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The Portrait Artist

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It’s a rite of passage, a vital part of the process of being selected by IEEE as a Medal of Honor recipient. Perry prefers to meet in person in order to develop a human connection. That rapport lets her subjects open up, giving readers a glimpse of their personalities, motivations, and attitudes. Education: B.A.,

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Mentoring the next generation of engineers When Zakrzewska was growing up in Poland, she and her family often listened to the radio. In 2020 she began volunteering for I’m a Scientist , an enrichment program designed to connect students with scientists and engineers. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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TomTom, the leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services, has extended its HD Traffic portfolio of real-time (updates every 2 minutes) traffic products for congestion reduction with the addition of Australia, Canada, Luxembourg and Poland, bringing the total count of countries covered to 18.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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He started selling the idea to me and even bribed me by promising an internship at Philips , where he had connections. He was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to pursue a master’s degree at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now part of New York University ) which, in the 1960s, was considered one of the leading engineering schools.

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Standards Certification Testing: Bringing Order to the Internet of Things

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Comarch —the $500-million IT company with headquarters in Krakow, Poland, and offices in 100 countries—is playing a leading role in developing automated standards certification systems. Comarch came along, too, winning OCF Outstanding Contributor Awards in 2017 and 2020.

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The Grand Tour's "Eurocrash," 45 Percent of a Car Show

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This particular installment is a bit different than past voyages though: The connecting thread between the presenters, journey, cars, and the episode’s events goes missing.& It’s decided the trip will start in Gdansk, Poland, and end some 1,400 miles away at Lake Bled in Slovenia.

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