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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Five Unusual Types of Products 3M Developed Over the Years Bondo: While not developed under 3M’s roof, the Bondo brand of automotive body filler, essentially a putty designed to fill in holes and cover visual imperfections, has been owned by 3M since at least 2007. based on Pfluemer’s magnetic-tape invention.

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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increase over the number of trips taken in 2007 on public transportation, while at the same time, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) declined by 3.6% The light rail system that started in November 2007 in Charlotte, NC showed the highest percentage of increase with an annual 862% increase. Americans took 10.7 This represents a 4.0%

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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EUREKA MOMENT After a 2007 visit to the Elmina Slave Castle , a former slave-trading depot in Ghana, Johnson had what she calls a “eureka moment.” Because Georgia’s fee is the least expensive, she’s running the pilot program for the app in the Atlanta area.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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He worked at Georgia Power in Atlanta for more than 20 years, and he was a principal research engineer at the National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center at Georgia Tech for more than 25 years, becoming NEETRAC's associate director. He also served on its switch gear committee. Williams was granted 27 U.S.

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Ford Testing Intelligent System for Plug-in Vehicle to Grid Communication to Manage Charging

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In 2007, Ford announced a partnership with Southern California Edison, the electric utility with the nation’s largest and most advanced electric vehicle fleet. and its parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company. Southern California Edison. New York Power Authority. Consolidated Edison of New York. American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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An active volunteer, he was a member of the IEEE GRSS administrative committee and served as associate editor from 2003 to 2007 for IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications on 5 May during the IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit and Honors Ceremony , held in Atlanta.

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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and its parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company. Ford formed its first utility partnership with Southern California Edison in 2007. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; Progress Energy of Raleigh, N.C. DTE Energy of Detroit. National Grid of Waltham, Mass. New York State Energy and Research Development Authority, a state agency.

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