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Penny-wise Smart Labels

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The benefits of smart tags, or radio-frequency identification tags, are described, specifically in retail sales and inventory control. A description of their components and operation processes is included. Research is underway to make the tags less expensive to produce by utilizing AC-driven logic circuitry.

Author: Ashley, Steven
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Radio & TV communications equipment, Radio Frequency Detector Eqp, RFID equipment, Radio frequency identification (RFID), Radio frequency identification

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On the road to green

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Chemists and automakers have made some innovative progress towards environmentally benign fuels and vehicles. 'logen Corporation' has furthered ethanol-based fuel technology by developing enzymes to convert tough, sugar-based cellulose in inexpensively produced agricultural waste into ethanol.

Author: Ashley, Steven
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, Fuels, Canada, Environmental aspects, Fuel industry, Fuel, Iogen Corp.

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Firing on Half-Cylinders: TURNING V-8s INTO V-4s MAY YIELD THE FASTEST FUEL SAVINGS

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Power-train engineers in the automotive industry are developing cylinder deactivation as a means of improving fuel efficiency in vehicles. Deactivation is triggered when pressure on the accelerator pedal is eased, resulting in a fuel economy rate of 6% to 20%.

Author: Ashley, Steven
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
Motor vehicles and car bodies, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing, Use of energy, Fluid power cylinders & actuators, Pneumatic & Hydraulic Cylinders, Energy use, Automobile industry, Fuel and fuel systems, Cylinders, Cylinders (Machinery), Powertrains (Motor vehicles)

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