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IEEE’s Honor Society Expands to More Countries

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The IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu honor society for engineers celebrates its 120th anniversary this year. There are now 30 chapters outside the United States, including ones recently established at universities in Ecuador, Hungary, and India. New chapters in Ecuador, Hungary, and India Several chapters have been established in recent months.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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I loved everything about engineering, programming, and building things," he says. "I I wanted to figure out a way to combine my interests in both engineering and medicine.". Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru.

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Continental extends term of Nikolai Setzer as CEO, appoints new board member for automotive group sector – ET Auto

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Setzer has worked at Continental since finishing his studies in engineering management in Germany and France in 1997. Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. He has been a member of the Executive Board of Continental AG since August 2009.

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