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Newcastle University plugs into electric-powered catering

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Newcastle Universitys events catering service has become the first customer in the UK to buy ePower Trucks newly imported, road-legal, fully electric truck; the Ligier Flex L3. The L3 is a compact electric vehicle designed for city centre deliveries and ideally suited to estate management applic[.].

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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GEM cars are used by local, state and national government agencies, resorts, master-planned communities, universities, medical and corporate campuses, as well as by sports teams, taxi-shuttle services and individual consumers. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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Combined Function Automation (Level 2) : This level involves automation of at least two primary control functions designed to work in unison to relieve the driver of control of those functions. You Can Buy Level 2 Today. DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. This includes both occupied and unoccupied vehicles.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

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In the 1990s, he became known for his long-running legal battle against Universal Manufacturing Corp. The Clapper also had an “away” setting that was activated by noise, designed to deter burglars while homeowners were on vacation. Eventually, they filed for a U.S. patent for the new and improved device.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Oxford takes the handoff In 1976, John Goodenough [left] joined the University of Oxford, where he headed development of the first lithium cobalt oxide cathode. The University of Texas at Austin It was the first of many false starts for the rechargeable lithium battery. Goodenough passed away on 25 June at the age of 100.]

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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Any system he designed, he vowed, would have to have a “Print Anything” architecture. from the University of Utah , joined the center in 1978, he immediately began work on a new printer protocol. from the University of Utah , joined the center in 1978, he immediately began work on a new printer protocol.

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

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Both machines were designed for consumers, not just hobbyists or the technically skilled. He turned to William “Bill" Lowe , who had given some thought to the design of such a machine. Lowe's plan for the PC called for buying existing components and software and bolting them together into a package aimed at the consumer market.

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