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Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

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Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State University. The paper found that the miscanthus hybrid had low mortality rates when faced with harsh Iowa winters. Nicholas N. Boersma, Emily A.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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The IEEE Life Fellow is credited with working out how best to isolate parts of the power grid to prevent the entire grid from going down. College of Engineering, in Bangalore An article he cowrote that was based on the report received a 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society Prize Paper Award. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames.

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SEA Electric got massive order for 1,150 new electric trucks

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The Hino M5 EVs are equipped with Sea Electric patented electric truck powertrains that will deliver to GATR EVs that operates in Iowa and Minnesota in the US as part of GATR Truck Centers. Also, read related article: Volvo Trucks unveiled 3 new electric trucks.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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This article features IEEE Board of Directors members Theresa Brunasso, Vickie Ozburn, and Ali H. She was one of three Georgia women honored in 2008 as part of the ninth annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards. She is a founding member of the IEEE Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Section’s Women In Engineering Affinity Group.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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This article was first published as “M. The Iowa farm boy was introduced to science by Illa Podendorf , an author of children’s science books and a family friend who kept the young Craford supplied with texts that suited his interests. Appearances are deceiving. George Craford.” It appeared in the February 1995 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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New aluminum-cerium alloys could boost rare earth production; improved energy efficiency of engines

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ORNL scientists Zach Sims, Michael McGuire and Orlando Rios, along with colleagues from Eck, LLNL and Ames Laboratory in Iowa, discuss the technical and economic possibilities for aluminum–cerium alloys in an article in JOM , a publication of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. At an alloy cost of less than $10.00/kg,

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Always Break Yolks: The Joy of Microwave Cooking

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As I write this month’s article, my house is a noisy, dusty construction zone. I was sad to part with a small piece of history: my Amana Touchmatic Radarange microwave oven, with its 700 watts of glorious electromagnetic cooking power. a manufacturer of home appliances based in Iowa.

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