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BMW previews future 7 Series, battery-electric i7

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A few weeks before its world premiere and during the BMW Group Annual Conference, Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG for Development, presented a few details about the coming new BMW 7 Series, including the new all-electric BMW i7. In April, BMW will unveil the BMW i7, featuring combined power consumption of19.7 – 18.9

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Starting around 2001, the compound semiconductor gallium nitride fomented a revolution in lighting that has been, by some measures, the fastest technology shift in human history. Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program.

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California Air Resources Board breaks ground for new $419M lab, headquarters in Riverside; $154M from VW settlement

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The headquarters will be LEED Platinum, the highest level awarded by the US Green Building Council for the overall sustainability and energy efficiency of a building. The new headquarters will include light-, medium- and heavy-duty test cells, with additional space for creating new testing methods for future generations of vehicles.

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MIT engineers develop system to help autonomous vehicles see around corners; adapting ShadowCam

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In a paper being presented at next week’s International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), the researchers describe successful experiments with an autonomous car driving around a parking garage and an autonomous wheelchair navigating hallways. Currently, the system has only been tested in indoor settings.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

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But you’re also a discerning and forward-looking person. When a version was leaked ahead of a major conference, things got ugly. As engineers at ASML explained in Spectrum ‘s August issue , the version of the technology in use now is limited to making patterns with a resolution of about the wavelength of its light, 13.5

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

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The more time I spend with Lillian Light the more I admire, respect and flat out like her. I wrote about our experience at the time in Greenius On The Green Scene The South Bay Report. I want to be as vital and meaningful as Lillian Light is when I grow up. And on globalization we actually had a union person speak.

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Toyota unveils Concept-i at CES; driver-focused AI

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While under certain conditions users will have the choice of automated or manual driving based on their personal preference, Concept-i seamlessly monitors driver attention and road conditions, with the goal of increasing automated driving support as necessary to buttress driver engagement or to help navigate dangerous driving conditions.

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