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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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The overarching aim of the Current Direct project is to develop and demonstrate an innovative interchangeable waterborne transport battery system and Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) Platform in an operational environment at the Port of Rotterdam at TRL7 that facilitates fast charging of vessels, fleet optimization and novel business models.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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By staying focused on new ideas that no other company was working on, Jobs was able to create a vision, develop novel products within that vision, and then do it again and again. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." Media News Group/Getty Images.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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In 2009 the EPICS program was brought to IEEE by Moshe Kam , an IEEE Fellow and the 2005–2007 vice president of IEEE Educational Activities ; Senior Member Kapil Dandekar ; and Fellow Saurabh Sinha. Together they founded EPICS in IEEE as an IEEE Educational Activities program. The Foundation is IEEE’s philanthropic partner.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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They are the ones who came with the ideas, and had the passion, grit, resilience, and creativity to partner with me in creating my entire research portfolio. in 2005 and served as its CTO. I feel particularly obligated to create the environment that will help the next generation as well. She has been granted 38 U.S.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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They are the ones who came with the ideas, and had the passion, grit, resilience, and creativity to partner with me in creating my entire research portfolio. in 2005 and served as its CTO. I feel particularly obligated to create the environment that will help the next generation as well. She has been granted 38 U.S.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible. it meant you must have a good idea and you should make the most of it, as quickly as possible.”—Henn Clones,” Tan told the Straits Times in 2005, “in a sense, are marvelous.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

Baua Electric

Michelin Uptis airless tires No flats, no blowouts, no pressure checks Michelin’s prototype airless tire line, Uptis (Unique Puncture-proof Tire System), may have been conceived to have less impact on the environment, but as the name origin suggests it has other big advantages.

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