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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

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In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found. Source: Lux Research.

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Roskill: Green magnesium moving to commercial reality; China’s dominance under threat?

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Then came the rapid ascent of production in China and with it a flood of low-cost magnesium. By the early 2000s production in France, Italy and Norway had ended. US output is for the domestic market and most CIS production is captive to titanium sponge. Most production in China uses thermal processing: the Pidgeon process.

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2023 Nissan Z Review - Skips, Pops, Noise, Fuzz, And Joy

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I recall reading reviews of the Nissan GT-R back in 2008 when it debuted - holy crap, that car is STILL being built! Production issues have apparently been to blame, though the double-headed monster of inflation and dealer markups have certainly made the Z a much less justifiable purchase than in years past.

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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. He planned to develop products to license or sell to one or more of the many large multinationals in Singapore. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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The IEEE Fellow was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for “pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry.” Intel’s first product, the 3101 64-bit SRAM, was released in 1969. Intel cofounder Gordon E.

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Delivery of renewable isooctane to Audi tips interesting potential non-biomass pathway for biogasoline; “e-benzin” as solar fuel

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Global Bioenergies, founded in 2008, has developed a synthetic isobutene pathway that, when implanted in a micro-organism, enables the organism to convert sugars (e.g., The addition of Global Bioenergies’ synthetic isobutene pathways into the LanzaTech organisms would presumably offer another end product for the LanzaTech process.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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The California Motor Vehicle Digital Number Plates bill that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed this month authorizes digital replacements for conventional license plates, stickers, tabs, and registration cards, including the first-to-market Reviver product. states are considering authorization. See updated pricing above. –Ed.

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