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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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The same is true for buildings. It’s the first megacity for which we’ve quantified emissions down to the scale of every building and roadway. Animated graphics help people visualize their city and their personal emissions to illustrate how their actions are affecting the environment in which they live. million people.

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IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

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Three locations, one common goal This year, the TryEngineering Summer Institute was held at the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia; Rice University , in Houston; and the University of San Diego. There were two sessions on each of the three campuses. It “ignited his passion and expanded his horizons.”

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Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center

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Amazon will develop an up to 960-megawatt (MW) data center at the Salem Township site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The plant has two General Electric boiling water reactors within a Mark II containment building that are licensed through 2042 and 2044. The 1,200-acre campus is directly powered by an adjacent 2.5 Get started here. –

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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Brown also discussed the need to “support and build out Jamaica’s STEM higher education institutions.” To give students a glimpse into real-world robotics applications, organizers brought in IEEE Member Michelle Jillian Johnson , an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Attendance at IEEE’s STEM Summer Camp Breaks Records

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A valuable part of the camp experience, the residential component, allows students to see what it’s like to live on a college campus while building a sense of independence. The first of two sessions held at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the new camp locations, sold out well before the enrollment deadline.

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NIST: Blockchain provides security, traceability for smart manufacturing; digital thread

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Because blockchain gives us both capabilities, we can build trustworthiness into digital manufacturing networks. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University. —NIST mechanical engineer Thomas Hedberg, report co-author. Lockheed Martin Corp., Resources. Hedberg and A.B.

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Q&A With Co-Creator of the 6502 Processor

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The processors and their variants are used as microcontrollers in commercial products, and they remain popular among hobbyists who build home-brewed computers. Then I got a job [in 1967] as a technician at [Pennsylvania TV maker] Philco-Ford and noticed that the engineers were making about twice as much money.