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MIT, Scripps study examines behavior of midwater sediment plumes from deep-sea nodule mining

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Now, oceanographers at MIT, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and elsewhere have carried out an experiment at sea for the first time to study the turbulent sediment plume that mining vessels would potentially release back into the ocean. —Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT and co-corresponding author.

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MIT team develops first supercapacitor made entirely from neat MOFs, without conductive additives or binders

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Researchers at MIT have shown that a MOF (metal-organic framework) with high electrical conductivity—Ni 3 (2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene) 2 (Ni 3 (HITP) 2 )—can serve as the sole electrode material in a supercapacitor. The supercapacitor field was (but will not be anymore) dominated by activated carbons.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Technical Achievements

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University of Chicago CARL KESSELMAN University of Southern California , Marina del Rey “For contributions to the design, deployment, and application of practical Internet-scale global computing platforms.” ION STOCIA University of California, Berkeley “For contributions to the design of cloud and computer network services.”

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This Engineer’s Hardware Is Inspired by the Brain

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He studied and worked in Dubai, the United States, France, and Belgium over the course of his twenties. Setting up his own research lab After finishing his doctorate in nanoelectronics, Suri got a job working on high-voltage transistors for automotive applications at the semiconductor designer NXP Semiconductors , in Brussels.

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

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IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL Sponsor: IEEE Richard and Mary Jo Stanley Memorial Fund of the IEEE Foundation RODNEY ALLEN BROOKS MIT “For leadership in research and commercialization of autonomous robotics, including mobile, humanoid, service, and manufacturing robots.” IEEE RICHARD W. HAMMING MEDAL Sponsor: Qualcomm, Inc. IEEE ROBERT N. IEEE DENNIS J.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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Kia Reveals Images of New EV6 300-mile Range Crossover – Kia released photos of its first dedicated electric car, the 2022 Kia EV6 that debuts a new platform and design language, and is expected to arrive in the United States later this year. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up.

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