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Lawrence is Professor of the Year Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:13PMBonita Lawrence's work to make complex mathematical concepts more understandable to her students was a key factor in her selection as 2009 Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.
Firm: Toyota, industry need more rigorous testing Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:38PMLatest problems linked to Toyota show the auto industry needs to fix the way it tests software, says company that specializes in software integrity.
Learning + fun = Math Quest Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:33AMSTEUBENVILLE - Ken Knox, a business instructor at Eastern Gateway Community College, was facing a tough crowd of sixth-graders as he called bingo Tuesday.
'Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:41PM(AP) -- A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.
Bi-County event marks 55th year Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:27PMWith more than 100 projects on display at the 55th Morgan/Washington Bi-County Science Fair, held at Brush High School, it is Nate Thompson of Brush and Wyatt Palser of Otis, who were chosen to travel to the International Science and Engineering Fair this spring.
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:11PMIn the past several decades, microchips have transformed consumer electronics, enabling new products from digital watches and pocket-sized calculators to laptop computers and digital music players.
Belgian newspaper issues 3D edition Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:10PMA Belgian daily newspaper offered its readers a new perspective on the world Tuesday with a 3D edition complete with special glasses.
Students show skills in contest Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:24PMSchools from 11 counties (from Horry to Chesterfield) were in a math race for first place. The National Chapter Level Mathcounts competition was held at Coastal Carolina University in Conway.
By the numbers Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:26PMAll the numbers seemed to add up well for four Nazareth Academy students.
Students to compete in science and engineering meet Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:15PMMore than 175 students from five high schools and five middle schools will participate in the 16th Annual Engineering, Science and Technology Design Contest Satujrday at CSU-Pueblo. The students have been organized into 104 teams for the seven-event competition that challenges students' critical thinking, teamwork, and creative design skills. Five different individual competitions, including ...
Nanotube Thermocells Hold Promise For Converting Heat Waste To Energy Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:36PM(PhysOrg.com) -- A study published in the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters reveals that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes might eventually be used for generating electrical energy from heat discarded by chemical plants, automobiles and solar cell farms.
Math standards call for new equipment Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:07AMMARION — Area instructors are learning how to make algebra high-tech.
Nanotube Thermocells Hold Promise as Energy Source Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:34AM(PhysOrg.com) -- A study published in the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters reveals that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes might eventually be used for generating electrical energy from heat discarded by chemical plants, automobiles and solar cell farms. Dr. Ray Baughman, director of the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, collaborated with an international team ...
Choking Hazard: Should the Hot Dog Be Redesigned? Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:29PMTo better understand childhood choking risks and what a redesigned hot dog might look like, TIME spoke with Dr. Gary Smith, immediate past chairman of the Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention at the American Academy of Pediatrics
Baisden Accepts Appointment to U.S. Coast Guard Academy Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:56PMEthan Baisden a senior at West Carroll High School in Savanna, Illinois has accepted an appointment to attend the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut for the class of 2014.
'Mathletes' show skills at annual competition Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 11:08PMCradling his trophies, a beaming Terrell Wade stood in disbelief Saturday. After racking up 27 points, the 13-year-old nabbed top honors in individual results of the Fayetteville regional contests of Mathcounts.
Foundation helps update teaching tools in the classroom Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:16AMFor students in Brenda Jaye's art class at Armada High School, working on design projects with a standard mouse will soon be a thing of the past.
The Tax Man Comes to UCI: Tax Advice for Students Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 9:36PMHELP: The New University offers some tips on doing your taxes as a typical poor college student.
Study: Use engineers to teach maths Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 8:21PMTAX breaks should be introduced to help unemployed engineers train as maths teachers and help existing maths teachers upskill, according to a study.
Science Discovery: The Next Computing Landscape Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:03PMComputational science is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and numerical techniques that represent scientific, social scientific or engineering problems and employing these models on computers, or clusters of computers, to analyze, explore or solve these models. Numerical simulation enables the study of complex phenomena that would be too expensive or dangerous ...
Students test their skills in area math competition Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 6:11AMBy JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER critical thinking part of the buzz at ut tourney the blade/lori king A sudden hush spread over the college classroom filled by middle schoolers as the proctor announced they had 20 minutes - starting now. Students began flipping hurriedly through their test booklets, penciling numerals in margins and punching strings of digits into calculators. Five minutes later ...
