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JANUARY 29, 2025

Before a wireless device is manufactured and sold , its technology is tested by compliance engineering laboratories to ensure it adheres to technical standards established by organizations including the IEEE Standards Association. SAR testing measures the amount of RF energy absorbed by the human body from a wireless device.

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APRIL 11, 2025

MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains while using far less energy than an aerial robot of comparable size. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was an inspiration, suggesting that measuring tape could become a great material for a robotic gripper.

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APRIL 19, 2025

When Marc Alan Sperber, of Arizona State Universitys Education for Humanity initiative arrived at a refugee camp along the Thai - Myanmar border, the scene was typical of many crisis zones: no internet, unreliable power, and few resources. The real challenge isnt just getting technology into the field, its keeping it running, says Estupin.

Solar

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JUNE 2, 2025

Naveen Verma s lab at Princeton University is like a museum of all the ways engineers have tried to make AI ultra-efficient by using analog phenomena instead of digital computing. At one bench lies the most energy-efficient magnetic-memory-based neural-network computer ever made. Verma would know. Hes tried them all.

Power

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Within this enigmatic fourth state of matter, atoms that have been stripped of their electrons collide, their nuclei fusing and releasing energy in the same process that powers the sun and other stars. Researchers hope to capture this energy and use it to produce clean, zero-carbon electricity.

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MARCH 6, 2025

But theyre a difficult engineering challenge, says Patrick Mercier , an electrical and computer engineering professor at University of California San Diego. The best way to do that is to use lithium-ion batteries, because they have the best energy density.

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EV Central

JUNE 19, 2025

GM’s top EV battery guru, Andy Oury, believes we could switch to a hydrogen-based economy in the future, if we could build enough renewable energy to run it. You have to separate it, and so where are you going to get the energy to separate the hydrogen? But don’t expect it to happen any time soon. GM battery tech.

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MAY 26, 2025

The organization says it wants to make use of its most experienced and knowledgeable engineers. This years conference , Learning Never Stops, is scheduled for 11 to 13 June at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. A session on systems that impact society is expected to discuss the energy grid and telecommunications.

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MAY 13, 2025

These companies, and several others globally, are betting on AEM technology to fulfill the long-sought promise of green hydrogen produced with renewable energy. PEM can quickly ramp up and down in response to variable energy sources like wind and solar power, but it requires iridium, which is in limited supply.

Hydrogen

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JULY 9, 2025

The discovery represents a broader push for 5G-based IoT tech—using the telecom standard’s low latency , energy efficiency , and capacity for massive device connectivity. For IoT, power efficiency is critical,” says Eric Klumperink, associate professor of IC design at the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands.

MIT

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MARCH 7, 2025

Robot Studio ] at [ University of Michigan ] Hard to believe that RoMeLa has been developing humanoid robots for 20 (!) RoMeLa ] at [ University of California Los Angeles ] In this demo, Reachy 2 autonomously sorts healthy and unhealthy foods. This work aims to bring ownership back to artists in the age of generative AI.

Los Angeles

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MAY 29, 2025

When the platform for a prototype floating offshore wind turbine arrived at a dock in Searsport, Maine, on April 11, engineers at the University of Maine were ready to add a tower and a turbine and set it afloat in the Gulf of Maine. But on the very same day, university officials received a letter from the U.S. million grant.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 4, 2025

Tata Motors Inks MoU with GEMS to Supply 100 Magna Electric Intercity Buses Tata Motors has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Energy Mobility Solutions (GEMS) for the supply of 100 Magna electric intercity buses, reinforcing its leadership in India’s commercial electric vehicle (EV) sector. held in Chennai.

Supplies

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MAY 27, 2025

Carolina Cruz-Neira Employer: University of Central Florida Occupation: Computer-science professor Education: Bachelors degree in systems engineering, Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas; masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science, University of Illinois Chicago; Ph.D.

Universal

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APRIL 2, 2025

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), arguably the largest experiment ever engineered, is needed to probe the universes smallest constituents. The Standard Model is beautiful, says Victoria Martin, an experimental physicist at the University of Edinburgh. Because its so precise, all the little niggles stand out.

Engine

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JULY 28, 2025

When trying to push the technology to higher frequency and higher power operations, engineers face tradeoffs. To maximize energy efficiency and switching speed, HEMTs use a metal component called a Schottky gate, which is set directly on top of a structure made up of layers of GaN and AlGaN.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Despite these numbers, however, engineers seem to be doing just fine. employment for electrical engineers is expected to grow 9 percent from 2023 to 2033, compared with 4 percent for all occupations, according to the U.S. Its a good time to be an engineer, he says. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2025

From city streets to red carpets, the clean energy car revolution is picking up speed, and celebrities are helping steer the way. DiCaprio has invested in Polestar, a former Volvo sub-brand turned Tesla competitor, further underlining his commitment to clean energy innovation. is an avid collector of expensive things.

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MARCH 20, 2025

The rapid development of AI is fueling a data center boom, unlocking billions of dollars in investments to build the infrastructure needed to support data- and energy-hungry models. Engineers Are Key to AI Infrastructure Big tech companies are increasingly searching for electrical engineers to scale their data infrastructure.

