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Over the past two years, chatbots — or technology - fueled virtual assistants — have taken the world by storm.

The U.S. wind and solar industries employ over 300,000 people, making clean energy an important political constituency that is about five times bigger than the coal sector for jobs, thanks to years of rapid growth fueled by government incentives and declines in the cost of their technologies.

Third, governments worldwide forged an historic climate agreement in Paris that will drive the global phase - out of fossil fuel generation over decades — and increase the demand for the technologies that can replace it.

The price for foreigners operating in China is often handing over their technology to local «partners» in return for access to the market, effectively fuelling your future competition with your hard - earned intellectual property.

China on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 vowed to take measures of the «same strength» in response to a proposed U.S. tariff hike on $ 50 billion worth of Chinese goods in a spiraling dispute over technology policy that has fueled fears it might set back a global economic recovery.

This is the latest development in the high - stakes battle over intellectual property theft involving Waymo's autonomous driving technology and Uber's alleged use of it to fuel its own self - driving technology.

In a ruling that fuels a long - simmering debate over some of Silicon Valley's fastest - growing technology companies and the work they are creating, the California Labor Commissioner's Office said that a driver for the ride - hailing service Uber should be classified as an employee, not an independent contractor.

We're at a line in the sand here, where we can continue blindly marching over the cliff, or we can get a grip: ramp down fossil fuel use immediately, get an economic system geared to fixing up the mess we've made instead of enriching the few who already have far more than enough, nourish an ideology of cooperation instead of competition, and put the technology to more intelligent uses than convenience and mindless diversion.

«The radio silence from executives over the last few days has added fuel to the growing Cambridge fire and if this data leak fiasco is left to fester it could take on a life of its own leading to tougher regulatory oversight / chatter,» Daniel Ives, head of technology research at GBH Insights, said in a research note.

We use our global network of over 19,000 experts (investors, advisors and successful entrepreneurs) to identify promising new products and technologies that can change industries and fuel new economies.

The original application for the GE Hitachi plant in 2009 set off a protracted debate over whether the NRC, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, sufficiently weighs proliferation risks when licensing new types of enrichment technology (See «Laser plant offers cheap way to make nuclear fuel»).

Development of cost - effective means to separate carbon dioxide during the production process will improve this advantage over other fossil fuels and enable the economic production of gas resources with higher carbon dioxide content that would be too costly to recover using current carbon capture technologies, Tour said.

The auto industry has already brought the cost of fuel - cell technology down dramatically over the last two decades.

Our production capacity will build over the next few years; with the growth of the hydrogen fuel stations, so will the demand for this cutting - edge technology grow, as well.»

Through their control over transport and logistics operations, companies have the power to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but business leaders are being wary as they select from a wide array of alternative fuels and technologies.

Toyota's fuel - sipping sedan has become iconic for gasoline — electric hybrid technology, so much so that the model seems to cast a green aura over the world's largest car company.

Stakeholders have just begun designing the rules, but undoubtedly a debate will emerge over how different alternative fuels and technologies are incentivized, said Therese Langer, transportation program director at the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

«Our process also has an important advantage over battery or gaseous - hydrogen powered vehicle technologies as many of the hydrocarbon products from our reaction are exactly what we use in cars, trucks and planes, so there would be no need to change the current fuel distribution system,» said Frederick MacDonnell, UTA interim chair of chemistry and biochemistry and co-principal investigator of the project.

At all levels, NE favours existing technologies and fuels over innovation, and, where it does support truly innovative research, it is prone to changing priorities before any concrete progress has been made.

Says David Greene, a transportation researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory: «If manufacturers were to take the available technologies and apply them to fuel economy over the next 10 to 15 years, they could cost - effectively achieve a 40 to 50 percent improvement without making vehicles smaller.»

Yet at this forum, an on - campus debate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over whether the university should divest the fossil fuel holdings within its $ 11 billion endowment, might not have happened if market forces properly priced the economic and environmental costs of climate change, a theme that Anthony Cortese, the event moderator, alluded to at the outset.

DNA sequencing costs have fallen more than 100-fold over the past decade, fueled in large part by tools, technologies and process improvements developed as part of the successful effort to sequence the human genome.

«Over the last several years Orianna and her lab have been making important progress on her microbial fuel cell technology.

At Bickley Park, we are constantly responding to research into how to bridge the gender gap: school development over the summer was fuelled by how to optimise boys» performance, resulting in the introduction of a new food technology classroom — providing hands on learning — and an outdoor timber trail to let pupils burn off energy at break times.»

In the latest state - level effort to promote science and technology education, Ohio has launched a new public - private partnership intended to connect 100,000 students over the next 10 years to high - tech careers aimed at helping to fuel the economy.

