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How Smart Semiconductor Technology Will Improve Personal Health

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This sponsored article is brought to you by Infineon Technologies. 1 This development presents us with major challenges, because we all want to live healthy, vital, and self-determined lives for as long as possible. We live in a world of rising population. billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050. If the global average age was 72.8

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Electric three-wheelers design for handicapped personsĀ 

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Electric three-wheelers design for handicapped persons . Here in this article, we will be discussing all-electric three-wheelers (autos) designs especially for handicapped people which means it can also be run by a handicapped person or handicapped user-friendly vehicle. Electric three-wheelers for handicapped.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004. The present study analyzes corresponding changes in the number of vehicles during the same period. by Michael Sivak. population). from its maximum.

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Choosing not to drive: A transient or a permanent phenomenon?

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In a 2011 article , Brandon Schoettle and I showed that the proportion of young Americans aged 16 to 39 years with a driverā€™s license decreased substantially from 1983 to 2008. (In In contrast, the proportion of older persons with a driverā€™s license increased during the same period.) This article reports on two follow-up analyses.

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CES 2024: This Automaker Is Launching a New EV Series

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Saloon and Space-Hub: Concept Models of the 0 Series The 0 Series is showcased through two concept models, the Saloon and the Space-Hub, which were presented at CES 2024. This article was co-written using AI and was then heavily edited and optimized by our editorial team.

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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