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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues. arranged a visit to a Semi-Automatic Ground Environment computer center. It was time to go commercial. The ARPANET and the way it handled communications was already well established. universities.

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.). Growing up in Taiwan, the environment encouraged people to become scientists or engineers.”. also in EE, from the University of California, Los Angeles. By nature, I was interested in doing engineering,” he says.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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The importance of mentors Growing up in Los Angeles, Goldsmith was interested in European politics and history as well as culture and languages. Commercializing adaptive wireless communications While at Stanford, Goldsmith conducted groundbreaking research in wireless communications. She has been granted 38 U.S.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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The importance of mentors Growing up in Los Angeles, Goldsmith was interested in European politics and history as well as culture and languages. Commercializing adaptive wireless communications While at Stanford, Goldsmith conducted groundbreaking research in wireless communications. She has been granted 38 U.S.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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The device went on to serve as the heart of stability-control systems in countless commercial and private aircraft and U.S. 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., 1969, and M.S.,

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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There are several new powertrain options, and none has yet proven itself in regular commercial service. Last September, ZeroAvia successfully completed a test flight of a commercial-scale fuel cell-powered aircraft. It was always a personal passion, and I was already working on green transportation, so that was a natural intersection.