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Labors of love: Five people who enjoy what they do These Erie-area workers' jobs are a love of labor Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:07PMAdmit it. You have days when you loathe your job. You want to strangle your boss, quit on the spot, and run from the office screaming, even if you don't work for Steve Carell.
Computers as Invisible as the Air Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:34PMComputers may simply melt away like the Cheshire Cat, and become imbedded in all the objects that make up daily life.
Tech center concurrent credit courses jump Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:47PMJONESBORO — The number of courses offered for concurrent college credit to students at the NEA Career and Technical Center jumped this year, director Lisa Trotter said.
AUDIO: Technology and the great outdoors Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:32PMCellphones and GPS devices are changing people's relationship with the great outdoors - a topic explored on CBC Radio's The Current.
Engineering Program at CCCC Receives Grants From Local Firms Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:08PM The Cerro Coso Community College Engineering Program is the recipient of a generous donation of $6,000 from Jacobs Technology and $4,000 from New Directions Technologies, Inc. (NDTI). Their ongoing support demonstrates their continued commitment to increasing the local applicant pools for engineering positions throughout the IWV. “It is an investment in our community and an investment in our ...
The ABC's of AMO Physics [Uncertain Principles] Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:47AMOver at Confused at a Higher Level, Melissa offers an alphabetical list of essential supplies for a condensed matter experimentalist at a small college . This is a fun idea for back-to-school time, so I'll steal it, and offer the following alphabetical list of essentials for Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics at a small college, kind of a condensed version of the three part series I did a ...
Delphi lab on horizon for Kokomo Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:47AMDelphi Automotive plans to construct an engineering lab building as part of a $25 million project in central Indiana.
Delphi plans new Kokomo lab Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:46AMKOKOMO -- Delphi Automotive plans to construct a new engineering lab building as part of a $25 million project in central Indiana.
Lightning Expertise Helps Boost Protection Of Instrumentation For One Of Earth's Biggest Attractions - Fuel Pipelines Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:11PMAbriox has upgraded the lightning protection on its remote corrosion monitoring solutions for pipelines, with the help of the lightning test consultancy services of Cobham Technical Services
Memristors Take Big Step Towards Faster, Low-Power Memory Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:58PMA new circuit element called a memristor, or "memory resistor," could usher in extremely efficient data storage that could eventually make instant-on, low-power PCs a reality. HP is just three years away from bringing the memristor to market as a new product called ReRAM, for Resistive Random Access Memory.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 31 August 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:37PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. More catching up on Science!
Nano Switches that Store More Data Head to Market Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:15PMProducts featuring memristors could appear in 2013. An electronic component that offers a new way to squeeze more data into computers and portable gadgets is set to go into production in just a couple of years. Hewlett-Packard announced today that it has entered an agreement with the Korean electronics manufacturer Hynix Semiconductor to make the components, called "memristors," starting in 2013 ...
Making computer memory work like the human brain Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:08PMHow do computers remember things?
Flat 12 Bierwerks names Caputo head brewer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:20PMNear-Eastside brewer Flat 12 Bierwerks on Monday named its head brewer.
BNL wins energy research grant Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:09PMHoping to advance renewable energy storage solutions, the U.S. Department of Energy has provided a $5.25 million grant to Brookhaven National Laboratory. The grant, $4.2 million of which is being supplied via stimulus funds, will be used by BNL to develop a superconducting magnet energy storage system that will allow for renewable energy, such as solar [...]
Hard vs Soft Science - Do You Do Real Science or the Other Sucky Science? [On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07PMI have to give it to her. GMP is a real master of FWDAOTI. For such a n00b to the blogosphere, she has developed some real chops. Figure 1 : Blogging, GMP style I'm certainly not blaming her. After all, everyone knows my deep, deep love of FWDAOTI. I'm just saying that should she feign offense at having been mentioned in this humble blog, I'm not having any of it. You just can't fake the shit ...
CORPORATE Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:29PMALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Honda, Hero group divorce reports gain momentum Tuesday saw yet another round of denials from the Hero group and Honda of Japan to reports that they were parting ways. India Inc is, however, convinced that the divorce ...
