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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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As a full professor and deputy president of the School of engineering at the University of Bologna in Italy, Metra specializes in design for test and reliability of integrated circuits and systems. Martha Palacio Palacio has spent his entire 40-year career designing, developing, and producing electronic countermeasures systems.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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A team of students from the University of Florida , in Gainesville, designed a computer mouse for those whose hands or arms have an abnormality, so they could more easily play games. The projects include a recycling center to reduce plastic waste at Ankole Institute, in southwestern Uganda.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. Drive5 is cross-platform, designed using HTML5 web standards.

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BP Riser Insertion Tube Reported Working, Some Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Well Being Captured

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The procedure—never attempted before at this depth—involves inserting a 5-foot length of the specifically-designed tool into the end of the existing, damaged riser from where the oil and gas is leaking. Panama City, Fla.; Situation status map as of 16 May (Sunday). Click to enlarge. Original pdf file here. Theodore, Ala.;

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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MMTCO 2 e would be emitted per year, largely attributable to electricity use for pump station power, fuel for vehicles and aircraft for maintenance and inspections, and fugitive methane emissions at connections. During operations, approximately 1.44

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. Take for instance the grossly-oversized wheels: a more aerodynamic design would use smaller ones, to minimize turbulence around the opening. Learn your facts before you post please. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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