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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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Researchers propose fire-preventing "anti-short layer" for EV batteries

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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) have proposed a new way to prevent fires in lithium-ion batteries.

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Elon Musk makes it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People in AI

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence, aptly dubbed the TIME100 AI. Similar to other Musk companies, xAI has very ambitious targets, with the company aiming to “understand the true nature of the universe.”

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Remembering Ross Stone, an Influential Leader of IEEE Technical Activities

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Communications and patent law expert Stone received a bachelor’s degree in 1967 in earth sciences from the University of California, San Diego. He was an adjunct professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and the Politecnico di Torino. He worked as chief scientist at McDonnell Technologies and a research advisor at IRT.

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Daimler receives Porsche Prize for diesel aftertreatment system in OM 654

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The Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize was awarded by Vienna University of Technology to Anke Kleinschmit, Head of Corporate Research & Sustainability and Environmental Officer for Daimler AG, for the development of the innovative exhaust gas aftertreatment system in the new OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine ( earlier post ).

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Saifur Rahman is 2022 IEEE President-Elect

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He is the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at the university, which helps faculty members get access to research funding, government laboratories, and industry research centers. Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the IEEE Electrification Magazine and the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.

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Fatih Birol new Executive Director of IEA

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He is also the founder and chair of the IEA Energy Business Council, which provides a forum to enhance co-operation between decision-makers in the highest levels of government and industry. He is the recipient of numerous awards from governments from all parts of the world. A Turkish citizen, Dr. Birol was born in Ankara in 1958.

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