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KIT and e-bike manufacturer Coboc developing quick charging process for e-bike batteries

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To shorten the charging time of e-bikes—in particular during daily use in the city—Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Coboc GmbH & Co. KG, a company specialized in electric mobility, plan to make the batteries of pedelecs capable of rapid charging. Presently, charging of an e-bike battery takes about two to four hours.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. Collection kits for COVID-19 tests. Ford is helping scale production of collection kits for COVID-19 tests at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback to debut at New York show; 40 mpg highway

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Toyota will introduce the all-new 2020 Yaris Hatchback at the New York International Auto Show this month. Another surprise in this class is a Sport Mode, which changes the car’s personality with enhanced acceleration response. There’s even a first aid kit. liter inline four-cylinder engine that delivers 106 horsepower.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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The students had a hand in creating a welcome kit for conference attendees. More than 200 travel grants were awarded to the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Tricomi says. Personal and professional growth opportunities Tricomi joined the society in 2021 shortly after starting her Ph.D.

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35 Years Ago, Researchers Used Brain Waves to Control a Robot

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The three researchers used a Movit Line Tracer II robot they built from a kit from Japanese appliance shop Elehobby, now called Elekit. The frequency increases when a person is relaxed and not moving. The method is noninvasive; all you have to do is place electrodes on a volunteer’s scalp.

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Charged Up: The 2024 Dodge Charger is Finally Here

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The internal-combustion engine Mustang seems safe, at least in the short term. The extra horsepower on the R/T and Scat Pack models come from stage kits that will be standard at launch but will later need to be purchased separately. Muscle cars are going electric. Well, maybe not across the board. Dodge is quoting a 3.3-second

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