Engine

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JULY 24, 2025

That is, computing for a long time embedded in hard-to-get-to places and surviving on battery power or energy they can scrounge from the environment. That operation costs some energy,” says Lucia. We’re doing something that has the capability of a CPU but is one or two orders of magnitude more efficient,” says cofounder Brandon Lucia.

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MAY 28, 2025

Last week, the federal government terminated hundreds of research grants to Harvard University professors from a broad range of fields of study. This comes on the heels of a conflict between Harvard, among other universities, and the Trump administration. Its a bit like stopping a freight train. Research is the same.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 23, 2025

Impact on Efficiency: Energy spent controlling that additional mass isn’t going toward actually propelling the car. Complex Engineering: Designers must find clever ways to keep the motor compact and light, or risk a clunky driving experience. It is a good looking box to house a final university project showcasing the batteries.

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JULY 24, 2025

And the UDG (universal domain graph) acts as the directory that keeps track of every entity along with its activities and relationships. The battery agent focused on charging during off-peak hours and using stored energy during expensive periods. It used HSML to describe a set of competing goals. In space, it is even more difficult.

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MAY 2, 2025

And heres a bit more on how it was done, mostly with arms from Universal Robots. [ University of Bath ] Whenever I see a soft robot, I have to ask, okay, but how soft is it really? Nature Communications ] via [ Collaborative Robotics Laboratory, University of Coimbra ] Thanks, Pedro! University of Pennsylvania ]

Environment

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AUGUST 7, 2025

Nanosheet transistors are paving the way for faster and more-energy-efficient processors for AI and other uses,” Rudra says. “By Inspired by a physics teacher Like many engineers, Rudra was fascinated by how things worked as a youngster. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering from MNNIT in 2019.

India

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Ratcliff began his career in 1965 as an electrical engineer at Public Service Indiana , an electric utility based in Indianapolis. There he helped design bulk power systems and developed engineering software. where he was an engineering manager until 1994. He earned a masters degree in engineering in 1983 and a Ph.D.

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JUNE 16, 2025

Skip to content Menu Home About Contributors Open Menu Overlay Energy Institute Blog Research that Informs Business and Public Policy Posted 2 hours ago by Maximilian Auffhammer Uncategorized Taxing the Distance What if we taxed miles not gallons? Saint Professor at the University of California Berkeley. This is the pickle.

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JULY 31, 2025

At the time, I didn’t know that the organization would redefine my career, expand my worldview, and plant the seeds of a purpose-driven life in engineering. Fourteen years later, I now serve as chair of the IEEE Islamabad Section , having walked a journey built on learning, leadership, and the belief that engineering must serve humanity.

Pakistan

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JUNE 26, 2025

Müller began conducting research on quantum computing a decade ago, he was excited about the technology’s possibilities for engineering and computer science applications. An active volunteer for more than 40 years, he persuaded IEEE in 2019 to become more involved in the science and engineering of quantum computing technologies.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Ricardo has developed a hydrogen-fueled research engine which could offer a renewable, economic and durable technology solution to accelerate zero-carbon emissions in heavy duty trucks, off-highway machines and marine vessels. —Adrian Greaney, Director of Technology and Digital at Ricardo Automotive and Industrial EMEA Division.

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JUNE 20, 2025

Norwegian University of Science and Technology ] via [ GitHub ] Thanks, Kostas! ARMstrong Dex is a human-sized, dual-arm hydraulic robot currently under development at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) for disaster response applications. University of Sheffield ] We’re growing in size, scale, and impact!

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JULY 11, 2025

Adaptive Robotic Controls Lab, University of Hong Kong ] This study introduces a biomimetic self-healing module for tendon-driven legged robots that uses robot motion to activate liquid metal sloshing, which removes surface oxides and significantly enhances healing strength. University of Tokyo ] Thanks, Kento! JSK Lab ] Thanks, Keita!

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JULY 5, 2025

The University of Queensland’s Dr. Thang Vo-Doan and Research Assistant Lachlan Fitzgerald have demonstrated they can remotely guide darkling beetles (Zophobas morio) fitted with the packs via video game controllers. Paper ] via [ University of Queensland ] Thanks, Thang!

San Francisco

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JUNE 5, 2025

What separates the best engineers from the rest of the pack is that they create systems that allow them to be consistently productive. Unfortunately, many engineers are stuck in the opposite flywheel, a downward spiral of procrastination: you’re unproductive → you feel bad → you’re unproductive. Read more here. Read more here.

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APRIL 9, 2021

MAN Energy Solutions has begun the ‘AmmoniaMot’ project. Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, it aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. Alexander Knafl, Head of R&D, Four-Stroke Engineering, MAN Energy Solutions.

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JULY 15, 2021

Universal Hydrogen ( earlier post ) has signed LOIs with Icelandair Group (Iceland), Air Nostrum (Spain), and Ravn Air (Alaska) for aftermarket conversion of aircraft to hydrogen propulsion and for the supply of green hydrogen fuel using Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsules. Icelandair. Icelandair.

Hydrogen

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JUNE 14, 2025

This article originally appeared on Universe Today. This is because regular rocket engines burn fuel and oxygen together (like a car engine), but they’re not very efficient. The efficiency gains come from the fact that nuclear reactors produce far more energy per unit of fuel than chemical reactions.

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