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The Sneaky Standard

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Simply put, standardization slowly fixed this. One of the best examples of a bedrock standard is the peripheral component interconnect, or PCI, which came about in the early 1990s and appeared in some of the decade’s earliest consumer machines three decades ago this year. Who’s responsible for spearheading this standard?

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Boeing truck-mounted laser demonstrator destroys targets through wind and fog; “photons on target”, only diesel required

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As proven at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in 2013 and at Eglin Air Force Base this spring, HEL MD is reliable and capable of consistently acquiring, tracking and engaging a variety of targets in different environments, demonstrating the potential military utility of directed energy systems.

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2023 Honda Accord Hybrid Review - The Unofficial Car Of TTAC Readers

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While, yes, the tall wagon form has become the de facto standard of modern-day motoring, there are a number of drivers who prefer a lower, leaner vehicle for their everyday use. An easy 500 miles between fuel stops can help drive down both costs and the expected impact on the environment today. & No, it’s not sporty.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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As director of technology integration at Lockheed Martin , in Grand Prairie, Texas, he leads a team that is actively pursuing breakthroughs designed to, among other things, allow life-saving missions to be performed in hazardous environments without putting humans at risk.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. In the US, independent surveillance testing of actual vehicles on the road has been standard practice for many years. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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An article describing how the platform works was published in the September issue of IEEE Communications Magazine. “If It’s built into Wi-Fi and has been included in all wireless cellular standards starting with 3G. Participation in Wi-Fi standardization projects. This increases the data rate and improves channel reliability.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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That it wont be exceptional and, without being unkind to existing electric vehicles, they wont be slightly odd, they will be cars that conform to appropriate safety standards and we can use on an everyday basis." StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Facebook BlinkList Contact us Close Contact the Environment editor environment@guardian.co.uk