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FutureBoston IdeaJAM Online Competition
Do you have a unique solution to a real-world, technology challenge that will make the Boston area a better place to live and work? Post your ideas for the whole world to see, receive feedback, collaborate with others, and connect with venture capitalists in an IdeaJAM online competition now through 15 October 2007 that will help shape a more affordable, liveable, sustainable, and competitive future for Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Visitors to the IdeaJAM decide on the best ideas. The top picks will be shared and discussed in a three-day Interactive Symposia 16-18 October in Boston. For full details and rules, visit the FutureBoston website.
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Stagnant Growth Seen in CMOS Image Sensor Market
CMOS image sensor suppliers faced a difficult economic year in 2007, mostly due to a decline of orders from the cellular phone segment. One important factor affecting the market is the sluggish transition to higher resolution embedded cameras in handsets. Many digital still cameras, moreover, contain CCD image sensors despite large improvements made in CMOS picture quality and device integration. While image sensor sales currently show little growth, market conditions are expected to improve over the next several months. Read more
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Biotechnology Council Healthcare Conference
The Biotechnology Council (IEEE is a founding member of the Council) and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology are hosting a healthcare conference on the NIST Gaithersburg Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, 24-25 September 2007. The conference, titled Economic Strategy for Health Care through Bio and Information Standards and Technologies, will bring together key government, industry, academic and research leaders, along with patient advocates, to discuss the economic benefits and opportunities of biomedical and information technologies, standards in the life sciences and healthcare delivery, and their role in bridging healthcare system gaps. Attendees should gain an appreciation and understanding of key factors that drive the development and implementation of technologies in the life sciences and healthcare markets. The main charges of the conference are to identify the economic realities and gaps in current investment priorities for biomeasurement (biochemical and imaging), bioinformatics, and biologically-based and health information technologies, and to develop a long-term strategic investment plan to address the identified gaps. Learn more
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Less Toxic Flame Retardant Products Sought
In an effort to provide people with greater protection from possibly toxic chemicals released when flame retardant products burn, European countries have begun to replace fire retardant materials with safer elements. Researchers, as a result, have now started to change the flammability properties of polymers with carbon nanotubes and have demonstrated how the synergistic effect between clay and carbon nanotubes creates a network structure in lower temperatures. The carbon nanotubes act as a sealing mechanism in final chars with the network structure after the combustion process, while the presence of clay heightens the graphitization degree of multi-walled carbon nanotubes during combustion. Research is still in the beginning phase, and additional work is needed before the materials can be implemented for industrial use. Read more
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New Technique Signals End of Semiconductors
Semiconductor integrated circuits may be a thing of the past due to a technique that uses magnetic cellular networks to take the place of traditional circuitry, greatly enhancing computing operations. The technique, created by a professor at the University of Houston (USA), shows that the magnetization of nearby magnets is possible and that it can be employed to do distinct logic and computing operations. The end result is the ability to yield greater computing power and the possible integration with magnetic random access memory that would provide all-magnetic computing and a stronger resistance against radiation. Read more
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Regions, Sections and Chapter Members Can Earn Free Continuing Education Units
IEEE Expert Now courses are available for use by IEEE Regions, Sections, and Chapters interested in participating in the IEEE Expert Now Section-Chapter Program. The program, which began as a pilot in 2006, helps local IEEE volunteers organize an event where attendees can view one or more IEEE Expert Now course(s) and discuss the materials with a local expert on that topic. There is no charge for participating in this program in 2007, and IEEE Regions, Sections and Chapters who do participate this year will have the ability to award Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to event participants free of charge.
IEEE Regions, Sections and Chapters interested in participating will work directly with IEEE Educational Activities (EA) Staff to organize the event. IEEE EA Staff provides access to the selected course(s), can make recommendations or provide "best practices" for organizing the event, can provide surveys for attendees’ feedback and CEUs to attendees who return completed surveys. For more information visit the IEEE Expert Now Section-Chapter Program site
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Qualcomm Partners with IMEC Program
Qualcomm, a USA-based mobile technology provider, has joined IMEC’s Technology-Aware Design (TAD) Program to work together on original circuit and design methodologies. According to IMEC, a Belgium-based research institute, the heightened variability found in aggressively scaled designs and interconnects calls for the need to apply creative design techniques, resulting in the establishment of the TAD program. Read more
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Precision Nanoprinting Could Help Prevent Counterfeiting
Researchers at IBM in Zurich, working with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, have developed a new printing technique using individual nanoparticles to embed tiny electrical circuits within a paper surface. Special equipment could then be used to detect the carefully positioned nanoparticles in each banknote, which would make counterfeiting the currency virtually impossible. While the unique printing method has worked well on a small scale, researchers are still developing the process for larger projects using even smaller nanoparticles. Read more
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New Journal on Biomedical Circuits Published
Sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems focuses on microelectronic issues in a wide variety of applications found in life science, physical science, and engineering. The inaugural issue, recently published in IEEE Xplore®, includes articles on a Hybrid CMOS/PDMS Microsystem for Cell Culture and Incubation, RF Power Links for Low-Power Bionic Systems, Brain–Silicon Interfaces for Neural Recording, and Retinal Prosthesis Technology Based on CMOS Microelectronics. Learn more
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Battery-Free, Wireless Sensor Integrates All Functions in a Single Module
EnOcean, a technology manufacturer based out of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has introduced the world’s first wireless and battery-free sensor transmitter. The affordable technology combines all sensor functions – storing solar energy, converting DC to DC efficiently, measuring incoming data with ultra low power electronics and transmitting via radio signals – into a single device. The new transmitter, called EnOcean STM (Sensor Transmitter Module), will be marketed to those interested in developing products for commercial building monitoring and control, industrial processes, lighting control, automated metering infrastructures, and home automation. Read more
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International Solid-State Circuits Conference
The 13th International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) will be held in San Francisco, California, USA, 3-8 February 2008. ISSCC is the leading forum for presenting advances in solid-state circuits and systems-on-a-chip. The conference offers a unique opportunity for engineers working at the cutting edge of IC design to maintain technical currency and network with leading experts. Be sure to register early for this exciting opportunity in emerging circuits technology. Learn more
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IEEE Spectrum Online Offers More Features
The Spectrum Online website has been revamped to offer more features, including dialogues between its editors and readers, new weblogs, and updated podcasts. The "Tech Talk" blog continues to cover technology news, while new blogs deal with gaming and gadgets, robotics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and the ins and outs of soliciting money from venture capitalists. Spectrum Online is also offering new web-based seminars, or Webinars, on topics such as switching careers and the benefits of getting an advanced degree. Learn more
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