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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

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In 2012, with California in the midst of a severe drought, Schneider, then a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University , once again tossed out a “cool idea.” He imagined a shower head that would sense when the person showering moved out from under the stream of water. So Schneider put his shower head idea on hold.

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

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The two found the idea of the Atari game intriguing but thought the execution was terrible. Jens Wolf/picture-alliance/dpa/AP When Baer got the idea for his video-game system in 1966, he was the division manager at the defense contractor Sanders Associates (now part of BAE Systems ) in Nashua, N.H. patent for the game in 1980.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Personal computers in the late 1980s began incorporating CD-ROM drives, but initially these could read only from prerecorded disks and could not store user-generated data. And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible. MB of data.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. The right to personal identity. Thanks to a.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Zakrzewska originally wanted to become a radio broadcaster, but she also liked the idea of becoming an engineer so she could create technology that people would consider magical like she did. She has been granted several patents, which have been commercialized. After earning her Ph.D.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action.