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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. This provides easy access to records and improves coordination of care.”

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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That all changed this year, after a team of IEEE volunteers traveled to the village and installed photovoltaic panels, a battery storage system, and a solar water heater at the Shree Batase Secondary School in Melamchi, which is about 45 kilometers from the capital city of Kathmandu. The earthquake severely damaged Melamchi’s power lines.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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With this increase in demand came an equally steep rise in the price of the metals used in the manufacturing of EV batteries – particularly lithium – which the IEA’s report says is a significant challenge to the EV industry. Countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Egypt all have plans in place to increase EV production and usage.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

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For a GPS steering system to work, you need to prepare a map in advance, install a base station for corrections, or purchase a package of signals. Once in the field, the newly installed Cognitive Agro Pilot says: "Hurray, we're in the field," asks the driver for permission to take over, and starts driving.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

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For a GPS steering system to work, you need to prepare a map in advance, install a base station for corrections, or purchase a package of signals. Once in the field, the newly installed Cognitive Agro Pilot says: "Hurray, we're in the field," asks the driver for permission to take over, and starts driving.

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