The Ion small sedan and the Vue small crossover will be replaced (not a moment too soon) late next year, and then Saturn will get at least one other small car.

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Like the Aura, the Ion and the forthcoming small cars will be based on cars developed and sold in Europe by GM's Opel division.

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Mr. Lucier also seems to have put most of his eggs in the Ion Torrent basket, which as any businessman small or large will tell you, may be too risky in this day and age.

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Heat inside the lithium-ion battery was so intense that firefighters could hear small explosions.

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"NVIDIA's ION platform has opened up a new realm of possibility for small form factor PCs" said Wallace Santos, Founder and CEO of MAINGEAR.

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Researchers at the University of Bristol, for instance, are focusing their experiments on photons, containing them in small optical fibers that are built onto integrated chips with the help of a laser trap or ion trap.

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Canada Lithium will produce 20, 000 metric tons annually of lithium carbonate, mostly used to manufacture lithium-ion battery cathodes in electronic items used in everyday life, which will represent a small chunk of the lithium carbonate available in the market.

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With its NVIDIA ION-based motherboard, the Pulse delivers the best graphics solution available for low-power, small form factor designs" says Drew Henry, general manager of the desktop GPU business unit at NVIDIA. "By adding the GeForce 9800 GT ECO, gamers can enjoy superior performance in a design that saves both energy and space.

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