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Lokacija – prehod med bavarskim dvorom (mimo slasta) do kersnikove, na enem izmed jumbo plakatov kaj je f(u) in zakaj ^n, pa lahko kak matematik razloži

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New Envion Facility Turns Plastic Waste into $10/Barrel Fuel

What if we could turn all the plastic waste we create on a daily basis into fuel to power our cars? A Washington, DC-based company called Envion claims it can do just that with a process that turns plastic into an oil-like fuel for just $10 per barrel. According to Envion, the resulting fuel can [...]

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Scientists discover surprise in Earth’s upper atmosphere

UCLA atmospheric scientists have discovered a previously unknown basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth’s magnetosphere. The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, could improve the safety and reliability of spacecraft that operate in the upper atmosphere. “It’s like something else is heating the atmosphere besides the sun. [...]

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IEEE stamps “approved” on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard

The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard. There’s been no public announcement yet by IEEE. But Bruce Kraemer, the long-time chairman of the 802.11n Task Group (part of the 802.11 Working Group, which oversees the WLAN standards), has sent out a notification to a listserv for task group members, which includes [...]

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Paper-thin batteries set to arrive by 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. — As researchers rush to commercialize printable batteries that pattern organic semiconductors onto paper-thin, flexible substrates, a German team claims to be on-track for a 2010 product launch. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems together with colleagues from Chemnitz University of Technology and Menippos GmbH (all based in Chemnitz, [...]

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