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Homeland Security Now Combating Street Takeovers

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One could argue that street takeovers and illicit behavior have long been an essential part of automotive culture throughout history. American drag racing was likewise limited to the streets until someone realized there was money to be made in building private strips.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues. The networks couldn’t be changed and couldn’t know that they were part of the Internet, because they already existed,” Cerf recalls recently in an interview at his office at Google, in Reston, Va.

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

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We couldn’t afford to pay [US] $350 to buy a machine at that time, so we had to build our own,” he says. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree, he worked part time as a technician at a university research lab that had a contract with the U.S. Gaynor says the best part about being an IEEE volunteer is the camaraderie. Paul, Minn.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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The professor is the recipient of this year’s IEEE John von Neumann Medal for “leadership in mobile and wireless sensing systems technologies and applications, including personal health management.” The award is sponsored by IBM. The work led her to help found the Open mHealth nonprofit in 2010.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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That success can be traced in part to Kim, now an emeritus professor at KAIST. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.” The elder Kim had helped build the company’s first spinning factory, and his engineering savvy and consequent renown impressed his son. “He

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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

Green Car Congress

The target buyers have strong personal convictions on the environment, oil use, and cutting edge technology. “ The current RAV4 EV uses Tesla Model S powertrain components; earlier Phase 0 builds used components from the Roadster. He or she owns a home, which is perhaps solar-powered. The pool of buyers ,” noted Fay, “ is small. ”.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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In 1999, Ford acquired Volvo as part of its Premier Auto Group. In 2011, Volvo announced it would build its own technological future based on two in-house developed strategies: a scalable vehicle architecture (SPA); and a new engine range consisting solely of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines (Volvo Engine Architecture, VEA4).

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