OSUsed Store opens doors for 4-day sale Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:18PMCORVALLIS — Take a look in the OSUsed Store on Southwest 13thStreet, and you might find anything: Gym equipment, warehouselights, file folders — even your own mammogram machine.
WNC Yerington offering variety of courses for fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:07AMFrom computer applications to ceramics and welding to electronics, WNC-Yerington students who prefer learning by doing will find courses that can help them build skills for a career, enhance operation of a business, better organize a household, or de-stress.
COMMUNITY NEWS: The Californian, Aug. 27, 2010 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:12AMWHAT'S HAPPENING
The 10 greatest (accidental) inventions of all time Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:14PM"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits," Thomas Edison once said. But is hustling all it takes? Is progress always deliberate? Sometimes genius arrives not by choice—but by chance. Below are our ten favorite serendipitous innovations. Thomas Edison - History - Engineering and Technology - Biography - Thomas Alva Edison
Educators immersed in high-tech learning at NYSUT HQ Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:51PMBoth teacher and student editions of the program were created by the SEMI Foundation, which supports education and career awareness in high technology fields.
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts gathers artists, musicians -- and food Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:19PMby Georgia Wells Palo Alto Festival of the Arts brings out artists, musicians -- and food
3 Indians appear in MIT's prestigious Technology Review list Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:41AMIndrani Medhi, Ranveer Chandra and Rikin B Gandhi figure in Massachusetts Institute of Technology's prestigious Technology Review's 2010 TR35 list for their outstanding contribution.
Joint Intel, Nokia lab formed for mobile 3D Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:25AMIntel Corp., Nokia and the University of Oulu have established the Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center. It will employ about two dozen R&D professionals. The lab is the newest member of Intel's European Research Network, Intel Labs Europe.
Whoops! The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time [Eureka] Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:10AM# eureka "Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits," Thomas Edison once said. But is hustling all it takes? Is progress always deliberate? Sometimes genius arrives not by choice—but by chance. Below are our ten favorite serendipitous innovations. More »
Juicing up laptops and cell phones with soda pop or vegetable oil? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:15AMScientists are reporting the development of a new battery-like device that opens the possibility that people one day could "recharge" cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronics in an unlikely way -- with a sugar fix from a shared sip of soda pop or even a dose of vegetable oil.
'Greening' your flat screen TV Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:53AMElectronic products pollute our environment with a number of heavy metals before, during and after they're used. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 70% of heavy metals in landfill come from discarded electronics. With flat screen TVs getting bigger and cheaper every year, environmental costs continue to mount.
'Greening' your flat screen TV Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:47AM( American Friends of Tel Aviv University ) An estimated 70 percent of heavy metals in US landfills come from discarded electronics, and as big screen TVs get less expensive, environmental costs continue to mount. To remedy this, Tel Aviv University's Nadav Amdursky and Prof. Gil Rosenman are applying organic nano-technology to "green" the optics and electronics industry. Their technology could ...
Germany to prevent Facebook checks Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:38AM(AP) -- Ever thought twice about posting a party picture on Facebook, fearing it could someday hurt your chance at a dream job? A new German law is supposed to solve the problem by making it illegal for prospective employers to spy on applicants' private postings.
India allows telecom imports after 8-month ban Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:08AM(AP) -- India has relaxed an eight-month ban on imports of telecommunication equipment, approving orders from China's ZTE and Huawei and Finland's Nokia Siemens Networks, executives said Wednesday, as security fears fade before an urgent need to roll out third-generation wireless infrastructure.
Juicing Up Laptops and Cell Phones with Soda Pop Or Vegetable Oil? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:41AMScientists reported development of the first fuel cell designed to produce electricity with biochemical technology borrowed from the biological powerhouses that energize humans and other animals. This new type of fuel cell could be used to power a variety of electronics ranging from cell phones to stamp-sized explosives detectors, the scientists said. Their study is scheduled for presentation in ...
