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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Bob Kahn

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He continued to work on the ARPANET and organized the first public demonstration of the network at the 1972 International Conference on Computer Communications , held in Washington, D.C. Kahn has received several recognitions for his work, including the 2004 Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery.

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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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EPA announced the awardees at the 2016 American Trucking Association’s Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 72 million metric tons of carbon pollution, while saving more than 170 million barrels of oil and $24.9

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

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Toyoda spoke in a news conference that was livestreamed from a memorial hall in Nagoya that serves as a museum for the founding family. The urgent warning Monday covers certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model years, as well as the RAV4 small SUV from 2004 and 2005. million vehicles.

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EIA: growing octane needs widen price difference between regular and premium in US

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On the demand side, the premium gasoline share of total motor gasoline sales has steadily increased in recent years, reaching a high of nearly 12% in August 2016—the highest share since 2004. Source: US EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Umicore acquires Lithium-ion cathode material patents from FMC Corporation

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FMC Lithium developed its own cathode technology and participated directly in the market from 1995-2004; in 2004, it began cathode technology out-licensing. FMC’s Play in Li-ion Battery Market and Progress Report on Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP) (2010, 27 th International Battery Conference).

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Between 1999 and 2004, he oversaw the development of the Cricket indoor location system. The IEEE community Balakrishnan says he intially joined IEEE as a student to get the discounted rate for membership and conference registrations. It combined radio frequency and ultrasound technologies.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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He was the 1990–1991 Division VII director, and he directed the IEEE Foundation from 1999 to 2004. He was an active volunteer in the IEEE France Section , and in 2004 he helped launch its IEEE Life Members Affinity Group. He served as chair of the France Section’s IEEE Life Members Affinity Group from 2004 to 2016.

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