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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Population Growth: The world population is expected to grow to 8.4

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

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Certainly, the phenomenon of scalability was well known in the automobile industry before it made a significant impact on the computing industry. This bold move on Big Blue’s part created a new family of computers that revolutionized the computer industry.

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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This new retrofit technology—consisting of an air management system, integrated sensors, and a cloud-connected control system—will reduce emissions (i.e., The automobile industry deploys low-cost MPE sensors today to measure tailpipe emissions. DOE Funding: $1,488,391; Non-DOE Funding: $394,751; Total Value: $1,883,142.

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Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid AWD powertrain, body

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Instead, engineers have applied an innovative new technology called “ablation” casting, an all-new material application and a world-first in the automobile industry. During the bending process the part is cooled and tempered (quenched) using water jets. This “3D bent and quenched” component is heated and then robotically bent.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. And with broadband, government builds the roads, they build the water and sewer systems, I tend to think our communications network should be one of those utilities as well. Why cant they just pull out the EV1 again? Call it the EV2?

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