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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

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I learned that the lithography process used to create features on computer chips was at a crisis point, one that offered intriguing engineering challenges. Lithography systems in the 1980s used mercury lamps that radiated at wavelengths of 436 nanometers (violet light) and eventually 365 nm (near-ultraviolet).

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Merkur Scorpio

The Truth About Cars

The Capri had sold pretty well here and was available via Mercury dealers without marque badging. Adding insult to injury, its Sterling 825 / 827 rival (a Rover 800 with a mashup of Honda and Prince of Darkness engineering) outsold it. For the 1970s, we got the Fiesta and Capri , both built in West Germany.

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Junkyard Find: 1994 Chevrolet Chevy Van with 314,837 miles

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Grilles and exterior lighting configurations shifted around over the decades and electronic engine/transmission controls appeared, of course, but park a 1971 G-Van next to its 1996 descendant and you'll see that they're the same truck. If this is the original engine, it was rated at 190 horsepower and 300 pound-feet.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Ford Taurus SE Wagon

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A handful of 2005 Mercury Sable sedans and wagons were sold before the curtain went down on the Taurus' Mercurized sibling The Taurus wagon held on until the 2005 model year , with the final examples built in late 2004. The base engine in the 2004-2005 Taurus wagon was the good old Vulcan 3.0-liter

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The Top 8 Computing Stories of 2024

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Coding assistants , like Githubs Copilot or Amazons CodeWhisperer , are already changing the way software engineering is done. This causes an obvious anxietyare AI coders coming for software engineers jobs ? An AI lab, Cognition , created a fully autonomous AI software engineer named Devin AI. The short answer is, not yet.

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How to Get the Most Money from Your Junk or Used Car

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engines, tires, batteries) are valued higher. Responsible recyclers adhere to strict environmental standards, ensuring that harmful substances like oil, coolant and mercury switches are safely removed and disposed of. Significant; iconic or sought-after vehicles yield better offers.

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Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

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end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to fully devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and service resources toward further growing its core Ford brand while enhancing the Lincoln brand. Of Ford Motor Company’s 16% market share in the US, Mercury accounts for 0.8

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