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Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM

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Explaining how blockchain and aerodynamics work One of the winners was IEEE Member Carolyn Sher-DeCusatis , who teaches software engineering at Western Governors University , in Salt Lake City. Ratnarajah is a high school student in the United Kingdom. IEEE Member Kit August submitted the story on her behalf.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. In April 1999, the Israeli company M-Systems filed a patent application titled “Architecture for a Universal Serial Bus-based PC flash disk.”

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Amberjac Systems www.amberjacprojects.com United Kingdom-based company has provided conversions in Europe. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers.

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