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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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As a child, Alberto Moreira discovered his passion for electronics from the kits for exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that his father bought him every month. The kits taught him not only about electronics but also about chemistry and physics. in engineering at the Technical University of Munich.

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Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM

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Explaining how blockchain and aerodynamics work One of the winners was IEEE Member Carolyn Sher-DeCusatis , who teaches software engineering at Western Governors University , in Salt Lake City. I see Riko-chan as a powerful motivator,” says Baptista, a full-stack developer based in Brazil. “I

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

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IROS 2023 : 1–5 October 2023, DETROIT CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL ROSCon 2023 : 18–20 October 2023, NEW ORLEANS Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Video Friday: A 3-Year-Old Robot

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IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA IROS 2023 : 1–5 October 2023, DETROIT CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEXAS Enjoy today’s videos! ANYbotics ] What meal is this robot kitting? Please send us your events for inclusion.

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