Fueled by a confluence of interests among urban parents, progressive educators, and school reform refugees, a small but growing handful of diverse charter schools like Capital City has sprouted up in big cities over the past decade: others are High Tech High in San Diego; E. L. Haynes in Washington, D.C.; Larchmont Charter School and Citizens of the World Prep in Los Angeles; Summit in Northern California; the five - school Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, page 33).

Quietly, Ford has put a car on the road that essentially enlists Toyota hybrid technology but uses it more cleverly than the originating company did, giving us a sedan that burns even less fuel than the Camry Hybrid over an identical route.

The EPA says the increased costs of the technology would be mitigated because fuel saved over the life of the vehicle would total $ 1,650.

Old Volkswagen — the brand that valued technology over price — would have used the fuel - saving feature across the lineup.

Expect the next Toyota Prius to contain all of the latest and greatest hybrid technology; it's rumored to boast a 15 percent increase in fuel efficiency over the current generation, and a 25 percent increase in overall powertrain efficiency.

This paper provides an overview of recent trends in light - duty vehicle fuel economy around the world, new projections, and a discussion of fuel economy technology opportunities and costs over the next 30 - 50 years - all in the context of recent IEA projections of global energy use (especially oil use) and CO2 emissions.

Although the Japanese automaker has tinkered with a number of advanced propulsion systems over the past decade, it feels there's plenty of life left in conventional, fuel - burning engines, albeit not without a little help from new technologies.

This 4 - door hatchback, with segment - exclusive technology, outstanding fuel economy, smart packaging and class - leading cargo space, is the fourth of five new models launched by Nissan over 15 months.

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It's a new - to - segment technology that's an improvement over today's automatic transmissions in terms of fuel economy while providing customers a more connected feel between the pedal and the vehicle's acceleration.

Buick also entered the hybrid market with the introduction of eAssist technology on the 2012 LaCrosse and Regal which helped improve fuel economy ratings by as much as 38 % over the regular gas - engine versions.

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Critical Knowledge: 2010 MDX: Acura's midsize luxury SUV gets a mid-life makeover with minor styling modifications, a new transmission, revised suspension, and a bunch of new technology.2010 RDX: This turbocharged compact crossover SUV has revised styling, added standard equipment, upgraded technology features, and a new front - wheel - drive model with a lower price tag and better fuel economy.2010 RL: Other than a color shuffle, the Acura RL carries over without change after a significant freshening in 2009.

Well, we're not talking hybrid car fuel economy numbers, but the two - mode technology results in a 25 - percent improvement in overall fuel economy over the Yukon hybrid's gas - powered counterpart.

Implementation of analysis technology over the contact behavior between the belt and pulley and a high - precision hydraulic control system allow for continual optimization of hydraulic pressure to the pulley under a variety of driving conditions, contributing to improved fuel efficiency.

Maximum motoring fun and the most economical fuel consumption — a two-fold victory in terms of performance and efficiency has helped the latest MINI models to score top marks over their rivals in comparative tests regarding engine technology and driving performance.

The hybrid pickups feature GM's 5.3 - liter V - 8 engine with a conventional four - speed automatic transmission, coupled with a new hybrid technology that delivers what GM predicts will be 10 percent to 12 percent improved fuel economy over GM half - ton pickups.

With 600 horsepower and 664 pound - feet of torque, this twin - scroll - turbo - fed engine is substantially more powerful, yet it's also over 60 pounds lighter and more fuel efficient, thanks to cylinder deactivation, port - and direct - injection, and stop / start technology.

Coupled with a supercharger, this technology will improve fuel economy over the outgoing SkyActiv engine by a significant margin and will also offer better throttle response and overall performance.

Though still in development, Tula claims a 15 - percent improvement on fuel economy over V - 8 engines with GM's cylinder deactivation technology called Active Fuel Managemfuel economy over V - 8 engines with GM's cylinder deactivation technology called Active Fuel ManagemFuel Management.

Active Driveline technology decouples the 4WD system at speeds over 22 mph, depending on conditions and driving style, helping to maximize fuel economy.

The new vehicle features a very big list with innovative technologies, an improved suspension, a new - generation MMI control system as well as cutting fuel consumption with over 15 %.

Efficiency technologies, such as idle - stop, also lead to fuel economy gains over the previous generation.

Even though fuel - cell technology is the long - term hope for Honda, the current volume draw belongs to the PHEV — a no - compromise solution that offers up 76 kilometres of pure electric range, a gasoline engine to take over when needed, and loads of comfortable passenger space for the whole family.

Despite its entry - level technology, the BAS hybrid system does offer significantly improved fuel economy over the gasoline - only Aura.