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Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was

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MEGA has teamed up with many well-known brands on some of its build sets, including Pokemon, Masters of the Universe, Borderlands, and Halo. Even after garnering enough votes to be reviewed by LEGO, however, the toy-maker decided to deny the proposed Cybertruck kit. Mattel’s MEGA brand produced building block toys for children.

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New Resource for University Educators

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to close classrooms and shift to remote learning, prompting instructors to adapt their curricula and teaching style. The IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub is meant to help all university staff access resources and tools they can use in the ever-adapting world of education."

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Starlink bid for subsidies to provide internet to rural areas denied by FCC

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“Funding these vast proposed networks would not be the best use of limited Universal Service Fund dollars to bring broadband to unserved areas across the United States, the Commission concluded,” the FCC noted. After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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in robotics at Heidelberg University , in Germany. The students had a hand in creating a welcome kit for conference attendees. The society also gets budding engineers involved in publication activities through its Young Reviewers Program , which introduces them to best practices for peer review. program at Heidelberg.

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Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. Resources. Buchholz, M. Weil and S.

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Video Friday: Uncrewed

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In a new article published in Nature, scientists from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) and Aix-Marseille University (France) describe how insects detect gravity. Paper ] We present FLEX-SDK: an open-source software development kit that allows creating a social robot from two simple tablet screens.

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Virginia Tech launching second annual 3D printed vehicle contest

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It also will serve as the launching point of a third national competition that will launch in August 2015 and include universities from across the nation. Following a mid-competition design review, 12 teams will be selected for a 1 May finale. The course will require vehicles to switch back and forth between ground and air modes.

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