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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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The device went on to serve as the heart of stability-control systems in countless commercial and private aircraft and U.S. 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., 1969, and M.S.,

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. It’s crucial that any operator have at least one person charged with the responsibility of coordinating all aspects of adding electric trucks to a fleet. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Onward and upward.

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

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And yet, 11 years after Leng’s flight, no eVTOLs have been delivered to customers or are being produced at commercial scale. Opener’s highly unusual, single-seat flier is intended for personal use rather than transporting passengers, which makes it almost unique. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Making eVTOLs personal.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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There are several new powertrain options, and none has yet proven itself in regular commercial service. Last September, ZeroAvia successfully completed a test flight of a commercial-scale fuel cell-powered aircraft. It was always a personal passion, and I was already working on green transportation, so that was a natural intersection.

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Ford launches innovate mobility challenge series

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The worldwide challenges kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal; Los Angeles, United States; and Mumbai, India; before moving on to Delhi and the Chennai region in India; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a countrywide challenge in Argentina. Los Angeles, United States: The Parking Lots 2.0

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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Buying and selling cryptocurrencies is a big business. The fraction that involved buying actual stuff (goods and services) is so small that it’s hard to measure. In de Bono’s vision, “large manufacturing corporations” should create their own currencies, which could be used to buy their products.