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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

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More than 150 public libraries throughout the central United States now lend out activity kits that let children explore just about any aspect of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The kits teach youngsters what engineers do, as well as how to code, build robots, design video games, and create animations.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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In 2009, the couple cofounded Angus Rowboats , which manufactures rowboats and creates sailboat kits and plans for the recreational market. We are still primarily doing pilot projects in both Canada and the United States, but we are transitioning into more recurring-revenue contracts,” Angus says.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. Fast forward a dozen years. I thought: "What could be easier?".

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. Fast forward a dozen years. I thought: "What could be easier?".

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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ICESat lost one laser altimeter after just 36 days of data collection in 2003, and by late 2009 all the satellite’s lasers had stopped working. Between 2009 to 2019, the aircraft of Operation IceBridge flew more than 350,000 kilometers over the Antarctic while collecting IPR data. At the time, two U.S.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. April 17, 2009 12:22 pm Link I don’t see how the Telsa Sedan would be an advantage. April 17, 2009 12:34 pm Link Perhaps they should turbo charge the Volt or Telsa to run more like this electric powered Datsun drag racer: [link] American’s love a hot rod. — Goodbye 2.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. James Morrison, 2009 Toyota Prius by Hymotion/Green Car Company (Bellevue WA) October 2008contact Peak Oil Garage. Contact LMirisola@. Contact Ewan Pritchard at epritcha@advancedenergy.org.

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