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Remembering Former IEEE President Ken Laker

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Laker worked with the IEEE Board of Directors in the early 1990s to purchase personal computers for the organization’s leaders to make it easier to conduct IEEE business via the Internet. Laker joined the University of Pennsylvania in 1984 as an EE professor. Ken Laker , the 1999 IEEE president, died on 2 August at the age of 76.

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IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

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Three locations, one common goal This year, the TryEngineering Summer Institute was held at the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia; Rice University , in Houston; and the University of San Diego. There were two sessions on each of the three campuses.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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mt CO 2 ); and Pennsylvania (256.6 tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 tonnes/person) and Alaska (54.6 tonnes/person). California consistently imports about 30% of its electricity and natural gas is the dominant fuel for the electricity that it generates internally.

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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To give students a glimpse into real-world robotics applications, organizers brought in IEEE Member Michelle Jillian Johnson , an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania. Fred Schindler , vice president of IEEE Technical Activities , shared his personal journey to find his “home at IEEE.”

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Stellantis Limiting Availability of Gasoline Models by State Emission Rules

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According to Automotive News , Stellantis has already stopped delivering internal combustion models to dealerships located in CARB states unless customers have ordered them special. Voters don’t typically have a say in these sorts of regulations beyond electing the person that signs off.

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Tesla is revamping the Model 3, and it is about time

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Sometimes an e-Golf or Bolt EV would appear, but EVs didn’t become a regular sighting in South Central Pennsylvania until 2019 or 2020. Internally, Tesla’s infotainment is always up-to-date. Interiors are a completely subjective topic, but I have personally felt minimalistic interiors are not a better option.

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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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