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Solvay launches rare earth recycling activity in France

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Belgium-based chemical group Solvay has opened two rare earth recycling units in France. Used light bulbs are collected, sorted and processed by specialized companies who recycle their different components (glass, metals, plastics, mercury).

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This Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track

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The historical progression of wavelengths went from 365 nanometers, generated using a mercury lamp, to 248 nm, via a krypton-fluoride laser, in the late 1990s, and then to 193 nm, from an argon-fluoride laser, at the beginning of this century. Nevertheless, the industry has had to make that wavelength change a number of times.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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Mercury News criticized the “flashbulb effect” noticeable during the swimming event. That, according to Nelson, is not an “effect”—the C-64 used by the Mercury News reviewer simply doesn’t do horizontal scrolling properly. In a recent review of the Summer Games, an Epyx sports game for the C-64, the San Jose, Calif.

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