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Taiwan Doubles Biodiesel Requirement from 1% to 2%

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The government of Taiwan is doubling the biodiesel component in diesel fuel for automobiles from 1% to 2% this year, according to the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs. The country began several trial projects in 2007, and began using a B1 blend countrywide in 2008. million gallons US). million gallons US).

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Electron sandwich doubles thermoelectric performance

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Researchers from Hokkaido University and their colleagues in Japan and Taiwan have more than doubled the ability of a material to transform wasted heat into usable electricity by significantly narrowing the space through which spread electrons move, according to a new open-access study published in the journal Nature Communications.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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The company’s air system includes international air hubs in Cologne, Germany; Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai; Miami (to serve Latin America), an intra-Asia hub in the Philippines; and UPS Worldport, the Louisville, Ky., UPS started replacing 747-200s with the more fuel-efficient 747-400s aircraft in 2007. million metric tonnes in 2007.

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Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

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Three new markets are slated to come on board this year: Taiwan, New Zealand and Thailand. SYNC 3 features all-new hardware and software, building on the capability of the technology that launched in 2007. The new communications and entertainment system is faster and easier to use with enhanced response to driver commands.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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An active IEEE volunteer, Hodges served in several leadership roles including 2007 vice chair of the IEEE Awards Board and 2011–2012 vice president of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1973 from National Taiwan University in New Taipei. for 37 years.

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3M Forms Strategic Relationship with Amperex Technologies for NMC Li-Ion Cathode Materials

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In 2007, the US Department of Energy awarded 3M up to $1.14 Patents on the 3M composition have been issued in China, Taiwan and USA. For fiscal year 2008, the ATL agreement was responsible for the bulk of Valence’s $586,000 in licensing and royalty revenue (down from $703,000 in FY 2007 and $724,000 in FY 2006). Earlier post.)

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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He returned to KAIST in 2007 and pioneered research in graphene and thermoelectric devices. In the spring of 2007, less than a year before Kim turned 65—the compulsory retirement age in South Korean academia—KAIST elected him as one of its first distinguished professors, thus extending his tenure for life.