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05 Oct 23

IEEE Celebrates World Standards Day

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Every 14 October, the international community celebrates World Standards Day, which recognizes the importance of global standards and honors the individuals and organizations engaged in advancing technological innovation through standards.Why are standards important?Standards touch upon almost all products, services, and technologies in use today around the globe. They help ensure…

03 Oct 23

Stay Current on How VR and AR Could Impact Your Industry

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

From smartphone apps and immersive gaming experiences to digital twins and virtual surgical training, augmented and virtual reality technologies have come a long way.They are becoming increasingly commonplace as their applications grow. The global VR market is projected to nearly double in size, from less than US $12 billion last…

03 Oct 23

Happy IEEE Day!

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Happy IEEE Day! IEEE Day commemorates the first gathering of IEEE members to share their technical ideas in 1884. Worldwide celebrations demonstrate the ways thousands of IEEE members in local communities join together to collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow. IEEE Day’s theme is: “Leveraging Technology…

30 Sep 23

IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. Schoolchildren didn’t have access to the Internet or reliable electric lighting for studying after dark. That all changed this year, after a team of IEEE volunteers traveled to the village and installed…

28 Sep 23

Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one…

24 Sep 23

This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

When Tushar Sharma was a young boy growing up in Jamnapaar, India, a densely populated area outside of Delhi, he never imagined that someday he would meet the country’s prime minister. That memorable event occurred in May, when Sharma and a delegation from his employer, Renesas Electronics, met with Narendra…

21 Sep 23

Get Up to Speed on AI, IoT, and Smart Grid

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The adoption of emerging technologies has drastically increased since 2020, according to a McKinsey & Co. survey. Understanding the latest technology trends can allow you to strengthen your competitive edge. Developing your technical skills and investing in yourself are great ways to advance from your current position and help you…

16 Sep 23

Linda Doyle Blasts Through Ireland’s Academic Glass Ceiling

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Linda Doyle has broken through Ireland’s academic glass ceiling. She is the first woman to be provost of the country’s top-ranked university, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin.Trinity’s provost is elected by faculty members and student representatives, not a board of trustees, as happens with American university presidents. The…

15 Sep 23

Remembering Former IEEE President Ken Laker

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Ken Laker, the 1999 IEEE president, died on 2 August at the age of 76. Laker worked with the IEEE Board of Directors in the early 1990s to purchase personal computers for the organization’s leaders to make it easier to conduct IEEE business via the Internet. Later, he led the…

08 Sep 23

IEEE Strengthens its Support for Open Science

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Open science is the principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all while respecting diverse cultures; maintaining security and privacy; and fostering collaborations, reproducibility, and equity. “IEEE strongly supports the sharing of research processes, methods, data, code, and findings as openly as possible to promote collaboration,…