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The African-American women behind NASA’s rocket launches

Posted on September 7, 2016 by dkohn96

From CBS News Sep 7, 2016 A group of women at NASA called “human computers,” many of them black, helped put a man on the moon. Their intellect was an essential part of America’s ability to launch rockets into space. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Star Trek

Posted on September 5, 2016 by dkohn96

I can’t believe that Star Trek is turning 50 years old this week. Think how many engineers were inspired by that show (I include myself among them) and how many technological advances it helped bring about: Blue Tooth Headsets, cell … Continue reading →

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Learn About Careers in Engineering & Technology – IEEE SparkIEEE Spark | Imagine. Inspire. Ignite.

Posted on September 3, 2016 by dkohn96

http://spark.ieee.org/

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NASA’s Space Robotics Challenge: The Tasks, the Prizes, and How to Participate – IEEE Spectrum

Posted on August 30, 2016 by dkohn96

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/space-robots/nasa-space-robotics-challenge-tasks-prizes-how-to-participate/?utm_source=RoboticsNews&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=RN08302016

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Robot Octopus Points the Way to Soft Robotics With Eight Wiggly Arms – IEEE Spectrum

Posted on August 25, 2016 by dkohn96

http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/robotics-hardware/robot-octopus-points-the-way-to-soft-robotics-with-eight-wiggly-arms?utm_source=Tech+Alert&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=TechAlert_08-25-16&bt_email=daniel.kohn@ieee.org&bt_ts=1472129056556

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LattePanda | A Palm-sized Computer Running Win10 With Build-in Arduino

Posted on August 21, 2016 by dkohn96

http://www.lattepanda.com/

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Article: The Megaprocessor is an awe-inspiring multi-ton CPU project

Posted on August 19, 2016 by dkohn96

The Megaprocessor is an awe-inspiring multi-ton CPU project http://flip.it/rQaT_J

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Evanoff: Memphis’ newest tech firm gets around skills shortage

Posted on August 17, 2016 by dkohn96

http://www.commercialappeal.com/columnists/ted-evanoff/Evanoff-Memphis-newest-tech-firm-gets-around-skills-shortage-387961612.html?d=mobile

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spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/mit-lidar-on-a-chip/?utm_source=CarsThatThink&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=CTT08172016

Posted on August 17, 2016 by dkohn96

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/mit-lidar-on-a-chip/?utm_source=CarsThatThink&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=CTT08172016

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Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini Is All Electric, Agile, and Has a Capable Face-Arm – IEEE Spectrum

Posted on August 12, 2016 by dkohn96

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/boston-dynamics-spotmini/?utm_source=RoboticsNews&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=RN07052016

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