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United States / /
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USD / /
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Environmental Issue / Force Majeure / Business Partnership / /
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SkyTran transportation system / SkyTran personal/mass transportation system / California Institute of Technology / University of California / /
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intercity travel / oil consumption / high-power electronics / transportation / surface transportation / low energy / aerospace engineers / robotic manufacturing / orbital launch systems / nimble power-conversion technology / silicon-based transportation system / kinetic and potential energy / gasoline-powered automobile travel / high-speed travel / transportation costs / power electronics / power-conversion technology / linear-motor power electronics / variable high-power technology / clean solar electricity / microprocessor software / clean electricity / energy / foreign oil imports / greenhouse gas emissions / fossil fuel energy / grid electricity / electricity / mass transportation systems / information technology / electricity demand / electronics / less energy / classic telephone network / planet-saving technology / personal/mass transportation system / mechanical car / inflexible infrastructure / car-like point-topoint utility / technology resource maps / energy technology / software development time / transportation system / digital signal processing / /
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California Institute of Technology / U.S. Department of Energy / Federal Highway Administration / University of California / Irvine / federal government / Department of Transportation / /
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Greg Smedley / Keyue Smedley / /
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driver / D. J. / dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/08aprtvt/figure1.cfm Acknowledgment The author / /
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California / /
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instantly variable high-power technology / information technology / nimble power-conversion technology / power-conversion technology / energy technology / planet-saving technology / http / Digital Object Identifier / DSP / /
POINT OF VIEW Silicon Is About to Change