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NSF Awards RAPID Response Grant to Modular Genetics and University Collaborators to Develop Bio-Dispersants for Oil Spill Clean-Up

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Modular Genetics had earlier been featured in a white paper issued by BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) documenting companies’ use of synthetic biology to produce alternative fuels and bio-based products. Tags: Biomass Oil Synthetic Biology. In the paper, BIO cites Dr. P.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

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I have documented a half-dozen Studes during my junkyard travels, but none of them were examples of the compact that bought the venerable South Bend company a few more years of survival: the Lark. Many, many things we think of today as necessary standard features were extra-cost options on affordable cars in 1959.

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Cummins Receives EPA 2010 Certification for Heavy-Duty and MidRange Engines

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feature the Cummins XPI fuel system, and the ISB6.7 features an improved high pressure common rail fuel system. DEF is currently available at numerous retail locations throughout the United States and Canada including all Cummins Distributor locations. Tags: Brief. —Jim Kelly, President - Engine Business. The ISX11.9

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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

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Thus, some of the fascination of retrocomputing lies in its detective element, with systems reverse engineered with modern tools, sometimes down to the silicon level, and old design documents unearthed from retiree's attics. Note that many of these products are made by small manufacturers, so always check availability!

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

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A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. So much care was lavished on MAXC’s hardware and software that it held the all-time record for continuous availability as a node on the ARPAnet. And we thought we needed to learn more about microprogrammable machines, although it turned out we didn’t use those features.” The Intel Corp.,

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MINI E joins Government electric vehicle announcement

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At the end of the one-year trial a comprehensive report documenting the main findings of the MINI E research project will be published. Based on the current MINI Hatch, the car is available as a two-seater. The dashboard trim, and the door jamb, feature the same logo in slightly modified form.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. The table and this introduction are also available in multiple foreign languages which occasionally have a translation "lag time" (follow links at bottom of home page).

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