1 The Smart Car In 1991‚ Nicolas Hayek‚ chairman of Swatch‚ announced an agreement with Volkswagen to develop a battery-powered "Swatch car." At the time‚ Hayek said his goal was to build "an ecologically inoffensive‚ highquality city car for two people" that would sell for about $6‚400. The Swatchmobile concept was based on Hayek’s conviction that consumers become emotionally attached to cars just as they do to watches. Like the Swatch‚ the Swatchmobile (officially named "Smart") was
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difference between a. and a. Propaganda has historically been a fundamental component of war efforts due to its ability to shape public opinion‚ bolster morale‚ and mobilize support for the war cause. Throughout history‚ nations have recognized the power of propaganda in influencing perceptions‚ rallying citizens‚ and demonizing enemies. In times of war‚ governments often employ propaganda to justify their actions‚ manipulate public sentiment‚ and garner support for military endeavors. By controlling
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SMART MATERIALS 1. Introduction The primary characteristic of a ‘‘smart material’’ is that it has the ability to respond to external stimuli in a technically useful and technically controlled way. The words ‘‘technically useful’’ and ‘‘technically controlled’’ are emphasized since all materials respond to external stimuli of some sort or other (as a simple example‚ all materials respond to temperature by changing their volume)‚ however‚ to be considered a ‘‘smart material’’ the response must
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Umair Zia Houghton English June 30th‚ 2013 Book Smart vs. Street Smart In the article‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Gerald Graff discusses the topic of book smart versus street smart. Being street smart means having interest in other activities more than in school work‚ while being book smart is the complete opposite of that. Graff believes that having the personality of a street smart person can benefit society if one knows how to channel their potential correctly. He persuades his views
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testify in front of the person that had wronged them. Rape victims are the ones that are the most beneficial from plea bargaining‚ they do not have to face the offender that brought them such harm. On another note though these offenders are not serving the time that they would originally be given if gone to trial so the victims feel as though there is an injustice to plea bargaining. People that are harmed want their offenders to serve the most time they can so that they are given time to heal and
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SMART SUPER MARKET Project Completion Report The Smart supermarket is a project where the customer’s mobile phone pairs with a supermarket trolley and sends the shopping list to the trolley. The smart trolley displays customized special offers and the availability of the items in the shop automatically. The customer picks up the items. The trolley keeps track of the barcodes and allows automatic checkout by sending the barcodes of the item to the Till. The Till processes the customer’s bill by
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ABSTRACT This paper will focus and investigate the SMART car sculptured by Micro Compact Car (MCC)‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz. Hambach‚ France was chosen as the production site‚ where the main suppliers were integrated in a supplier’s park called “Smart Ville”. MCC used such supply chain practices which were never used before such as supplier involvement‚ outsourcing the main manufacturing and modular production. Complete modules were attached in the rigid body frame called “Tridion”
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A smart city uses resources efficiently and provides solutions sustainably. It provides solutions that are cost effective which reduces the carbon footprint. These solutions include the implementation of green buildings‚ electric powered vehicles and the use of alternate renewable energy sources. Smart cities are based on integrated systems that interact to form an efficient and productive economy. A smart city is a city that is developed to reduce negative environmental impact. It is
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Tech.Elctronics & Instrumentation ) N.E.C‚Nellore ABSTRACT : Smart sensors represent the next evolutionary tools for studying the environment..The smart environment relies first and foremost on sensory data from the real world. Sensory data comes from smart sensors of different modalities in distributed locations. Smart sensor systems are capable of prediction‚ interpretation‚communication and intelligent interaction with the environment
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A PAPER ON “SMART MATERIALS:A NEW TREND IN TECHNOLOGY” PRESENTED BY‚ SAHIL G. GOVINDWAR. govindwar.sahil@gmail.com Contact No: 7709575108. BABASAHEB NAIK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING‚ CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. PUSAD. . CONTENTS . Sr. No. | Title | Page No. | 1 | Abstract | 1 | 2 | Introduction | 1 | 3 | Classification | 2 | 4 | Advantages and Disadvantages |
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