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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

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We sell an aura, said Julio Lovece, president of the Ushuaia Foundation XXI, which advocates tourism development that benefits the local community. Ellie Light, 28, a traveler from Dallas, had just returned from an Antarctic cruise and was wandering among downtown Ushuaias souvenir shops where penguin figurines are a hot commodity.

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NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

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Carbon dioxide and molecular oxygen molecules in the atmosphere absorb light energy at very specific colors or wavelengths. The OCO-2 instrument uses diffraction grating to separate the inbound light energy into a spectrum of multiple component colors. GCOM-W1, Aqua, CALIPSO, CloudSat, and Aura are currently on orbit.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. A pure HCCI mode, during light to medium loads, when no spark event is required for combustion. A mixed HCCI mode, light loads and moderately cold engine, where a spark is used to initiate but the bulk of the combustion is done by HCCI.

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Hyundai Initium hydrogen car unveiled to the world. Here are the epic highlights

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As per a company statement, what is also unique is that the Hyundai Initium can be connected to the electricity grid of a house for it to be used as a backup electricity supply source. Hyundai Initium concept reveals several unique elements, from the lighting patterns to the character line additions, and more.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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In 1974 the laser printer first became available outside PARC when a small group of PARC researchers under John Ellenby—who built the Alto II, a production-line version of the Alto, and who is now vice president of development at Grid Systems Corp., Xerox PARC had this aura of being a very far-out place. Mountain View, Calif.—began

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