Blogs
Fast Times for Femtocells
June 18, 2010 9:37 am | by Rupert Baines, picoChip (www.picochip.com) | CommentsThese are busy times for the femtocell industry.There are now 13 operators who have launched service, including 3 out of 3 in Japan and 3 out of 4 in USA.
Cool Demos at Sensors Expo
June 17, 2010 8:50 am | CommentsAt the Sensors Expo, I punched a dummy in the face - literally. A dummy with an accelerometer and wireless network attached to his head, that measured the angular velocity and impact of my punch...
How Do You Save Energy in the Summer?
June 17, 2010 4:22 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsMonday is the official first day of summer! With summer comes hot weather and high cooling bills. But you can take steps to save this summer; Drew told us about a few on Tuesday, and the Stay Cool, Save Money site has more tips. Tell us:
Sometimes It Is About Surviving
June 17, 2010 4:08 am | by Sam Kavanagh for element14.com | CommentsAfter my success in Spain I approached France with the goal of winning or at least putting in a good fight to win the GC competition.
Summertime Energy Savings
June 15, 2010 4:23 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsI can't believe how fast winter gave way to summer. Seems like just yesterday we were digging out from Snowpocalypse here on the East Coast, dealing with mountains of the white stuff and wondering if we'd ever be out of the deep freeze.
Energy Challenge Two: The WeatherizeDC Campaign
June 14, 2010 8:22 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsIn my quest to learn what other local groups are doing to help the environment and hopefully avoid reinventing the wheel, I attended a meeting of the Greenbelt Climate Action Network, a local chapter of the grassroots, nonprofit organization Chesapeake Climate Action Network. There I met...
Device Data Demands Pressure Networks
June 14, 2010 7:17 am | by Rupert Baines, picoChip (www.picochip.com) | CommentsLast week AT&T announced some big changes to its pricing and data models to deal with the increasing number of devices demanding data from the network, particularly with the launch of the 3G version of the iPad.
Simplify Multicore by Understanding Key-Use Cases
June 14, 2010 7:13 am | by Bill Graham, Product Marketing Manager for VxWorks at Wind River (www.windriver.com) | CommentsMulti-core has become a hot topic in recent years, and we have now reached a point where multi-core adoption is starting to follow common use cases.
Video Games: A Corrupting Influence or Wholly Misunderstood?
June 10, 2010 6:33 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | CommentsAre video games a corrosive, pernicious cancer on society, corrupting our nation’s youth? Or do they represent a nascent, wholly misunderstood medium? Video games have stirred controversy since Pong, but as the medium has matured, the cries for regulation have intensified.
Kinetic Hydropower Emerges as a Viable Energy Solution
June 10, 2010 5:32 am | by Dean Corren, Director of Marine Current Technology, Verdant Power | CommentsEnergy captured from the natural flows of tides and rivers, without the use of dams or large civil structures – kinetic hydropower – has begun to emerge as a viable, low-impact clean energy option.
How Does Your Community Promote Energy Savings?
June 10, 2010 4:23 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsOn Monday, John told you about community efforts to save energy. John works with various organizations in his community to promote energy savings, and he has found that none of these organizations can do it alone; many local groups are now partnering with nonprofits, volunteers, community...
Looking at Chip on Flex Filtering
June 8, 2010 6:55 am | by Keith Teichmann, Worldwide Director of Marketing and Product Management, ITT Interconnect Solutions (www.ittcannon.com) | CommentsLightning never strikes the same place twice; but, once is enough to send an aircraft into electrical failure, which can have catastrophic results.
What's Up With Fuel Cells?
June 8, 2010 4:22 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsWe hear a lot about renewables like wind and solar these days, but what's the deal with fuel cells and is there a future in them? The truth is, fuel cells have been around for some time now; the idea originated in the 1840's.
Navy’s F-35C makes inaugural flight
June 7, 2010 10:27 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | CommentsThe F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program achieved an important milestone yesterday, with the inaugural flight of the Navy’s carrier-based variant. The F-35C Lightning II is due to replace the Navy and Marine Corps’ F/A-18 Hornet. According to Lockheed Martin, the first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant took off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 11:46 a.m. and logged a 57 min flight.
Energy Challenge One: Greenbelt, Maryland
June 7, 2010 8:24 am | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsVice President Joe Biden kicked off Earth Day in April by announcing the selection of 25 communities to receive up to $452 million in Recovery Act funding to "ramp-up" energy efficiency building retrofits. Under the Department of Energy (DOE) Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative, communities,...
