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The Pininfarina Battista Cinquantacinque inspired by 1955 Lancia Florida show car

Electric Cars Report

Automobili Pininfarina has curated a unique Battista commission as a fitting tribute to the 1955 Lancia Florida – a vehicle designed and loved by Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina. The Lancia Florida was penned by Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina in the early fifties. It was renowned as a rolling sculpture which inspired new design perspectives.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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His project led to the development of a device worn on a person's finger that measures blood pressure during physical exercise. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 1962. For his doctoral research, he developed an engineering model of the cardiovascular system.

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Foil.One’s stylish new single passenger electric hydrofoil boat is sure to turn heads on the water

Baua Electric

Its developers describe the electric hydrofoil boat as a tribute to the past in design and a bold stride into the future with its inner components. The Pegasus electric hydrofoil boat is available for pre-order now and can be personalized and tailored to a customer’s needs.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Tribute from a close colleague Davide De Palma, co-founder of HR Coffee and a colleague of Saracco’s, submitted this in-depth portrait of his close friend to The Institute. Roberto had a unique talent for recognizing and valuing the best in each person. He was not just a mentor or a teacher. His approach was never superficial.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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This tribute is an excerpted version of an article dedicated to his memory written by three of his colleagues: IEEE Member Jae Jeong Hwang, Zoran M. He co-invented the discrete cosine transform (DCT) technique, which is widely used in digital signal processing and data compression. Rao was a professor of electrical engineering at the.

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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

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This April, we’re making the legendary game playable on our robotic mowers as a tribute to 30 years of mowing down demons. NSF-supported researchers from New York University, using first-person video from a head-mounted camera, trained AI models to learn language through the eyes and ears of a child. [

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EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

Green Car Congress

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid.