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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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University chapters are the lifeblood of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu , the organization’s honor society. There are 269 chapters at universities worldwide. Support provided by universities to chapters varies widely, however—which can limit activities. At the evening event, students met with industry professionals.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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Startup vision

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I live in Seattle and I’ve traveled to Florida and the water has always been crystal clear,” said Sutandar, who arrived in the U.S with a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “In Jing, Sutandar, and Fa (holding company mascot) at Purdue University. Seattle came up on top.”

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EcoCAR 2 winner OSU wins year one of North American EcoCAR 3 competition

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Virginia Tech and the University of Waterloo took second and third place respectively. As part of the EcoCAR 3 Competition, each university team chose a different innovation that they will incorporate into their competition vehicle. Earlier post.) —M.J. Yatsko, OSU Engineering Manager.

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The Women Behind ENIAC

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It premiered at the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival and won Best Documentary Short at the 2016 U.N. Planning for the event, which is scheduled to be held in Silicon Valley, is underway. The Institute spoke with Kleiman, who teaches Internet technology and governance for lawyers at American University , in Washington, D.C.,

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ICCT-sponsored study of in-use testing of 3 Tier2-Bin5, CA LEV-II light-duty diesels finds wide variation of emissions against the limits

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at West Virginia University to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles (two 2.0L diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla FSD Beta V9 earns sharp rebuke from Consumer Reports

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Missy Cummings, an automation expert who is director of the Humans and Autonomy Laboratory at Duke University, noted that FSD Beta V9 still has fundamental problems. . I’m not going to rule out that at some point in the future that’s a possible event. Another drive on FSD Beta 9 with zero disengagements. Nothing special.

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