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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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The competition “allows students to take an idea, a passion, and turn it from a simple prototype to a fully deployed solution,” says Stephanie Gillespie , associate dean of the University of New Haven’s engineering college , in Connecticut. Gillespie is the current EPICS in IEEE chair.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The program will include a one-stop solution for home charging stations, installation services for 120V and 240V applications, and dedicated support for Toyota customers. The compact Li-ion battery pack is installed under the rear luggage area. In place of a spare tire, the Prius Plug-in carries a tire-sealing kit and inflator.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form. began buying used copiers from Xerox’s copier division and installing laser heads in them. Mountain View, Calif.—began

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