Russell Contreras

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Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang, center, arrives for a media round table event at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
Nvidia CEO Suggests Malaysia Could Be AI 'Manufacturing' Hub
December 8, 2023
Mechanic David Stoliaruk works on the engine of a car at IC Auto in Philadelphia, May 2, 2023.
Solid U.S. Hiring Lowers Unemployment Rate
December 8, 2023
A Levi's banner adorns the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, March 21, 2019.
Levi's CEO Stepping Down in January
December 8, 2023
Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) inspects batteries for microscopic cracks, defects, separations and delaminations.
Powering Up Battery Manufacturing with High-Speed Defect Detection
December 8, 2023
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In this Jan. 27, 1986, file photo, the crew for the Space Shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves their quarters for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mission Spl. Ronald McNair, center, was only the second African American chosen to go to space. He died in the Challenger launch. The documentary 'Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier' is scheduled to air on the Smithsonian Channel on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, and examines the race to get black astronauts into space.
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Final Frontier of Civil Rights
It examines the race to get black astronauts into the heavens while fighting for human rights on earth.
February 20, 2020
Rene Reyes Ornelas, a 41 year-old Mexican farmworker, works picking grapes during his second harvest in Sonoma, California. 'Harvest Season,' a new PBS documentary, examines the contributions of Mexican Americans in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley.
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Film Tackles Mexican-American Winemaking
Spotlighting how this group has shaped the industry as farmworkers and later vineyard owners in one of the richest wine regions in the world.
May 13, 2019
In this April 23, 2017 photo, vintage typewriters are on display at a 'type-in' in Albuquerque, N.M. 'Type-ins' are social gatherings in public places where typewriter fans test different vintage machines. The vintage typewriter is making a comeback with a new generation of fans gravitating to machines that once gathered dust in attics and basements across the country.
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Typewriters Popular Again
In the age of smartphones, social media and hacking fears, vintage typewriters that once gathered dust in attics and basements are attracting a new generation of fans.
June 15, 2017
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Route 66 Adds Charging Stations, Solar Panels
The Mother Road is seeing a growing number of electric car charging stations along the 2,500-mile path, and some states even are pushing for solar panels and electric buses.
July 15, 2016
Intel's Rio Rancho, NM plant (above). The giant chipmaker is expected to unveil details this week that could determine the future of the company's facility north of Albuquerque.
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NM Town Uneasy as Intel Cuts Jobs
In its heyday, the Rio Rancho Intel plant employed 7,000. Today, the 1,900 employees that remain produce a chip that's becoming obsolete.
April 26, 2016