Food and some small things thrown in

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Food is always a glorious subject to write about.  But, have you wondered why nanotechnologist are so interested in food?  Have you ever wondered what nano products are put into food and why?  This Thursday is a wonderful opportunity to find out all about the science of food and nanotechnology, and how nanotechnology is helping […]

Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

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Not sure what to give for Father’s day?  Here is a catelogue that any engineer, technician, or computer Geek would love with a few suggestions.
 THINKGEEK!

Slide Rule
Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
Stirling Engine Kit
Third Hand Adjustable Parts Holder
Freeloader Pro Solar Charger
Cable Monkey Cable Organizer
Circuit Board clipboard
Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver
Dread Pirate Roberts Action Figure
Personal Soundtrack T-shirt (this is the best!)

BEST. CATALOGUE. EVER!
Happy […]

NetWorks 1.5

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Being grant funded you are always nervous when you have not heard from the NSF about funding.  MATEC and MATEC NetWorks lost three great people back in March because of the lack of funding.  So, it is always great news when funding comes in - and that is what has happened for MATEC NetWorks - […]

Interested in solar? And Nanotechnology?

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I am, of course, very interested in solar.  My last two months of electric bills have been zero dollars.  Actually, I had a $24 credit from two months ago - so my April bill would have just been $12, and May was $8 but with the credit - ZERO!  Last May I paid..  well, actually, this […]

Saving Your Electronics Program

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I have been to a few conferences and have talked to many electronics instructors.  Or their deans.  Many have had the same complaint that the enrollements of their electronics programs were dying.  It is not because electronics is not needed any more.  Far from it, there are 1000s of jobs that need an electronics background.  […]

Engineering Summer Camps for Kids

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Celeste Baine, for Engineering Education Service Center, posts a directory of Summer Camps for Kids in engineering.  Well, I will let her explain:
The following camp directory lists some of the summer camps for K-12 students in engineering throughout the United States and Canada that are and were previously offered. The directory lists camps that have been […]

Education Challenges in the 21st Century Part 5

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This installment of our @matec newsletter article ”Education Challenges in the 21st Century”, inspired by Cathleen Barton’s presentation at the HI-TEC 2009 event, focuses on the National Governors Association’s Innovation America Initiative. The initiative, originally developed in 2006, focused on strengthening our nation’s competitive position in the global economy by improving our capacity to innovate. The […]

Is your electronics program going bye-bye?

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Are you finding that your electronics program is rumored to be sunsetted?  Join us for a free webinar May 14 for Revitalizing Electronics Programs.
Looking for a way to update and revitalize your electronics programs? Stepping up in scale from nano, to device, to board, to system, we reach a new view of electronics. Learn how […]

NACK’s Jamie Houseknecht

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We recieved word from the NACK center at Penn State that Jamie Houseknecht died over the weekend.  This is a great loss and we send our condolences to them and Jamie’s family.  I had worked with Jamie several times on webinars (last one was just over a week ago) and other NACK projects.  He was a very good […]

A Sad Day at MATEC

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Today is a somber day at MATEC.  Due to funding circumstances, we had to say goodbye to three of MATEC’s long time employees.  Darlene, admin and basically the glue that held the NetWorks team together, Shay, IT wizard, and Bryan, our graphics guru said goodbye.  They have contributed immensely to MATEC and MATEC NetWorks.  You […]

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