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IEEE Foundation President Boosts Support for Future Engineers

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Marko Delimar has been a proponent of empowering the next generation of engineers, scientists, and technologists since he was an undergraduate engineering student at the University of Zagreb , in Croatia. He founded the University of Zagrebs IEEE student branch and later became its chair. It has since grown in popularity.

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Biofuels research awarded millions in funding

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The grants come from the US Departments of Energy and Agriculture under a joint DOE-USDA program that began in 2006. The University of Florida has been awarded $643,000 to identify the metabolic competition for carbon that affects growth, cellulose biosynthesis and lignification.

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Transport for London to trial ISA technology

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Research on ISA technology has now been ongoing for more than 10 years and includes a major ISA-UK project funded by the Department for Transport between 2001 and 2006. It is believed by University of Leeds researchers that the social benefits of the accident savings far outweigh any CO2 reduction benefits.

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In Memoriam: Bruno Sacco, the Greatest Mercedes-Benz Designer Ever

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Shortly thereafter he moved 320 miles or so to live in Turin, and study at the Polytechnic University of Turin. The third and final S-Class with Sacco involvement was the W220 (1999-2006), its design being finalized in 1995. The former S-Class coupe (formerly SEC) transitioned into the separate CL-Class (C215) for this generation.

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