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ETSI ITS-G5

ETSI ITS-G5 is the European access-layer standard for cooperative intelligent transport systems, based on IEEE 802.11p, enabling direct vehicle communication in the 5.9 GHz band and standardized from 2009.

Etsy

Etsy is an American e-commerce company headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, that operates an online marketplace for handmade items, vintage goods, and craft supplies from independent sellers.

Ettore Bugatti

Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti (1881–1947) was an Italian-born automobile designer who founded his factory at Molsheim in Alsace in 1909 and created the celebrated Type 35 racer.

ETV Win

ETV Win is a Telugu-language OTT streaming platform in India owned by Eenadu Television, launched in 2019, carrying ETV Network serials, Telugu films, original web series, and seven live channels.

EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542

EU Regulation 2023/1542 is the European Union's battery law, setting sustainability, safety, and labeling rules across the whole battery life cycle; it entered into force in August 2023, replacing the 2006 Batteries Directive.

EU Cybersecurity Act

The EU Cybersecurity Act is Regulation (EU) 2019/881, adopted in 2019, which gave ENISA a permanent mandate and established a framework for voluntary EU cybersecurity certification of ICT products, services, and processes.

EU Data Act

The EU Data Act, Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 adopted in December 2023, gives users of connected products rights over their data and removes barriers to switching cloud providers.

EU Drone Regulation 2019/947

EU Drone Regulation 2019/947 is the European Union rulebook for drone operations, applicable since 31 December 2020, assigning flights to open, specific, or certified risk categories.

EU Ecolabel

The EU Ecolabel is the European Union's official voluntary ecolabel, established in 1992, awarded to goods and services meeting environmental criteria across their entire life cycle.

EU ETS2

EU ETS2 is a second, separate European Union emissions trading system that puts a price on carbon dioxide from fuel combustion in buildings, road transport, and small industry.

EU Green Bond Standard

The EU Green Bond Standard is a voluntary EU regulation, adopted in 2023, letting issuers use the European Green Bond label for bonds funding EU Taxonomy-aligned activities.

EU Hydrogen Strategy

The EU Hydrogen Strategy, adopted by the European Commission in July 2020, targets 40 GW of electrolysers and 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030.

EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230

EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 is the European Union law governing machinery safety, adopted in 2023 to replace the 2006 Machinery Directive, applying directly in all member states from 20 January 2027.

EU Product Liability Directive 2024 revision

Directive (EU) 2024/2853 is the European Union's revised product liability law, adopted in 2024 to replace the 1985 directive and extending no-fault liability to software, AI systems, and digital services.

EU Regulation 2018/1139

EU Regulation 2018/1139, known as the EASA Basic Regulation, is the EU law of 4 July 2018 on common civil aviation rules, replacing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.

EU Taxonomy

The EU Taxonomy is an EU classification system, created by Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and applied from 2022, that defines which economic activities count as environmentally sustainable for investors and companies.

EU Taxonomy nuclear inclusion

The EU Taxonomy nuclear inclusion classifies nuclear energy activities as environmentally sustainable under the EU's green investment rulebook, added by a 2022 delegated act applying from January 2023.

EU UAS class marking rules

EU UAS class marking rules require drones sold in the EU to carry class labels C0 through C6 under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945, mandatory since 1 January 2024.

EU–US Data Privacy Framework

The EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) is a 2023 arrangement allowing personal data flows from the EU to US companies that self-certify compliance, succeeding the invalidated Safe Harbour and Privacy Shield.

EUCHNER

EUCHNER GmbH + Co. KG is a German family-owned manufacturer of industrial safety engineering products, including safety switches, guard locking systems, and electronic key systems, founded in 1953.

Euclid (spacecraft)

Euclid, also called the Euclid space telescope, is a European Space Agency telescope launched in 2023 to map billions of galaxies and study dark energy and dark matter.

Euclidean signed distance field

A Euclidean signed distance field (ESDF) is a spatial map storing each point's signed distance to the nearest obstacle surface, used in robot motion planning.

Eugen Rabkin

Eugen Rabkin, also published as E. Rabkin, is a materials scientist and professor at the Technion in Haifa, known for the ultrahigh strength of metal nanoparticles.

Eugène Belgrand

Eugène Belgrand (1810–1878) was a French engineer and geologist who built the water supply and sewer networks of Paris under Baron Haussmann during the Second Empire.

Eugene Bullard

Eugene Bullard, born Eugene James Bullard, was an American boxer and soldier who became the first African American military pilot, flying for France in World War I.

Eugene C. Sakshaug

Eugene C. Sakshaug (1923–2016) was an American electrical engineer who spent 32 years at General Electric developing surge arresters, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1986.

Eugene C. Starr

Eugene C. Starr, also known as Eugene Carl Starr, was an American electrical engineer at the Bonneville Power Administration whose 1942 series-capacitor work let power travel four times farther.

Eugene Carl Starr

Eugene Carl Starr (1901–1988) was an American electrical engineer who pioneered long-distance high-voltage power transmission, chiefly as Chief Engineer of the Bonneville Power Administration in the Pacific Northwest.

Eugène Charmat

Eugène Charmat was a French agricultural engineer and oenologist at the University of Montpellier who, between 1907 and 1909, perfected and patented the closed-tank Charmat method of sparkling wine production.

Eugene D. Reed

Eugene D. Reed (1919–2008) was an Austrian-born American electrical engineer who led microelectronics development at Bell Laboratories, then headed weapons components at Sandia National Laboratories.