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How This Record Company Engineer Invented the CT Scanner

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The inspiration for computed tomography (CT) came from a chance conversation that research engineer Godfrey Hounsfield had with a doctor while on vacation in the 1960s. The IEEE United Kingdom and Ireland Section sponsored the nomination. The physician complained that X-ray images of the brain were too grainy and only two-dimensional.

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Millbrook joins APC-funded consortium to develop fuel cell range-extended electric LCVs

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Millbrook, one of Europe’s leading independent test and technology centers for vehicles and vehicle systems, will join a UK industry consortium to develop a new class of light commercial vehicle (LCV) combining fuel cell technology with battery electric vehicles to provide significantly improved range and rapid refueling. million ($9.3-million)

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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The Brighton-based company also exports Elektrobays to Sweden, Holland, Germany and Ireland. A new 3-phase recharging station suitable for electric commercial vehicle applications will be available in mid-2009. To date, it has installed more than 40 charging bays in London and a further 40 in other major UK cities.