Juicing Up Laptops and Cell Phones with Cola Drinks or Vegetable Oil? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:27AMScientists have reported development of a new battery-like device that opens the possibility that people one day could "recharge" cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronics in an unlikely way ? with a sugar fix from a shared sip of soda pop or even a dose of vegetable oil.
Juicing up laptops and cell phones with soda pop or vegetable oil? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:08AMScientists today reported development of a new battery-like device that opens the possibility that people one day could "recharge" cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronics in an unlikely way -- with a sugar fix from a shared sip of soda pop or even a dose of vegetable oil. They described the device, the first fuel cell that produces electricity with technology borrowed from the ...
Juicing up laptops and cell phones with soda pop or vegetable oil? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:56AM( American Chemical Society ) Scientists today reported development of a new battery-like device that opens the possibility that people one day could "recharge" cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronics in an unlikely way -- with a sugar fix from a shared sip of soda pop or even a dose of vegetable oil. They described the device here at the 240th National Meeting of the American ...
How does Minnesota stack up in business taxation? Pretty well, it turns out Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:37AMHow does Minnesota stack up in business taxation? Pretty well, it turns out By Sharon Schmickle | Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2010 Politics aside, reasonable people could and do conclude that Minnesota's business-tax climate compares favorably with other states — even with South Dakota. Comment
New oil-eating microbe found in Gulf Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:54PMA newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Intel, Nokia Collaborate To Bring 3-D To Mobile Devices Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:31PMLooking to ride on the wave of 3-D buzz flooding the consumer electronics market this year, Intel and Nokia have established a collaborative research lab in Oulu, Finland, to tackle the challenge of bringing 3-D to mobile devices. The Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center is up and running at the Center for Internet Excellence at the University of Oulu. More than 20 researchers plan to spend ...
That's entertainment! Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:15PMby Georgia Wells Palo Alto Festival of the Arts brings out artists, musicians -- and food
'Spintronics' breakthrough holds promise for next-generation computers Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:14PMUsing powerful lasers, physicists have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. Their findings could lead the way to development of superior computers and electronics.
'Spintronics' breakthrough holds promise for next-generation computers Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:08PMUsing powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor.
9 named to Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:52AMThe Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame has named nine individuals to its 2010 inductee class, including the leaders of Utica's brewery, a research laboratory and a business college.
Overall Consumer Confidence Finds a Beat, Tech Sector Steady, According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:06AMARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumer confidence in the economy increased by half a point in August, according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and CNET. Confidence in consumer electronics fell more than two points to 79.8, but remains higher over the same period a year ago. The CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE) rose to 157.8 this month ...
'Spintronics' breakthrough holds promise for next-generation computers Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:55AM( University of Kansas ) The discovery made at KU's Ultrafast Laser Lab clears a major hurdle for spintronics researchers worldwide: the difficulty in detecting the flow of spinning electrons in real time.
Overall Consumer Confidence Finds a Beat, Tech Sector Steady, According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:53AMARLINGTON, Va.----Consumer confidence in the economy increased by half a point in August, according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association ® and CNET. Confidence in consumer electronics fell more than two points to 79.8, but remains higher over the same period a year ago.
Hometown Hero: Her nonprofit helps with costs of cancer clinical trials Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:31PMDanville's Dana Dornsife started the Lazarex Cancer Foundation, which helps cancer patients pay the costs associated with clinical trials
Scientists Help Explain Graphene Mystery Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:27PMNanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in electronic applications.
ORNL scientists help explain graphene mystery Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:55PM( DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory ) Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in electronic applications.
Hometown Hero: Her nonprofit helps with costs of cancer clinical trials Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:48AMDANVILLE -- Since 2006, Dana Dornsife's Lazarex Cancer Foundation has helped more than 100 people pay for costs associated with clinical trials to help prolong their lives -- often when conventional treatments have not worked.
Web Study: TAG, Tiffany tops in digital competence Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:30AMTAG Heuer and Tiffany and Co. top the watch and jewelry categories, respectively, in a new US study that measures luxury brands on their digital competence.