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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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As a member of the Kappa Sigma chapter at Boston University , he learned leadership and communications skills while accepting different roles. Greene was a guest lecturer for an introduction to engineering course at the Wentworth Institute of Technology , also in Boston. “If My vote counted just the same as theirs. “I

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Boston Dynamics’ Robert Playter on the New Atlas

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Boston Dynamics has just introduced a new Atlas humanoid robot , replacing the legendary hydraulic Atlas and intended to be a commercial product. Playter became the CEO in 2019, helping the company make the difficult transition from R&D to commercial products with Spot , Stretch , and now (or very soon) Atlas.

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Imperium3 consortium forms to establish Li-ion battery gigafactory in NY state; 3 GWh by Q4 2019 to grow to 15 GWh

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Imperium3 New York will commercialize an innovative technology for making more efficient and less expensive lithium ion batteries while operating the state’s first giga-factory producing lithium ion batteries, producing 3GWh of batteries by Q4 2019, growing to 15 GWh. The Imperium3NY consortium was formed by nearly 10 companies.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America has released its National Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan for Cycle 2; Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period that begins in July 2019. Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC.

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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Electrify America LLC announced it will install more than 2,800 workplace and residential charging stations by June 2019 in 17 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the United States. Earlier post.).

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Elon Musk announces $30M donation to Cameron County, TX schools, City of Brownsville

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It has been the home of eight SpaceX launches, with the first coming in April 2019 and the most recent on March 3rd, 2021. Elon Musk’s rocket-building entity contacted Judge Trevino Jr. Mexico border. The two areas together would be called, Starbase, Texas, and Cameron Country Judge Eddie Trevino, Jr.,

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MIT, QCRI use AI to enrich digital maps to improve GPS navigation; RoadTagger

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Roads can be occluded by, for example, trees and buildings, making it a challenging task, however. Qatar, where QCRI is based, is “not a priority for the large companies building digital maps,” Madden says. Yet, it’s constantly building new roads and improving old ones, especially in preparation for hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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