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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. He left MIT in 1959 to join Electronic Communications, now part of Raytheon. in engineering from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. He was a visiting professor in 1983 at McMaster University , in Hamilton, Ont.,

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

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For more than 40 years, IEEE has been an integral part of my pursuit of excellence in my professional life. Climate Change Convention (COP27) in Egypt in November last year where I spoke at events organized by two engineering organizations: the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate and the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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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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Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

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Processes such as oil extraction from sources such as tar sands and deep-water offshore oil wells, as well as the expansion of first-generation biofuels such as corn-based ethanol are setting the stage for a “ water/energy collision ” of resource management policies.

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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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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. More distant destinations, including Egypt and India, are also gaining traction as well as polar excursions and world cruises, she said.

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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Boykoff, Senior Visiting Research Associate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. People are expressing clear concern about unusual weather patterns including increased rainfall, hurricanes, and floods in some parts of Latin America, and severe droughts in others. —Ram Mohan Rao, Managing Director, Nielsen Egypt.