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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

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In 2012, with California in the midst of a severe drought, Schneider, then a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University , once again tossed out a “cool idea.” He imagined a shower head that would sense when the person showering moved out from under the stream of water. So Schneider put his shower head idea on hold.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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The society recently launched several programs to engage them, including career fairs, travel grants, and networking opportunities with researchers. Job fairs and travel grants Several new initiatives have been rolled out at the society’s flagship conferences. The grant can help students who are not presenters to attend conferences.

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Tesla shareholders are taking a stand against law firm’s $6B TSLA stock request

Teslarati

#DelawareCourt81 Fullfilled my duty from EUROPE as well pic.twitter.com/0fATjfdnvF — SeefyCar (@SeefyCar) March 6, 2024 Elon Musk has responded to the Delaware court’s decision on X, stating that the idea of paying the lawyers behind the case nearly $6 billion in TSLA stock was “criminal.” Ready to in the morning.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

The members of EAA San Joaquin Valley (EAASJV), largely held back from holding in-person events since the chapter’s founding in 2019 due to the pandemic, were determined to make their 2022 Drive Electric Earth Day event a rousing success. We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.”

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Tesla will get benefits if it produces cars in India, says transport minister

Teslarati

According to a person familiar with the matter, the government was willing to grant tax cuts if the EV manufacturer purchased $500 million worth of auto components from India. As for the idea of a Tesla gigafactory in India, Elon Musk has stated that the company would need to test demand in the country first through imports.

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Security With a Spectrometer

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To see what idea the device would spark in me for a consumer-focused application. What if it could be used to unlock the phone by scanning, say, one’s skin tone—or rather, personal spectral signature? I soon realized skin tone wasn’t a good idea. It would also have to be something I’d consistently have on my person.

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Elon Musk as soon as laughed at this Chinese language carmaker. He isn’t giggling now

Baua Electric

On the other hand, in relation to the competitiveness of the Chinese language EV makers towards his personal corporate Tesla, Musk remained snobbish. Again in 2011, when Elon Musk used to be requested about his idea on Chinese language automaker BYD and its talent to problem Tesla throughout an interview, he explode out giggling.

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