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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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The difference in outcomes under the two scenarios and thus the opportunity cost of not realizing the Asian Century scenario is huge, especially in human terms. Asia accounted for about 20% of the world’s energy consumption in 2000, 27% in 2007, and is expected to rise above 40% by 2050. —Haruhiko Kuroda. Energy consumption.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory. He returned to KAIST in 2007 and pioneered research in graphene and thermoelectric devices. Without these functional devices, he adds, “there would be no Nobel Prize for the CCD.”. Korea Academy of Science and Technology. Kim Choong-Ki.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Biggest surprise in career Media hysteria over the microprocessor Patents 17 Books recently read Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory by John R. In October 1969, Hoff, Mazor, and the three Japanese engineers met with Busicom management, visiting from Japan, and described their divergent approaches. .; MS, 1959, Ph.D., Rochester, N.Y.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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I found two great reads on the subject include; "The GAO Report on Peak Oil, April 7, 2007 Crude Oil - Uncertainty about Future Oil supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production" ; the books "Twlight In The Desert" by Matthew R. Does that bother you?