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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. The junior is president of the university’s W3USR amateur radio club. Neither of his parents was an engineer, but they encouraged his interest by buying him engineering kits. Piccini, from Monroe Township, N.J.,

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NYU Researchers Paving New Path for Robotics

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He recently received an equipment donation from Intuitive Foundation comprising a Da Vinci research kit which is a surgical system that will allow his team to devise means by which a surgeon in one location may be able to operate on a patient located somewhere else—a different city, region or even continent.

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X Prize, Electrathon teams to compete in Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International

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Automotive X Prize teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana will compete at the 7 th Annual Green Grand Prix Friday, April 15, at Watkins Glen International. Two of the vehicles are educational entries from Cornell University and West Philadelphia High School. They may be built from a kit or from scratch.