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Paying Tribute to Computer Science Pioneer Frederick Brooks, Jr.

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Although commercially unsuccessful, Stretch inspired technologies used in inventions such as instruction pipelining and memory interleaving. That same year, Brooks was tasked with leading the development of a family of general-purpose systems for both commercial and scientific applications. Brooks joined IBM in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

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This Robotic Pack Mule Can Carry Your Gear (and You)

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If you go back far enough, a bunch of the initial funding for quadrupedal robots that enabled the commercial platforms that are available today was tied into the idea of robotic pack animals. This results in a robot with more payload capabilities and a lower cost of transport.” The preserved 200 year old body of the original Barry.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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He probably is best known for developing the lithium cobalt oxide cathode in 1980—which became the foundation for Sony’s first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991. Sony produced its first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991 using Goodenough’s and Mizushima’s cobalt oxide cathode.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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The head of Chryslers ENVI division, Lou Rhodes, told AutoblogGreen this morning that Chrysler is marketing this battery-only version of the van to commercial fleet customers who typically have shorter range requirements. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers. Follow us on Twitter!

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