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GE using Large Eddy Simulation on Sandia’s Red Mesa to lay groundwork for quieter wind turbine blades with better power yield

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With approximately 240 GW of new wind installations forecasted globally over the next five years, a 2% increase would create 5 GW of additional wind power capacity—enough to power every household in New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles, combined, GE Research noted. In 2004, in partnership with Cray Inc.,

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Madni Current job: Distinguished adjunct professor, University of California, Los Angeles ; retired president, CEO, and CTO, BEI Technologies Date of birth: 8 September 1947 Birthplace: Mumbai, India Family: Wife (Taj), son (Jamal) Education: 1968 graduate, RCA Institutes ; B.S., 1969, and M.S., 1969, and M.S., In partnership with.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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Total cost of those five measures is estimated to be $3.9 BNSF has been operating four liquefied natural gas yard locomotives in downtown Los Angeles since the mid-1990s. billion, with $3 billion of that consumed by the new Tier 4 interstate line haul locomotives.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. Not all these companies will succeed, and Los Angeles–based Second Sight provides a cautionary tale for bold entrepreneurs interested in brain tech. Terry Byland.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 2 August 1985, Estridge, his wife, Mary Ann, and a handful of IBM salesmen from Los Angeles boarded Delta Flight 191 headed to Dallas. The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. Then disaster struck.

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Mercedes-Benz presents B-Class F-CELL fuel cell vehicle at LA Auto Show; delivery to US leasing customers by end of 2010

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Mercedes-Benz presented the new B-Class F-CELL, its first (limited) series production fuel-cell powered electric vehicle available in the US ( earlier post ), at the Los Angeles Auto Show. tax over a term of 24 months and includes the cost of hydrogen fuel. A typical full-service monthly lease rate will be $849 excl.

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USGS study concludes plausible California megastorm could result in 3x more damage than severe SoCal earthquake

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As examples, the authors noted, the storm largely cuts off traffic from Los Angeles to the north and east for 1-2 weeks, with gradual recovery. An Atmospheric River originating over the central Pacific on 16 February 2004. Congress deemed the cost of the study to be too high at the time. Source: USGS. Click to enlarge.