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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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Definitive measures of carbon foot print and broader assessments of sustainability will require utilization of formal lifecycle assessment tools. Soy-foam headliners were put in place for the 2010 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner. Sustainability/carbon foot print. Availability of biobased materials.

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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Trailblazing Optics

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A big mirror collects light from stars, galaxies, nebulae, planets, comets, and other astronomical objects—and then focuses those photons onto a smaller secondary mirror that then ultimately directs the light to instruments that record images and spectra. meter-diameter light-collecting area. m in wavelength. NASA and the U.S.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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The most notorious problem was “sparkle,” a defect that caused small spots of light to appear on the display screen. Mercury News criticized the “flashbulb effect” noticeable during the swimming event. If you let marketing get involved with product definition, you’ll never get it done quickly," Yannes said.

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