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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. One will provide Internet to rural Peru, two will service airplanes and cruise liners, and the final satellite’s use is yet to be disclosed.

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Foton Motor to extend cooperation with Cummins; second stage of the “China Super Truck” program

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Since 2008, when Foton Motor and Cummins established a joint venture, engines produced by Foton Cummins have covered light-duty and heavy-duty engine series, with emission standards meeting the requirements in the globally strictest emission-related laws and regulations.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Unreliable Cloud Services Chen, a software engineer, founded her first company, Alcenit , in 2006. Slow or unavailable Internet connections posed another problem, Chen says. “We Chen is based in Panama City.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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I loved everything about engineering, programming, and building things," he says. "I I wanted to figure out a way to combine my interests in both engineering and medicine.". Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History youtube.com A passion for flight Bruce Artwick studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, yet he found time to pursue a dream many teenagers think about but few fulfill: He learned to fly. It included a bird’s-eye perspective of locales like Machu Picchu, in Peru.

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