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Self-Destructing Circuits and More Security Schemes

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In comparison to… always-on protection, the detection-driven protection incurs less delay and less energy overhead,” he said. And attackers may exploit these side-channels to gain access to sensitive information,” said Sirish Oruganti a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Sustainable Weather Balloon Wins Student a $10,000 Scholarship

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The weather balloon he designed can stay in the air longer than traditional models as well. In comparison to launching 2,000 to 5,000 balloons that stay up for just two to three hours, my balloon can stay up in the air for 52 days.” Lynn Bowlby Schumann built a coin-size, solar-powered radiosonde that weighs 4.8

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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This article was first published as “Design case history: Apple’s Macintosh.” The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. It appeared in the December 1984 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

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Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

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If you buy and drive the Leaf SV Plus for how it was designed, expect to be grateful for the latter. Nissan stresses that ProPilot Assist is not autopilot, which no car company has, including the one that fled California for Texas. But again, there is that trade-off of performance versus the all-electric driving range.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Toyota Tundra

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This is what Toyota has done with the all-new 2022 Tundra, which we previewed in a Texas-based drive program last week. Developed at design centers in Newport Beach, CA, and Ann Arbor, MI, Toyota says they worked to create a look of toughness and capability, or “Technical Muscle.” They wanted to convey a rugged sophistication.

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First drive: Volkswagen 2015 Golf SportWagen

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VW of America is hosting a media drive in a rainy Austin, Texas this week to introduce the new model. Comparison of city and highway fuel economy ratings for select MY2015 station wagons, using data from the fueleconomy.gov website. Equipped with the new EA288 2.0L TDI diesel, the SportWagen can offer up to 43 mpg (5.47 Earlier post.)

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