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The Starting Line for Self-Driving Cars

Cars That Think

The 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge was a spectacular failure. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency had offered a US $1 million prize for the team that could design an autonomous ground vehicle capable of completing an off-road course through sometimes flat, sometimes winding and mountainous desert terrain.

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"The Doctor Will See Your Electronic Health Record Now"

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In 2004, President George W. Toms situation underlines the paradox of how far the United States has come since 2004 and how far it still must go to achieve President Bushs vision of a complete, secure, easily accessible, and seamlessly interoperable lifetime EHR. Bush set an ambitious goal for U.S.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Isuzu Stylus

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Then GM created the Geo brand for vehicles made or designed by Isuzu, Suzuki and Toyota, with sales beginning for the 1989 model year. The 2004 Axiom was the final true Isuzu model sold here; after that, the once-proud Isuzu name was reduced to being glued onto hastily rebadged Trailblazers and Colorados. The engine is a 1.6-liter

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IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Changes Students’ Lives

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Since its inception, the prestigious US $10,000 award has been given annually to one exceptional high school student participating in the Regeneron (formerly Intel) International Science and Engineering Fair. Elena Glassman Elena Glassman received the scholarship in 2004 for her Brain-Computer Interface for the Muscularly Disabled project.

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AFRL, Masten Space Systems Inc., NASA, collaborate on successful testing of liquid methane rocket engine

Green Car Congress

successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL. The Masten 25k lbf thrust Broadsword rocket engine. The M10A Broadsword is a LOX/LCH 4 dual expander cycle engine, with an additively manufactured aluminum thrust chamber assembly. Masten Space Systems photo/Matthew Kuhns).

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Schematic model of a wave disk engine, showing combustion and shockwaves within the channels. The wave disc engine, a new implementation of wave rotor technology, was earlier developed by the Michigan State group in collaboration with researchers from the Warsaw Institute of Technology. The Wave Disc Engine. Source: MSU.

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. The lost available energy also results in poor off-design point fuel efficiency.

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