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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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The teacher predicted that Samueli would be a successful electrical engineer someday. In pursuit of this understanding, Samueli applied to UCLA, which had a good engineering department. He recalled that Samueli was good at getting corporate research grants and donations. The contract for Scientific Atlanta, of Norcross, Ga.,

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World’s fastest hybrid unveiled: Wild Porsche 963 RSP is a Le Mans racing car with number plates

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Porsche hasn’t disclosed if engineers have bolted on a quieter set of pipes, or if the road car sounds as unhinged as the racer. Within, there’s no longer a button activated drinks system with engineers adding an old-school cupholder instead. seconds, while suitable gearing could allow for a top speed of more than 360km/h.

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This Man Made the Modem in Your Phone a Reality

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For these advances, along with contributions to expanding science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, Samueli is the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Medal of Honor. I think you should pursue electrical engineering as a career. Henry Samueli Current jobs : Philanthropist, Chairman of Broadcom Inc.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. DOE Award ($mil.).

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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. Herrick Laboratories; $11.6

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Ford and Georgia Tech partner on hydraulic hybrid school bus conversion

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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project. Conducted by Georgia Tech, the project is financed by a $50,000 Ford College Community Challenge Grant, one of five given annually for a student-led project that matches university resources with an urgent community need related to sustainability.

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New Self-Assembled Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Offer More Than 5X The Reversible Capacity of Graphite Anodes

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The synthesis process is simple, low-cost, safe and broadly applicable, they say, providing new avenues for the rational engineering of electrode materials with enhanced conductivity and power. Gleb Yushin, an assistant professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Resources.