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IEEE’s Honor Society Expands to More Countries

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There are now 30 chapters outside the United States, including ones recently established at universities in Ecuador, Hungary, and India. If you want to make sure that you’re on the forefront of engineering leadership, you should definitely consider joining IEEE-HKN.” The society has changed significantly over the years.

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Automatic Refunds and No More Hidden Fees: D.O.T. Sets New Rules for Airlines

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Tomasz Pawliszyn, the chief executive of AirHelp, a Berlin-based company that assists passengers with airline claims, called it a “massive step forward and huge improvement in consumer rights and protection” that brings the United States closer to global standards in passenger rights. Here’s what we know about the D.O.T.’s

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New joint report outlines EU and US cooperation on connected vehicle standards

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The United States and the European Union (EU) have been working together under a 2009 implementation agreement to develop coordinated research programs to foster international connected vehicle technology and international harmonization of the technology and standards necessary for broad deployment of connected vehicle systems.

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. Celgard, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc. Celgard is seeking federal funds through this grant initiative to increase its lithium-ion battery separator production capacity in the United States. Earlier post.).

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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From synchronous machines to fast response power electronics That article was an update of a 2004 article that Vittal coauthored as a member of a joint task force formed by the IEEE Power & Energy Society and CIGRE , an international association of power system professionals, headquartered in Paris.

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The 11 Commandments of Hugging Robots

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Unfortunately, physical contact with humans is something that robots find especially difficult and occasionally dangerous, so that we cannot (yet) safely use them as a proxy for nuanced physical contact with another person. When HuggieBot detects a user in its personal space, it opens its arms and invites the user in for a hug.

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J.D. Power sees hybrid and EV share below 10% of US market through 2016 despite rising fuel prices

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Percentages for overall consideration of alternative powertrains (definitely would / probably would). Percentages for overall consideration (definitely would / probably would) were: Hybrid electric vehicles: 51%. The bottom line is that most consumers want to be green, but not if there is a significant personal cost to them.

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