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University of Maryland wins 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest

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The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada. At the awards ceremony, the theme for the next Contest was announced as well.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. Governments, including 35 industrialized countries, also agreed to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol—due to expire next year— from 1 January 2013. and to assist the Conference of the Parties.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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He recently left Samsung to continue his work in the field at Korea University , in Seoul, leading the school’s speech and language processing laboratory. In March he left the company to join Korea University as a professor of artificial intelligence—which is a dream come true, he says. But after earning my Ph.D.,

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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After he graduated high school, there was only one university he wanted to attend: Chicago State. About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University. The university recently named him professor emeritus.

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BMW orders two more ENGEL moulding machines for body shell components for i3 EV

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ENGEL delivered the first manufacturing cells of this type to Leipzig back in March 2013. Valentin, Austria, ENGEL develops new technologies and processes for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced composite material in conjunction with partner companies and universities. Both machines are fitted with a multi-axis robot.

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Government’s Role in Further Developing 5G Technologies and Future Networks

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Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) and University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) have been foundational elements of this government support. degrees in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. Murat Torlak received the M.S.

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USC Professor’s Simulation Software Teaches Systems Engineering Topics

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Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Kennedy at Rice University , in Houston. He moved to the United States to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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