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Video Friday: Robots for Humanity

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An overview of ongoing work by Hello Robot, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of Washington, and Robots for Humanity to empower Henry Evans’s independence through the use of the mobile manipulator Stretch. And of course, you can read more about this project in this month’s issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine.

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Fatih Birol new Executive Director of IEA

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He has also been a member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All and was named by Forbes magazine among the most influential people on the world’s energy scene. He is the recipient of numerous awards from governments from all parts of the world.

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Celebrating 25 Years of IEEE Women in Engineering

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IEEE Women in Engineering , formed 25 years ago, now has more than 35,000 members and 1,000 affinity groups worldwide. To mark its 25th anniversary, the group is planning competitions, panels, seminars, and other events this year. In November 1997 IEEE rolled out the Women in Engineering group. Both women and men can join.

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UK government awards £598K for hydrogen fuel cell range extender with micro-bead H2 storage for BEVs

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The UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) have awarded £598,000 (US$980,000) to micro-bead hydrogen storage company Cella Energy ( earlier post ) and its partners MIRA, Coventry University and Productiv to develop a hydrogen generation system to extend the range of battery electric vehicles.

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China Yuchai LNG engine powers the “Fuel Efficient Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year 2014” in China

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The “2014 Commercial Vehicles of the Year” competition was hosted in Beijing by Commercial Motor World Magazine. The event was co-hosted by the Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC), the Beijing Institute of Technology, and Tongji, Chang’An and Beihang Universities.

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

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Gerard “Gus” Gaynor says he knew he would become an engineer when he was 7 years old, inspired by his father’s monthly Popular Mechanics magazines. After he was discharged, he continued his education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Gaynor’s group also developed equipment for testing a streetcar’s exhaust and battery levels.

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COMAC of China, Boeing open Energy Conservation Center; first focus on aviation biofuel from waste cooking oil

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Funded by both companies, the Boeing-COMAC Technology Center is working with China-based universities and research institutions to expand knowledge in areas such as sustainable aviation biofuels and air traffic management that improve commercial aviation’s efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. SAMC), Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Co.,

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