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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). Credit: The University of Hong Kong. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas. New York in US, Tokyo in Japan). 340 cities (40.4%) from upper-middle-income countries (e.g.

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Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

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In a new study, engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder debuted mCLARI, a 2-centimeter-long modular robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps in multiple directions. Queens University ] Thanks Josh! Evolve, evolve, and evolve again! Happy Halloween! Paper ] Thanks Samarth!

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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While there, he taught a course on radar at Northeastern University , in Boston. In 1944 Skolnik joined the American Institute of Electrical Engineers , one of IEEE’s predecessor societies. in engineering from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. He taught at the university until he retired in 2000.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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It has given me the opportunity to speak at more than 200 IEEE events, where I have had the pleasure of engaging with academics, young professionals, and midcareer engineers in industry and government, some of whom are women and underrepresented minorities. For example, IEEE had a significant presence at the U.N.

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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Some of the world’s cities suffer disproportionate economic losses because of the health consequences of in-car air pollution, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5

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Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

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Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. —Professor Prashant Kumar, Director of GCARE at the University of Surrey.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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International airfare departing from the United States is up 10 percent for 2024 compared with 2023, according to Kayak , a travel search engine. In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said Oren Etzioni , professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Washington.

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