The witnesses include experts from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the UK Energy Research Centre, and the Combined Heat and Power Association.

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Steven Lubar is chairman of the history of technology department at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.

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The California Institute of Technology, a private institution with just 2, 200 students, takes the number one slot again this year on the ninth annual list of World University Rankings, put out by Times Higher Education, a London magazine that tracks the higher education market.

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