TechSpectives

Have you ever tried to see nanotechnology?  Or run into someone who just doesn’t understand that they can’t see nanotechonolgy with the naked eye?  If so, show them this video. Mark Viquesney

Tom McGlew was telling me a story a few weeks ago.  More on that story as I remind or inform people of who Tom is.  Tom is the project manager of the NSF eSyst project and does a lot of work with Semi High Tech U.   eSyst helps instructors move their electronics program from the [...]

Here is an interesting article about a California man sueing AT&T for letting the meter run on the iPhone when nothing is being used. Citing evidence obtained by a consulting firm hired by Henricks’ attorneys, the lawsuit contends that AT&T regularly overstates incoming data by 7% to 14%, and in some cases by as much as 300%. “AT&T’s [...]

From the Chronicle of Higher Learning, is a piece of advice for graduate college applicants entitled:  Leave Dr. Seuss Out of It.    At the risk of sounding like a cranky old science professor, I will state emphatically that when I read an application to our graduate program, I do not want to hear about your second-grade [...]

Over at the Nanotechnology Development Blog – they post that Jason Hafner wins the prestigious Hackerman award for his discovery of Gold Nanostars.  Halfner has worked in the nanotechnology area and his discovery of new type of nanostructures brought him in limelight. He has been a graduate student and worked in close collaboration with Rice [...]

Here is a short article, one of four, for what the day in the life of a smart grid lineman.  8 a.m. Instead of driving to the central loading dock, the lineman walks to his office—the line truck.  Overnight, the various systems (asset, order, materials, and workforce management) evaluated the field personnel available, materials, equipment, [...]

Once again, students in America are falling short in the sciences.  According to this article by the Associated Press: The nation’s students are still struggling in science, with less than half considered proficient and just a tiny fraction showing the advanced skills that could lead to careers in science and technology, according to results from [...]

NetWorks hosted an awesome webinar this morning entitled:  Carbon Sequestration: New Curriculum Featuring a Promising Alternative Energy Technology.  This webinar was sponsored by the NSF and the High Tech Workforce Inititive (HTWI).  Brad Bates did an awesome presentation.  Here is the description: Carbon sequestration, the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it [...]

We are lucky to be able to announce an encore webinar with Jim Brazel!   Emerging Technologies Encore:  STEM: Mainstreaming Career and Technical Education  Date: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Presenter: Jim Brazell, Technology Forecaster, Public Speaker, and Strategist, Radical Platypus group and the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. Length: 1 hour and [...]

Ok, some computers have been beating humans in chess and other games for years.  In a practice round of Jeopardy, IBM’s computer won against the two all time Jeopardy champs.  Next month, IBM’s Watson supercomputer will do battle on Jeopardy with two of the show’s all-time top human champions. IBM offered a sneak peek this week at [...]