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IEEE. Advancing Technology for Humanity

When IEEE introduced the tagline, “Advancing Technology for Humanity,” they had the hopes for demonstrating how innovations by IEEE members are positively impacting the world. This short video takes a look in to all that IEEE is hoping to accomplish.

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APEC Speaker Highlights: Ron Van Dell

The APEC celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010, and the conference was hosted in Palm Spring, California. In this video, talk to Ron Van Dell, President and CEO of SolarBridge Technologies after his plenary talk on “Power Conversion and Energy Harvest in Distributed Photovoltaic to Generate Systems.” He gives details about technology that is moving forward regarding micro-inverters for roof-top power conversion.

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IEEE WIE- TryEngineering Ship the Chip

IEEE Women in Engineering is the largest professional organization dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists. Their mission is to inspire, engage, encourage and empower women engineers worldwide. Their vision is to build a vibrant community of women and men innovating the world of tomorrow. IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) were invited to the Microsoft DigiGirlz Camp, and conducted a hands-on lesson called: “Ship the Chip.” Students worked as teams of engineers evaluating materials, manufacturing, testing and final evaluation of…

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APEC Exhibitor Showcase – Texas Instruments Power Management

The exhibit floor at APEC was filled with exhibitors showing the latest in power electronics products, helping to enable the smart energy revolution. One of the leading semiconductor manufacturers, Texas Instruments, took advantage of APEC to showcase some of the leading edge applications of their power management products including: solar micro-converter reference design, green energy power converters for notebook PCs, contactless charging pad technology, and LED reference designs including an LED light bulb for Edison sockets with a 25 year…

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2010 APEC – Conference Highlights

In 2010, the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) celebrated their 25th anniversary. The conference was held in Palm Springs, California, and focused on practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. The conference looked into topics including electric cars, solar power, digital power and nanotechnology. This video contains highlights from the conference and gives you a look into the exhibition that focused on renewable energy and power efficiency.

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High-Resolution Earthquake Simulations

See the effect of a major earthquake in Southern California. The Tera-Shake project uses a multitude of visualizations to interpret simulation output based on the Southern San Andreas Fault. A video supplement to IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications magazine’s “Visual Insights into High-Resolution Earthquake Simulations,” by Amit Chourasia, Steve Cutchin, Yifeng Cui, Reagan W. Moore, Kim Olsen, Steven M. Day, J. Bernard Minster, Philip Maechling, and Thomas H. Jordan. Purchase the full article PDF at http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2007.138.

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