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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

Cars That Think

That was the first time he had met a person with a limb difference. He went on to earn a master's degree in computer science in 2008, also from Loyola. Two years later he was accepted into the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The program allows students to earn both an M.D. and a Ph.D.

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Why These Members Donate to the IEEE Foundation

Cars That Think

The IEEE Fellow received the 2021 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award “for pioneering the design of consumer-friendly personal computers.” Contributing to IEEE extends our capabilities beyond our own personal professions,” Jewell said when asked why he donated the $10,000 cash prize. “I

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We So far, most start as hybrids.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

The good news is that positive things ARE happening and our efforts are starting to make a difference. To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. The rate of $0.32

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UAW Cites Slow Negotiations as Strike Continues, Snubs Politicians

The Truth About Cars

Some of the benefits, many of which had been rolled back as concessions during the 2008 financial crisis, are also sticking points. It’s definitely a no-go; we’ve made that very clear to the companies,” Fain told CBS News over the weekend. Fain wants workers to see those benefits restored, claiming the industry can easily afford them.

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