Technologies including multi-core processor chips, more efficient power supplies and smart cooling systems are already available.
The difference is, the Eclipse cruises at 370 knots at 41, 000 feet, or 330 knots at the most fuel-efficient power setting.
Energy deregulation in Europe and America allows new firms to set up cheap, efficient power sources (such as fuel cells) close to the consumer.
Fuel Cell Efficient Power Node for evaluation by the U.S. Marines.
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Louis Blues, the league's most efficient power-play team, were at 29.4%.
"As innovation in home electrical technology advances, so does the need for safe, reliable and efficient power distribution, " says Joanne Edwards, vice president and general manager, Residential Division, Eaton.
It also means more efficient power usage and significantly less weight in future Haswell-equipped notebooks, and the ability to play modern games and drive a 4K display with upcoming ultrabooks.
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It includes 13, 000 job cuts and the closure of an SUV factory in Delaware, along with new investments in fuel-efficient power trains and renewed marketing efforts for the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands.
One particular example has it guiding users though an efficient power nap, by starting a timer once they've started dozing and only waking them once they've come out of a deeper sleep state.
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Electric utilities are forcing more efficient power management.
Back on July 27th, I wrote about how surprised I was to find shares of Power-One (PWER), a provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions such as photovoltaic inverters used in solar power applications, trade down after reporting blow-out second quarter results.
Savvy mobile users will not be satisfied with slow performance or short battery life, and innovations such as hardware-accelerated multimedia engines, more efficient power management techniques and multi-core architectures will all be key to ensuring that devices are able to fully take advantage of the newly broadened data pipe.
"SunPower is offering Ford plug-in vehicle owners the world's most efficient solar power systems to ensure they maximize emission-free power generation for use at home and for their vehicles, " says Ken Fong, SunPower general manager, Americas.
That is well above the base power load and the surge is supplied by less efficient fossil fuel power generators as well as some peak pumped water storage.
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With a more power efficient operating system and processor, it looks like the iPhone 5 will have the battery power to play those games throughout the day, without necessary pitstop charges, which is more than I can say about the 3DS and PS Vita.
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The drive is also more durable and power efficient, delivering a reliable computing experience while maximizing battery life.
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Nitride semiconductors have attracted attention for their potential applications in highly efficient optical and power devices for energy saving.
Second, ARM is also focusing its power efficient architecture on the server market.
"The Obama Administration is proud to partner with researchers who are exploring greener, more efficient ways to power buses, " said Secretary LaHood.
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The Tegra line, which NVIDIA first introduced in 2008, is designed to be particularly power efficient and thus a good fit for mobile devices.
The design, code-named Shanghai, is effectively a "shrink" of its earlier design to a manufacturing process that will yield faster, more power efficient chips.
Tianhe-1A consumes 4.04 megawatts of power, making it three times more power efficient than a system relying on CPUs alone, the graphics chip vendor contends.
Meanwhile, Ford is rolling out a more fuel-efficient lineup of power trains for its 2011 F-150, including a 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and a new six-speed transmission.
But Lam believes that the Samsung platform is more power efficient when it uses proprietary software like eye detection, which is constantly working in the background.
The RTC can either wake the entire board or trigger an interrupt at set intervals, which makes the board very power efficient when used in the field.
The device is engineered to be power efficient and extend battery life beyond that of the average smart phone and provides two full rounds of tracking on one charge.
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The newer Krait versions are also built on the same 28nm technology that drove the original Krait, and are hence highly power efficient despite having higher clock speeds and better performance.
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In particular, he says the new chips will be more power efficient than previous generations, operating at just 10 watts, down from 35 watts two generations ago, and 17 watts now.
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Virgil Zetterlind, cofounder of nautical-charts provider EarthNC, says iPads make smart replacements for traditional marine chart plotters because they are multipurpose, power efficient, simple to use, readable in direct sunlight and easily updatable.
The glut exacerbates the inefficiency by forcing the utilities to rely on dirtier and less efficient sources of power to meet peak demand rather than simply redirecting surplus power from low demand to high-demand markets.
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