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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Even in his home of Singapore, few people know of Tan or Trek. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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New “2-in-1” EV unit integrates traction motor and A/C compressor for increased range in hot climates

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The integrated compressor with drive motor, however, uses the recuperated energy immediately through the clutch connecting it to the traction motor. In tropical countries like Singapore, up to half the battery’s capacity is used to power the air-conditioning system. The team is applying for a Proof-Of-Concept (POC) grant in Singapore.

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Satellite Imagery for Everyone

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Satellite imagery has also helped identify illegal fishing activities , fight human trafficking, monitor oil spills , get accurate reporting on COVID-19 deaths, and even investigate Uyghur internment camps in China —all situations where the primary actors couldn’t be trusted to accurately report what’s going on.