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NDEW: Profile rising

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At the time of this post, 239 in person and online events were listed as confirmed. Also on hand will be TEVA of NC members who have developed a Light EV tech workshop where Smith teaches bicycle mechanics how to become certified e-bike mechanics. So many people ride bikes here, it’s really a bicycle town,” he said. Email Address.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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Renault-Nissan has started working with governments and utilities in California and Oregon to gear up for regional electric vehicle rollouts next year. Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S. BYD plans to sell its electric E6 and a plug-in hybrid sedan in the U.S. Alex Koppelman Joan Walsh Me vs. G.

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Humanoid Robots Are Getting to Work

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This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024. One of the robots that made an appearance at the DRC Finals in 2015 was called ATRIAS , developed by Jonathan Hurst at the Oregon State University Dynamic Robotics Laboratory. “You Digit won’t be doing everything that a person can do,” says Hurst.

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How USB Came to Be

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Today even the least tech-savvy consumers can attach a camera, printer, scanner, or other accessory to their PC effortlessly. USB ports now are standard on personal computers and are built into many other electronic devices such as smartphones, eBook readers, and game consoles. The IEEE Oregon Section sponsored the nomination.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. But can this no-nonsense tech veteran come up with a plan to save Yahoo? The answer may lie in Silicon Valley.

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L. Frank Baum’s Cautionary Tale About the Gifts of Electricity

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It does this by projecting letters onto the person's forehead. Norman considers the Character Marker an early foreshadowing of augmented-reality devices, and it definitely seems like a low-tech version of Google Glass or the new Facebook-backed Ray-Ban Stories. The Master Key's subtext: Tech has consequences.

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Video Friday: Turkey Sandwich

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Engineers at Georgia Tech are the first to study the mechanics of springtails, which leap in the water to avoid predators. Georgia Tech ] Thanks, Jason! How do you program a personality? The researchers learned how the tiny hexapods control their jump, self-right in midair, and land on their feet in the blink of an eye.

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