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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

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after her parents bought her chemistry kits. Her parents also bought her older brother engineering kits, and Parker helped him complete them. She was awarded a partial scholarship to attend North Carolina State University , in Raleigh, where her father taught chemistry after leaving UAB. in Charlotte.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers.

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MAEAA Web Links

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Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: ElectroAutomotive EVsNorth West EVParts : formerlyWilde EVolutions EVProud : Chrome "Electric" logos EV Source: Zilla controllersand Manzinta Micro chargers KTA ServicesInc. Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Alltronics American Science& Surplus B.G.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. Basin Electric Power Cooperative , 2008 Ford Escape by Hymotion, Oct 2007 (Bismark, ND), contact Chris VandeVenter. John Clinton, 2004 Prius+ PbA conversion, EAA-PHEV , January 2008, (Alexandria, VA).

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