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Accidental Engineer Who Conjured Up Extended Reality

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Designing for Functional Safety: A Developer's Introduction

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AerospaceAINews

CREAM Automates Space Collision Avoidance

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EnergyFeature

Electricity for All in Sub-Saharan Africa

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BiomedicalAINews

Machine Learning Contest Targets Speech Prediction

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From Stage and Screen to High-Tech Service Sector

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Multiphysics Simulation of Electromagnetic Heating for Post-Surgical Infection Treatment in Knee Replacements

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BiomedicalAINews

Generative AI Creates Potent Antimicrobial Agents

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