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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

Cars That Think

He imagined a shower head that would sense when the person showering moved out from under the stream of water. The shower head would then automatically turn the water off, turning it back on again when the person moved back into range. Schneider’s development path started soon after that dinner-table conversation.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

“If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. Folks here already know what’s going on with the environment and how EVs fit into the big picture.” Erb in the Porsche 914 EV conversion at EV races in Phoenix in 1998.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

Cars That Think

So Stillwell went inside Atwood’s and used his phone to record his conversation with Libby and another man, Duane Maki. Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference. I heard it. A 2020 U.S.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

Green Car Congress

The grand prize winner will be announced sometime in January, 2016. We believe that inverters will become increasingly important to our economy and environment as solar PV, batteries, and similar power sources continue their rapid growth. In the event of a tie on volume, efficiency will be used to determine the grand prize winner.

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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster

Cars That Think

Registration is open ; guests can attend in person or virtually. Photos have become the universal form of casual conversation,” he said in a 2018 interview with The Institute. And cameras are present in almost every type of environment, including in our own homes.” This was more than just a camera,” IEEE Member Steven J.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

Green Car Congress

The Low VMT case assumes an environment in which travel choices made by drivers result in lower demand for personal vehicle travel, consistent with the recent trend. Alternative modes of travel affect VMT to the degree that the population has access to substitutes for personal LDVs. starting in 2016, 0.5%

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

My Energi

We founded the business in 2016 with nothing – apart from a few good ideas and a serious passion for change. Rather than a fairytale story dreamt up in a shiny glass city-centre skyscraper, the idea behind myenergi came from a conversation over a bottle of wine. Zero fossil fuels, zero reliance on the grid, zero emissions travel.

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