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31 Jul 23

President-Elect Candidates On Their Plans for the Future

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The annual IEEE election process begins this month, so be sure to check your mailbox then for your ballot. To help you choose the 2024 IEEE president-elect, The Institute is publishing the official biographies and position statements of the two candidates, as approved by the IEEE Board of Directors. The…

29 Jul 23

This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

After several years of volunteering for IEEE humanitarian technology projects, Samantha Mugeni Niyoyita decided she needed more than just technical skills to help underserved communities become more self-sufficient. The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and…

25 Jul 23

Teen Wins Scholarship for His Glaucoma-Detection Device

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The optic nerve that carries visual information to the brain degenerates, leading to a gradual loss of vision. If not caught early, some degree of permanent blindness can occur. Even…

22 Jul 23

Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Many students struggle to learn mathematics. In the United States, eighth graders scored an average of 271 out of 500 in math on last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, as highlighted in a New York Times article. It’s the lowest level in decades. Black, Native American, and low-income students…

July 18, 2023
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Christopher DavisCodeveloper of a lunar retroreflector Life Fellow, 78; died 1 April Davis taught engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park for 48 years. Born in Manchester, England, he moved to the United States in 1973 to work as an instructor and research associate at Cornell. He left…

13 Jul 23

Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Metallurgy & Material Science

Nobel Laureate John B. Goodenough, one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100.Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted…

11 Jul 23

The Pioneer Behind Electromagnetism

Metallurgy & Material Science

Without an understanding of the fundamental relationship between electricity and magnetism, it would not have been possible to invent motors, telecommunications equipment, kitchen appliances and more. A key part of our understanding of that relationship, known as classical electromagnetics or classical electrodynamics, was first theorized in the 1820s by André-Marie…

07 Jul 23

Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Employing computer vision techniques, students from the Ramaiah Institute of Technology’s IEEE Computational Intelligence Society chapter in Bangalore, India, developed a device to assist people who are visually impaired. OurVision is a low-cost wearable that reads text out loud to users and helps them navigate their surroundings. The goal is…

05 Jul 23

Hundreds of Resources Highlighted During IEEE Education Week

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

IEEE members across the globe celebrated IEEE Education Week from 2 to 8 April. The annual event highlights educational opportunities provided by more than 75 IEEE operating units, regions, sections, and technical societies. This year it included events, online resources, and special offers on educational products and services. The week…

30 Jun 23

Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

As a child, Alberto Moreira discovered his passion for electronics from the kits for exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that his father bought him every month. The kits taught him not only about electronics but also about chemistry and physics. As he got older, he and his brother began…