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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. She evaluates the production flow and checks on the performance of the equipment.

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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

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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However, there are still challenges ahead, most notably with procuring the raw materials needed for battery production. Businesses can receive the federal Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit for installing EV charging infrastructure that meets certain criteria. Who are the top countries for EV adoption?

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

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Since our priority was to develop a commercially viable product, we set up a business unit called. 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. What we offer is a camera and a box stuffed with processing power and neural networks.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

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Since our priority was to develop a commercially viable product, we set up a business unit called. 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. What we offer is a camera and a box stuffed with processing power and neural networks.

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