Robotic swarm swims like a school of fish

For more info read Meet Blueswarm, a Smart School of Robotic Fish from the IEEE Spectrum Website

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Watch “5+ Must Know HTML Tags That Almost Nobody Knows” on YouTube

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Watch “Introducing Stretch” on YouTube

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Watch “How “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols changed NASA” on YouTube

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Check battery capacity with a simple test method

https://www.edn.com/check-battery-capacity-with-a-simple-test-method/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=link&utm_medium=EDNWeekly-20210325&oly_enc_id=4135J9739801C2Y

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Watch “How To Split Excel Cells Into Columns” on YouTube

How To Split Excel Cells Into Columns:

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Notepad set to get a significant “upgrade” | TechRadar

Ed note: will it be an upgrade or will they screw up setting that has worked for decades? Only time will tell.

https://www.techradar.com/news/this-much-loved-windows-10-app-is-set-to-get-a-significant-upgrade

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Glynn Lunney, NASA Flight Director During Apollo 13, Dies At 84 : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/20/979539758/glynn-lunney-nasa-flight-director-with-a-key-role-in-saving-apollo-13-dies-at-84

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West TN STEM Hub hosting discussion on spring competitions available to students of all ages

The West TN STEM Hub will host an After School STEM Zoom session for teachers Tuesday, March 16, from 4-5 p.m. to discuss competitions available to students of all ages this spring.

The Hub is headquartered at the Herff College of Engineering under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Ivey, associate dean for research.

Click here to register

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Tennessee Lands $6.9M Grants For STEM Education

The AP  (2/16) reports that Tennessee officials “say they have landed $6.9 million in grants to aid in computer science and STEM education.” The state Department of Education “says the money includes a $4 million Education Innovation and Research early phase grant and a $2.9 million Out-of-School Time Career Pathway Program grant.” The $4 million grant will “help expand STEM and computer science education in 20 Tennessee high schools, including with work-based learning opportunities to earn postsecondary credits.” A competitive grant “process to pick the schools will launch this summer.”

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