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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

Green Car Congress

While production costs and refining costs for heavy oil exceed that for light oil, applying information technology solutions for decision-making has provided a significant increase in the margins and profits of operations, according to Chevron engineers in a paper presented on their system earlier this year.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV

Clean Fleet Report

There is a very handy Brake Hold button that locks the brakes when at a stop light, thusly relieving pressure from the driver’s right leg from needing to hold down the brake pedal. Narrow LED tail lights, with a connecting light strip, take-up little space, revealing a modern design. Roomy Interior. Plenty of room in back.

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The Quest for a DNA Data Drive

Cars That Think

Readable genomic DNA has been recovered after having been frozen in the tundra for 2 million years. The current generation of systems use either simple plumbing or light to control synthesis reactions. DNA is by far the most sophisticated, stable, and dense information-storage technology humans have ever come across or invented.

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