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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. But Tan reasoned that “if the company just manufactured the player, it would not make a lot of money,” according to a 2005 article in the Straits Times.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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The figure has doubled since 2005. Advertising info Legal disclaimer Accessibility Privacy policy Terms & Conditions Help. Moreover, making an electric bicycle uses far less energy than making an electric car. In Shanghai alone there are an estimated 1m electric bicycles. All rights reserved.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Unfortunately, this conference focused primarily on setting a cap on carbon emissions and providing financial aid to developing countries to build capacities to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. Scenario No.