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Study finds automatic monitors significantly improve the quality of pollution data reported in China

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This finding underscores the human costs of inaccurate data, as well as the central role that people play in protecting themselves from air pollution. Greenstone and He co-authored the study with Ruixue Jia from the University of California San Diego and Tong Liu from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

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

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And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. At IBM plants in San Diego, Endicott, N.Y, The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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A February 2008 analysis by Maximillian Auffhammer (University of California, Berkeley) and Richard Carson (University of California, San Diego), pegged annual growth and associated emissions increases at 11% or more. Earlier post.) ºC in 2020, and 2.3 ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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Videos Blogs Community Magazine MIT News Newsletters Events Resources International English Spanish Chinese Italian German Home Computing Web Communications Energy Materials Biomedicine Business [1] 2 Next » Thursday, April 16, 2009 First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States In November, Fisker Automotive will begin sales of a car with (..)

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Flash Drive: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5

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But hold on, there is more technology coming to electric vehicles with 1,200-volt charging capability, which is just now being introduced by the Chinese auto manufacturer BYD. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. The back seat uses EV advantages. Out on the Road.

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