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Alberta to Host Underground Coal Gasification Demo; Update on Linc Chinchilla UCG In Australia

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The deep formations could also store carbon dioxide after the coal is turned into gas. Underground coal gasification does not use fresh water in its operation and is significantly different than other in situ processes, such as those used in oil sands development.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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There was a steep trail that went up the side of a fjord, water coming down the opposite side. They also began working on the concept of “Knowbots,” mobile software programs that could collect and store information to be used to handle distributed tasks on a network. 1962 and Ph.D. But the two of them kept at it. “We

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. and had heard Hoff might be interested in a job.

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