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Cirium: 21 years of airline passenger traffic growth wiped out in 2020

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Global aviation data firm Cirium released its new Airline Insights Review 2020 which reveals the deep impact on aviation of worldwide travel restrictions to curb COVID-19. million flights in 2019, while international flights suffered an even more precipitous drop as they were 68% below the 11.7 million flights to just 16.8

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U.N.’s ITU Secretary-General Receives IEEE President’s Award

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Doreen Bogdan-Martin , secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union , was named the recipient of this year’s IEEE President’s Award. The IEEE member has championed global connectivity and digital inclusion for more than 30 years. Bogdan-Martin is the first woman to head the ITU, a U.N.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. Earlier this month, the company introduced Ford Smart Mobility at the 2015 International CES. Earlier post.)

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Infinitum Electric closes $1.8M Series A to bring new electric motor technology to market; increasing R&D for EV applications

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The continuous coil design limits internal connections and increases life expectancy. In addition, the customizable design of Infinitum motors and generators allows for greater optimization than any other electric motor, resulting in up to 25% lower costs, up to 60% less weight, superior durability and enhanced IoT connectivity.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Electric vehicles are no exception. In the U.S., Yet, says, Paul A.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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She decided to give research a try and in 2009 became an intern at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. , The event is organized by AnitaB.org , a nonprofit that is working to increase intersectional equity (fairness with respect to both race and gender) in the global technical workforce. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.