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IEEE Offers New Transportation Platform With Advanced Analytics Tools

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The ability to download this massive dataset provides an unparalleled ease to data scientists and machine-learning engineers to explore and innovate.” IEEE is diversifying its line of products beyond its traditional fields of electrical engineering, Sayam adds. “We We are not just focused on electrical or computer science,” she says.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. The answer is, of course, Marauder.

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Genesis launches the all-electric GV60 in the United States

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The accuracy of the facial recognition feature was a primary concern for engineers, so Genesis used Near Infra-Red (NIR) cameras to accurately recognize a person, even in the most challenging conditions. Electrify America Agreement. To make the arrival of the GV60 in the U.S.

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Teen Creates App To Identify Nutrient Deficiencies

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In 2020, as a sophomore at South Brunswick High School in New Jersey, Tiwari was learning remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, and he found himself bored. His father suggested he think about ikigai , a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose.

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X PRIZE Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE

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The new prize was announced in Washington, DC by X PRIZE Chairman Peter H. Diamandis together with Wendy Schmidt, who personally funded the $1.4 These proofs of capability, which will determine the winner, will take place at the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility (OHSMETT) in New Jersey.

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Long-Enduring COBOL May Still Have a Shelf Life

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Sid Mohanram, senior vice president of software engineering at Verisk , a huge data-analytics and risk-assessment multinational, is overseeing his company’s migration away from COBOL. We keep telling people to start the translation, so you can test it before the last COBOL person leaves the building.”

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. will design and develop a vehicle and powertrain with electrified engine components that can enable higher engine efficiency and a significantly more aerodynamically reengineered cab. Navistar, Inc. Description.

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