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Stuart Parkin Revolutionized Disk Drive Storage

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For massive datasets to be of use, they must be stored somehow. Spintronics can make them more energy-efficient, faster to access data, or capable of storing huge amounts of information. Parkin immersed himself in all things magnetoelectronics, consulting with experts from around the world and attending conferences.

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Crypto, Venmo, NFTs, Tokens: Where Is Money Going?

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And she’s now condensed those insights into her new book Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the Platform. IEEE Spectrum spoke with O’Dwyer about her book and what might be in the offing as transactions go digital and money ventures out beyond the nation state. And I feel like tokens are more, and they’re less than this.

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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

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It’s the perfect time to look into the future and see what the coming year has in store for electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging infrastructure. . According to Kelly Blue Book , Cadillac will enter the EV sphere with its first offering, the Lyriq SUV. . And what does 2023 have in store for Blink? . Electric SUVs.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). Young Americans rank car rides second only to book lending as things they are most open to sharing.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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But some advanced new bicycles can store energy when they brake, meaning they can go many times further, and some advanced new batteries can charge up in a fraction of the time. Typically, an electric bike can run for 30-50 kilometres (20-30 miles) between charges. Recharging a battery can take 5-8 hours, but costs only a few cents a day.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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In October 1972, the ARPANET was publicly unveiled at the first meeting of the International Conference on Computer Communications , in Washington, D.C. “I Between them, they made some half a dozen cross-country trips and also met one-on-one whenever they found themselves attending the same conference. 1962 and Ph.D.

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