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MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new detailed air-quality model to simulate the effects of physical, chemical, and meteorological processing of highly reactive trace species in urban areas.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Bus.com

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BMW i Ventures has invested in Bus.com, formerly ShareTheBus, an emerging startup that removes the complexity of renting a bus and coordinating group transportation anywhere in the US and Canada, and is set on revitalizing the outdated charter bus space. 82% of charter bus companies are owned by small operators with under 10 buses.

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The Future of Natural Gas: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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Skolnik began his career in 1955 at MIT ’s Lincoln Laboratory. He left MIT in 1959 to join Electronic Communications, now part of Raytheon. David John Kemp 1998 president of IEEE Canada Life senior member, 78; died 5 January. Kemp worked for 35 years at the Manitoba Telephone System in Canada.

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MIT researchers boost efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

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Researchers at MIT have developed a method that could significantly boost the performance of carbon capture and conversion systems that use catalytic surfaces to enhance the rates of carbon-sequestering electrochemical reactions. through the MIT Energy Initiative, and a NSERC PGS-D postgraduate scholarship from Canada.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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David Ellis Hepburn Past vice chair of IEEE Canada’s Teacher-in-Service Program Life senior member, 91; died 25 March Hepburn was a strong proponent of preuniversity education and enjoyed helping shape the next generation of engineers. He was honored for his contributions with the 2017 IEEE Canada Presidents’ Make-a-Difference Award.

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100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born

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ITR soon became known as the company for time-recording products in the United States and Canada. That’s how the world learned about the existence of IBM (that is, unless they worked in Canada, where employees had known their employer as IBM since 1917 ). One came into being in 1900 as the International Time Recording Co. ,