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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson behind the wheel of the Smith Ampere electric van, based on the Ford Transit Connect. By comparison, nickel-based Li-ion systems have a cathode voltage of 3.8V. Click to enlarge.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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Peripherals were connected to serial ports in a daisy-chain configuration with the Apple bus network. to handle the finances of the Macintosh project. Defining terms Backplane An electrical connection common to two or more printed-circuit boards. Espinosa attributes to the negotiating talents of Mr. Jobs. in Cupertino, Calif.,

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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It employs approximately 350 researchers, managers, and support staff (by comparison, Bell Laboratories before the AT&T breakup employed roughly 25,000). A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. and Toronto, Ont., Local area network. Object-oriented programming.

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