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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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BMW Motorrad presents BMW iFace; anti-theft face and eye recognition system

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BMW iFace was developed in cooperation with Professor Dr Gerhard Lesjöh, head of the institute for ophthalmology at the University of Munich. This three-dimensional image is compared with a data record stored in the system. If corresponding data material is found there, the search for the person concerned can be initiated immediately.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. He was part of an IEEE task force that in 2020 issued a report that described how equipment used for storing energy, transferring power over long distances, and integrating renewable energy could impact power system stability.

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Ford Launches New Dealer Training Program With A.I. Integration

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Entitled “Ford University,” the program has been under development for roughly a year and looks to be composed of instructional videos that can be accessed over the internet. & We're rolling out Ford University to Ford dealers across the United States starting May 1, with plans to expand further. .&

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years. Kunsan National University , in Korea; Miicevic is an assistant professor of telecommunications and IT at the University of Belgrade , in Serbia; and Bojkovi? is a professor of electrical engineering, also at the University of Belgrade. Education and Early Career.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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But we do actually need that energy to be generated,” says Alper Bozkurt, who with Veena Misra codirects the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University. Personalized health care could revolutionize traditional medical practice,” Gao says. milliwatts.

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Connect with Engineers Worldwide Through the IEEE App

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All the app’s personalized features require permission from users to share their information. The app provides the name of the event, its duration, and location, as well as whether the meeting is in person, virtual, or a combination of in person and online. You can download the IEEE app from Apple’s App Store or Google Play.

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