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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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According to Professor Peter Lund from the Advanced Energy Systems of the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) in Finland, who presented the research ahead of the congress “Renewable Energies: How Far Can They Take Us?”, Professor Petersen. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000.

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New "E-nose" Samples Odors 60 Times Per Second

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Odors are all around us, and often disperse fast—in hazardous situations like wildfires, for example, wind conditions quickly carry any smoke (and the smell of smoke) away from its origin. Resistance response curves illustrate how a sensor’s resistance changes over time in response to a stimulus, such as an odor.

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EP29LPSP: Applications in Plasma Physics, Astronomy, and Highway Engineering

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00, WP1995, Revision 0, Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, 19 Mar. Dissertation, Princeton University, 2013. Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. flare.pppl.gov/Construction/FLARE%20FCSpec-03%2019Mar15.pdf. 2 Lee, David, et al. Properties of optical fibres at cryogenic temperatures. 5 Xu, Jingke. 6 Hsu, Scott C.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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As high officials of CalEPA and CARB got wind of Chu’s analysis of H2 and FCVs, they reportedly went to DC and lobbied furiously if unsuccessfully to pull him back. In addition to the California funds there is federal stimulus money, $41 million by mid-April, being doled out to their projects, many of zero environmental benefit.

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The Long Road to Today’s Cochlear Implant

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At Stanford University, otolaryngologist Blair Simmons and engineer Robert White successfully implanted the first multichannel cochlear implant, and Simmons coauthored a report about it in Science in 1965. To test whether Saunders could sense different tones and stimulus rates, the team played “God Save the Queen.”

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. Tony: “hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery.&# — Tony 11. I miss my EV1.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Unfortunately, there is very little specific funding for wireless transmission in the stimulus bill that was just signed by the USA President.

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