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Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: Home PowerMagazine : While not an EV magazine, they do have a regular EV section. Nuts& Volts Magazine : For the serious gadgeteer. Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Alltronics American Science& Surplus B.G. Fair RadioSales Co.:

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

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When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines. The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. and Toronto, Ont.,

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By the age of 12 he had moved on to electronics, building things with parts ordered from an Allied Radio Catalog, a shortwave radio kit, and surplus relays and motors salvaged from the garbage at his father’s employer, General Railway Signal Co., and a major user of microprocessors, was looking for a vice president of corporate technology.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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. “In 25 years from now, millions of buildings … will be constructed to serve as both ‘power plants’ and habitats,&# says writer and economist Jeremy Rifkin, who has advised governments and corporations on tackling climate change and energy security. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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