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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. It’s part of my tribute to him. Granted, they’re all known as known as much sunnier places than California. onto and off the roof rapidly, if necessary.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). More data needs to be gathered before we truly understand whether the lack of a running engine makes a difference in pedestrian safety.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. While there, he applied to join the electrical engineering faculty at the Air Force Academy , in Colorado Springs, Colo. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 1962.

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Honor a Loved One With an IEEE Foundation Memorial Fund

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One way the Foundation does so is by partnering with IEEE units to create memorial funds, which pay tribute to members, family, friends, teachers, professors, students, and others. This type of giving honors someone special while also supporting future generations of engineers and celebrating innovation.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer Jacob Ziv

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Ziv, an electrical engineering professor at the Technion —the Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa—and his colleague Abraham Lempel perfected the lossless compression technique, enabling perfect data reconstruction. in electrical engineering in 1962. He moved to the United States to attend MIT , where he earned a Ph.D.

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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

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Unger was professor emeritus of computer science and electrical engineering at Columbia , where he taught courses on technology and its impact on society. Unger was dedicated to promoting ethics in engineering. He published three books on the topic, including Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer.