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Standards Certification Testing: Bringing Order to the Internet of Things

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In the world of electronic communications, standards certification makes sure that everybody knows the rules and plays by them. Comarch —the $500-million IT company with headquarters in Krakow, Poland, and offices in 100 countries—is playing a leading role in developing automated standards certification systems.

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City of Gdynia orders 30 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses with Li-ion battery packs for off-wire driving

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The city of Gdynia in Poland has signed a contract with Solaris for the delivery of 30 trolleybuses worth more than 95 million PLN (US$28 million) in total. Moreover, the new articulated vehicles, which are only now debuting on Gdynia’s street, will carry nearly twice as many people as standard vehicles at a comparable cost of operation.

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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As a seven-seater (optional, but standard in China), the new EQB offers space for many family constellations and a wide variety of transport needs. These batteries are manufactured at the Daimler plants in Kamenz (Germany) and Jawor (Poland). Active Lane Keeping Assist and Active Brake Assist are fitted as standard.

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Big, Smoggy Bangkok Gets a Badly Needed Breath of Fresh Air

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A 2022 report found that the city was falling short of the World Health Organization’s minimum standard of nine square meters (about 97 square feet) of green space per person in urban areas. Bangkok, which has 11 million residents, needs more places like it. Like Central Park in New York, Benjakitti is surrounded by skyscrapers.

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Teen Wins Scholarship for His Glaucoma-Detection Device

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Lynn Bowlby Eye abnormalities such as glaucoma are detected from images taken of the retinal fundus during a standard examination. Lynn Bowlby This year’s second-place recipient was Filip Piękoś, a junior from Zespół Szkół Technicznych i Ogólnokształcących in Jarosław, Poland. He received $600 for his project, Zhelta.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Mentoring the next generation of engineers When Zakrzewska was growing up in Poland, she and her family often listened to the radio. She helps develop technical standards for telecommunication technology, specifically for open radio access networks. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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He designed and built the first random-access LAN that uses fiber-optic connections, long before Ethernet became the standard. ACCOLADES APLENTY Gelenbe has been elected Fellow of the French National Academy of Technologies , the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters , and the science academies of Hungary , Poland , and Turkey.

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