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New mixed-oxide catalysts shown as viable substitute for platinum catalysts for diesel exhaust aftertreatment

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Nanostellar was founded in California in 2004 by scientists from Stanford University and NASA Ames Research Center. Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Kyeongjae (KJ) Cho, currently professor of materials science and engineering and physics at the University of Texas, Dallas, is a senior author on the Science paper.

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The Maestro Behind Design-Software Behemoth Synopsys

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For Synopsys Chief Executive Aart de Geus , running the electronic design automation behemoth is similar to being a bandleader. De Geus is considered a founding father of electronic design automation (EDA), which automates chip design using synthesis and other tools. The company reported US $1.36

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

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Both machines were designed for consumers, not just hobbyists or the technically skilled. He turned to William “Bill" Lowe , who had given some thought to the design of such a machine. That machine would be the last PC designed outside IBM's development process. In August, Tandy launched its TRS-80 , which came with games.

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The Algorithm that Mapped Omicron Shows a Path Forward

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This surveillance helps them design vaccines that more closely match the latest viral strains. Only a select few experts are capable of analyzing this esoteric data, and until 2004, they did it mostly in their heads. a splashy paper in the journal Science in July 2004. Derek Smith is not one of those experts.

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