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DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

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IEEE groups are working hard to support the organization’s mission in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Supporting the next generation of engineers These are the eight winning proposals: Inland Empire data science workshops. iBelong workshops. Raspberry Pi coding workshop.

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Researchers detect broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust in e-waste recyling centers

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However, the health effects of these compounds, and how readily they migrate into the environment, are largely unknown. Lixi Zeng and colleagues at Jinan University in China wanted to investigate the occurrence of emerging HPAs and SAs in dust from e-waste recycling centers. 1c00866.

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DOE launches new high performance computing initiative to develop materials for severe environments: HPC4Mtls

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative to help US industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments. The program will focus on developing improved lightweight material technologies, as well.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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As a member of the Kappa Sigma chapter at Boston University , he learned leadership and communications skills while accepting different roles. He also created several programs for the honors society, including an Arduino and coding workshop for high school students and BU undergrads.

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NSF and JST launch joint program Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society; focus on energy and environment

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Conceptual sketch of future metabolomics challenges and opportunities from May 2010 NSF-JST workshop on metabolomics. NSF and JST had held a joint workshop in May 2010 to identify and prioritize key strategic areas for metabolomics research. One of the topics explored at the workshop was biofuels and food. Click to enlarge.

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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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The overarching aim of the Current Direct project is to develop and demonstrate an innovative interchangeable waterborne transport battery system and Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) Platform in an operational environment at the Port of Rotterdam at TRL7 that facilitates fast charging of vessels, fleet optimization and novel business models.

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Video Friday: The Simplest Walking Robot

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Baby Clappy ] via [ Kazumichi Moriyama ] Humanoid robots that can autonomously operate in diverse environments have the potential to help address labor shortages in factories, assist elderly at homes, and colonize new planets. But you can see all the lightning talks from the Can We Built Baymax workshop right here.

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