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New “2-in-1” EV unit integrates traction motor and A/C compressor for increased range in hot climates

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The integrated compressor with drive motor, however, uses the recuperated energy immediately through the clutch connecting it to the traction motor. With the potential boost in range through the efficient use of energy, the joint invention recently won the Best Originality Award in the TECO Green Tech International Contest held in Taiwan.

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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The team worked with the nonprofit Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF). EPICS in IEEE provided a US $10,000 grant in July 2022 to deploy the systems. TFCF connected with the local community, set up the 13 units, and obtained data on how the system was working, Warudkar says.

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How Purdue University Commercializes Its Research

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In fact, I received three research grants last year.” Lu was inspired to conduct research in improving efficiency when he was an undergraduate student at the National Taiwan University , in Taipei, where his studies included courses in algorithms and data structures. I want to see research results get used in the real world. “I

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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