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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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In Georgia Techs design, supercritical carbon dioxide quenches the arc. Led by Lukas Graber , head of Georgia Techs plasma and dielectrics lab, the research group will run its 72-kV prototype AC breaker through a synthetic test circuit at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee beginning in late April.

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RF Safety Lab Ensures Wireless Gadgets Meet Safety Standards

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Many product developers dont realize that when integrating Wi-Fi or 5G into a device, they need to include shielding against radiation in their designs to protect humans from excess radiation, Liu says. He worked his way up the career ladder and, in 2018, was promoted to vice president of engineering, overseeing global compliance.

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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

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Supernova explosions, the catastrophic self-destruction of certain types of worn-out stars, are intimately tied to life on Earth because they are the birthplaces of heavy elements across the universe. We designed a Rube Goldberg like system in which a molten droplet of tin is targeted by two laser beams.

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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.

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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

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For a machine that’s designed to replicate a star, the world’s newest stellarator is a surprisingly humble-looking apparatus. We’re seeing new optimized designs that we weren’t capable of coming up with even 10 years ago. Many magnetic-confinement designs—including the $24.5 its parts hand-labeled in marker.

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How OCPP Powers a Smarter, More Accessible EV Charging Network

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In a market filled with competing hardware manufacturers, network operators, and software platforms, OCPP serves as the universal language that enables these diverse systems to communicate seamlessly. A Major Leap Forward Released in 2018, OCPP 2.0 represented a quantum leap in capability. the current standard, refines the 2.0

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This Man Made the Modem in Your Phone a Reality

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In 1985, he had established a multidisciplinary research program at the University of California, Los Angeles, to develop chips for digital broadband. UCLA Takes Holdand Never Lets Go Samueli eventually applied to UCLAa university with a good electrical engineering program and affordable tuition that was close to home.

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