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Hundreds of Resources Highlighted During IEEE Education Week

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From preuniversity STEM programs and university offerings to continuing professional education courses and tutorials, IEEE Education Week highlights the many ways to engage with education across the enterprise. Hundreds of university students and teachers attended the event, which featured panel discussions and workshops.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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If this new design and its enabling technologies can be made to work, the BLI propulsor will produce the required thrust with less propulsive power input. NASA Glenn engineers also modified the wind tunnel to accept a larger model, a boundary layer control system and a way to power the experiment. Source: Hall (2016). Click to enlarge.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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The brand is also continuing to develop conventional engines with a focus on universal mild hybridization and the 48-volt electrical system. mpg US); electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.1 – 17.5; Since the end of 2018, the company has been conducting CO 2 workshops together with its suppliers to agree on effective measures.

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Engineering Needs More Futurists

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Challenges include climate-change threats to human infrastructure and habitats; cyberwarfare by state and nonstate actors attacking energy sources and health care systems; and the global water crisis, which is compounded by the climate crisis. The same tech enables you to snap photos with your cellphone.

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DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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Demonstration subtopics that will help to accelerate adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies with specific interest in mobile hydrogen refuelers, fuel cell powered range extenders for light-duty hybrid electric vehicles, and a Communities of Excellence subtopic featuring hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Catalysts and Supports.

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Integrated approach needed in the fight to reduce CO2 from road transportation

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The discussions focussed on the potential gains to be made in the areas of Fuels and Fuel Economy, Electrification and Traffic Management, each of which were examined through a series of provocative presentations and workshop sessions. He stated: “Whatever the past for the car was, it will not and cannot be the same in the future.

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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It collects insights held at a workshop organized by the International Transport Forum in June 2018 in Paris and features the results of a survey among experts. However, achieving climate change targets will also require the widespread adoption of solutions that are not yet fully developed, whether in logistics or technology.

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