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On 28 October 1904, on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) was founded by a group of young men led by Maurice L. Carr, whose vision was to create an honor society that recognized electrical engineers who embodied the ideals of scholarship, character, and attitude and to promote the…

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Large swaths of the global economy are nearly impossible to electrify but could run on low-emissions hydrogen, helping the world transition away from fossil fuels. Electric Hydrogen is working toward more efficient, affordable production of green hydrogen. Electric Hydrogen is striving to develop production methods that make it easier and more affordable to generate huge…

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Pivot Bio is using genetically edited microbes to deliver just the right amount of nitrogen to crops, cutting climate emissions without reducing agricultural yields. The development of synthetic fertilizer was one of the great achievements of the last century, providing an abundant source of nitrogen that boosted crop yields and helped feed a growing global…

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Ceibo seeks to eliminate a major potential speed bump for the clean-energy transition: the looming global copper shortage. The firm’s low-impact extraction technology targets ores that aren’t economical to mine today but could help meet the copper demands of an electrified world. Copper wires form the backbone of the clean-energy economy, connecting cars, buildings, and…

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Sun King is helping poor households across Asia and Africa access reliable, clean power and healthier ways of cooking.  Accessing clean sources of energy has always been a challenge for low-income communities worldwide, given the high up-front costs. At least hundreds of millions of people around the world have unreliable or no access to the…

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Rondo Energy is supplying cheap, zero-emissions heat to factories to replace fossil-fuel-powered boilers, furnaces, and kilns. Its approach of using bricks and iron wire to provide a steady supply of hot air or steam stands out for its simplicity and potential to scale. Finding a clean way to produce the large amounts of heat required…

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LanzaJet is making next-generation aviation fuel without fossil fuels. The company recently opened the world’s first commercial-scale production facility that turns alcohol into jet fuel and plans to produce up to 9 million gallons each year. LanzaJet wants to cut aviation’s climate impact by rethinking where jet fuel comes from.  Today, hopping on a plane…

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Pano AI is helping communities spot fires faster, enabling firefighters to put out small blazes before they grow into infernos.  The four-year-old startup installs networks of rotating cameras in high vantage points throughout forests, grasslands, and other areas with high fire risk. Each station can capture ultra-high-definition video within a 10-mile radius, as well as…

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First Solar is expanding production of its thin-film solar cells and opening new factories to meet a surge of demand. Meanwhile, it’s investing in perovskites—tiny crystalline materials that many view as a key solar technology of the future.  The world needs more electricity than ever, as the AI boom puts intense demand on data centers…

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LightGBM is a highly efficient gradient boosting framework. It has gained traction for its speed and performance, particularly with large and complex datasets. Developed by Microsoft, this powerful algorithm is known for its unique ability to handle large volumes of data with significant ease compared to traditional methods. In this post, we will experiment with…

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