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Why Engineers Still Need the Humanities

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Since last September, Ive been spending seven hours a day, five days a week happily researching the history of women in electrical engineering. So far Ive uncovered the names of more than 200 women who contributed to electrical engineering, the first step in an eventual book project. I could keep going.

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IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam’s Engineering Achievements

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Built on the Paran River , which forms part of the border between the two nations, Itaipu transformed a once-contested hydroelectric resource into a shared engine of economic progress. To acknowledge Itaipus monumental engineering achievement , on 4 March the dam was recognized as an IEEE Milestone during a ceremony in Hernandarias, Paraguay.

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A Self-Balancing Exoskeleton Strides Toward Market

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But Angus, a jet-setting fashion designer , isnt the type to take such news lyingor sittingdown. The Origin of the XoMotion Exoskeleton Angus, who works as Human in Motions director of lived experience, has been involved with the company and its technology since 2016. What Are the Challenges for Home-Use Exoskeletons?

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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. IEEE has played a key role in his quest to provide students with the support they need, he says.

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Volvo Revives the XC70 As An SUV for China

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Volvo discontinued the XC70 after the 2016 model year, ending a long run for the beefy off-road-oriented wagon. The new vehicle is expected to be Volvos first range-extended PHEV, with an initial electric range of 124 miles and a gas engine generator that helps provide up to 500 miles of total range.

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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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In 1946 he was joined by his son, Jacques, a marine engineer, with whom he made a series of record descents. Solar Impulse 2, the solar powered plane, was piloted by Swiss entrepreneur Andr Borschberg over the pyramids in Giza, Egypt, prior to landing in Cairo on 13 July, 2016. Later, Auguste invented and built the first bathyscaphe.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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But if they succeed, it will mark a bold feat of engineering to boost clean energy and fight climate. In 2016, for example, the country set a goal of sourcing 20 percent of its energy from renewables by 2020. Laying the Black Sea line presents a formidable engineering challenge. billion ($2.5 billion) for the cable.