New Wireless Sensor Network Keeps Tabs On The Environment (13/06/2008)
Research in the University of Alberta' + char(39)+ N's Faculty of Science may soon be able to answer that question. The departments of computing science and earth and atmospheric science have been working together to create a Wireless Sensor Network that allows for the clandestine data collection of environmental factors in remote locations and its monitoring from anywhere in the world where the Internet is available.
Moore is Law (11/06/2008)
The number of transistors it is possible to squeeze in to a chip for a fixed cost doubles every two years
First outlined by Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel
Published in Electronics Magazine on
Earth sunshade would not rewind the climate (03/06/2008)
Father of the mobile phone: Marty Cooper: Cooper filed a patent for the radio telephone system in 1973, while working at Motorola, and was the first person to make a call on a portable mobile phone. (He called a rival engineer at Bell Labs.) Cooper has stated that his inspiration came from watching Star Trek Captain Kirk talk on his communicator device. Today, Cooper is the CEO and founder of ArrayComm.
Telescope could focus light without a mirror or lens (02/05/2008)
A proposed space telescope would focus light primarily with a patterned sheet of metal rather than a large mirror or lens. The telescope would have amazingly sharp vision and could spot Earth-size planets around other stars, its backers say.
Telescopes used for astronomy normally focus light using a curved mirror. But there are limits to how large a mirror can be sent into space. That' + char(39)+ N' + char(39)+ N' + char(39)+ N's because of the tremendous cost of lofting heavy objects into orbit, as well as the limited cargo capacity of launch rockets.
Future directions in computing (18/04/2008)
Silicon electronics are a staple of the computing industry, but researchers are now exploring other techniques to deliver powerful computers.
Hybrid Light Shines Longer With Less Energy (01/04/2008)
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Viet Nam, US discuss further sci-tech cooperation (11/03/2008)
Washington (VNA) – Viet Nam and the US have continued discussions about science and technology cooperation in Washington D.C.
During their sixth Joint Commission Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (JCM), the two countries have put forward the challenges and priorities for future cooperation.
