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Replacing California’s Oldest and Dirtiest Cars Will Save Money and Lives

Union of Concerned Scientists

Older vehicles pollute more and are a fraction of those on the road Beginning with model year 2004, California has implemented Low-Emission Vehicle (LEVII) tailpipe pollution standards for passenger vehicles. exposure from the use of pre-2004 vehicles is inequitably distributed across racial and demographic groups in California.

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Plasma processing challenges in the era of sub-nanometre-node semiconductor devices

Physics World

In this talk, after reviewing the current trend and challenges in the manufacturing processes of advanced semiconductor devices, Satoshi Hamaguchi will discuss the outlook of future technologies in this arena, especially plasma-processing technologies. Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience.

2004 106
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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

2007 258
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How Bad Ballot Design Can Impact Election Outcomes—And What We Can Do 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Nationally, since 2004, the evidence shows that the number of over- and undervotes averages about one percent.While that sounds low, a big problem is that certain districts have higher residual vote rates than others. This practice can help identify ballot errors, confusing instructions, and issues with voting technology.

2008 192
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Former MDPI CEO Dr. Franck Vazquez joins Frontiers

Frontiers

in molecular genetics in 2004 and an M.Sc. Using the latest technology, platforms, and services, Frontiers’ team of more than 750 employees aims to unlock science through open-access. The University of Lille awarded Dr. Vazquez a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology in 2001.

2001 140
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Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces College Scholarship Recipients

PA Environment Daily

Makayla Holleran (Wellsboro PA) Makayla is a second-year student at Penn State, Dubois and graduated this spring with an Associate of Science degree in Wildlife Technology. His aims for the future include performing ecological research and sharing his knowledge with the next generation of conservationists as a professor.

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Quantum computational advantage and beyond

Physics World

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2004, and a PhD in physics from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge in 2011. Chao-Yang Lu was born in 1982 in Zhejiang, China. Since 2011, he is a Professor of Physics at USTC. Speaker relationship with IOP Publishing.

2011 83