same building. Thus new nodes could be added while existing connections were live.

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Preh acquires power electronics company ePower from Kongsberg Automotive

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Preh’s development and manufacturing expertise includes, in particular, HMI systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, infotainment and connectivity solutions, as well as e-mobility control units. Joyson is now one of the world’s 100 largest automotive suppliers.

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Qualcomm and LG bringing 5G and Cellular-V2X communications into vehicles

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This work builds on the long-established relationship between Qualcomm Technologies and LG since the two delivered their first telematics system in 2004. The connected car platform also supports 802.11p/DSRC and C-V2X, based upon 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 14 specifications. Earlier post.).

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Toshiba launches Visconti3 line of image recognition processors for automotive applications

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Integration of the ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore improves connectivity to car navigation systems, smartphones and cloud-based services and makes it easier for customers to implement features during software development. It commercialized Visconti in 2004 and the improved Visconti2 in 2011.

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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf

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Together they make up the Internet’s core architecture and enable computers to connect and exchange traffic. A year later, he led the development of MCI Mail , the first commercial email service on the Internet. IP manages the addressing and forwarding of data to and from its proper destinations.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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The company also charged that many of the EPA’s findings from the recent deep monitoring wells, including those related to any potential connection between hydraulic fracturing and Pavillion groundwater quality, were conjecture. From 2004 to 2007 Encana drilled 44 wells. Therefore, this area does not have a large continuous aquifer.

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