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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 In axial-flow configurations, noted Müller and co-authors in a 2004 paper, pure scavenging is a challenging task. Source: Piechna, 2004. Schematic model of a wave disk engine, showing combustion and shockwaves within the channels. Source: MSU. Click to enlarge.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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While there, he taught a course on radar at Northeastern University , in Boston. in engineering from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. He was the 1990–1991 Division VII director, and he directed the IEEE Foundation from 1999 to 2004. He was a visiting professor in 1983 at McMaster University , in Hamilton, Ont.,

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Hari Balakrishnan Employer MIT Title Professor Member grade Fellow Alma maters Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and the University of California, Berkeley He and his research team at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory developed CarTel, short for car telematics. While pursuing a Ph.D.

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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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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. He helped found the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. for 37 years.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ' Conference Program Committee and has published articles in several of the organization's journals. Coughlin is also the founder of the Storage Networking Industry Association 's Solid State Storage Initiative, the Storage Visions Conference , and the Creative Storage Conference.

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GM outlines plans for China with 17 launches this year; developing advanced propulsion and electrification tech in China

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General Motors discussed its future plans in China during a press conference in conjunction with the start of Auto Shanghai 2013. This is one of the reasons why we are partnering with SAIC and Tsinghua University in CAERC. Addressing today’s energy challenges is going to be an exciting journey. —Gary Smyth.

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