Mathcounts teams advance to state Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 4:41AMArmed with pencils, calculators and their own brain power, about 60 middle school students competed Saturday in a test of math smarts at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County.
Gradually, Then All At Once Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 5:14AMWhy superabundant computing is important to your business.
Slide rule maker hopes to pass along his collection Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 7:11PMBy Danielle Hipps Correspondent 90-year-old graduate research emeritus professor Alex Green hopes to pass on his slide rule collection to someone who will maintain and expand it.
Lessons that 'click' Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 11:52PMLIBERTY - With a quick press of the finger, students in Ryan Philibin's sixth-grade science class can quietly and privately answer the questions posted on the screen in the front of their classroom. The students fill in the blanks by choosing one of four possible answers. ''Everybody has a chance to answer,'' said 12-year-old Salam Picard. "It's good practice.
An engineer without borders Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 12:43AMDave Wortman felt like the Pied Piper at times in Africa during his volunteer work through Engineers Without Borders.
Ingratitude or Idiocy Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 1:45PMIt was on 11th January that I wrote about the Ingratitude of Man. At that time I never thought that I will be compelled to write on the same theme again. But some election results have compelled me to write.
Mecmesin Launches New Force & Torque Test Solutions Website Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 1:00AMA specialist in force and torque measurement, Mecmesin has launched a new international website www.mecmesin.com.
CalcBots' provide unique learning experience Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 4:30AMJulian Parish-Katz, 11, of Takoma Park works with Michael Britt-Crane, a mechanical engineer with the U.S. Navy at David Taylor Model Basin, to program TI-84 calculators to operate robots during a science club meeting at Takoma Park Middle School in Silver Spring on Jan. 20.
Insource Performance Solutions Launches New Cutting Edge Website and Customer Portal Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 6:00AMInsource Performance Solutions (www.insourceperforms.com) a proven leader in performance based workforce solutions, announced today the launch of its new, state of the art, content-managed website.
Chamber cuts ribbon at Prairie Rehab and Fitness Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 4:28AMMembers of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Prairie Rehab and Fitness to Jackson Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the recently remodeled fitness center.
Surveyor fills a little known office in Howard County Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 10:24AMAn elective office provided in the Texas Constitution -- but rarely filled nowadays -- is still alive and well in the person of Michael McBrayer of Big Spring.
Will high-density PICs be the next big thing? Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 4:54PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Lasers have the potential to improve and revolutionize human lives in many ways, from consumer electronics and communications to medical equipment and homeland security. Helping unlock the barriers to these advancements is the research of SMU Electrical Engineering Professor Gary Evans.
Ferrari Builds 200-Ton F1 Driving Simulator, Gives Us This Picture [Formula 1] Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 10:16AMFerrari's Virtual F1 simulator is two stories of aluminum and carbon fiber, electronic actuators, ten multiprocessor arrays, 60GB of RAM, a 3500W Dolby 7.1 surround system and these nerdy glasses....
Briefcase holds special New Year s memories for Dover couple Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 2:18AMJohn Huff/Staff photographer Dover residents George and Gloria Perrine tell their holiday romance story involving a briefcase George used to propose with and years later surprise Gloria with a new engagement ring.
Hackers break Amazon's Kindle DRM Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 6:43PMThe great ebook 'unswindle' An Israeli hacker says he has broken copyright protections built in to Amazon's Kindle for PC, a feat that allows ebooks stored on the application to work with other devices.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
2009 Edition of the Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410) Ships Today Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 2:06AMEngineered Software Announces the First Shipments of the New 2009 Edition of Technical Paper No. 410. The first major rewrite in over 20 years and includes new chapters, and accompanying online calculators. [PR.com]
Science, engineering academy dedicated Tuesday, December 15, 2009 @ 12:30AMFriday afternoon administrators, faculty and students joined Harry Freeman and the Edward E. and Helen Turner Bartlett Foundation in cutting the red ribbon to dedicate the Harry C. Freeman Science and Engineering Academy at Sapulpa High School.
Gulfstream hosts Sav. Science Seminar for area students Monday, December 14, 2009 @ 10:56PMGulfstream hosted the Savannah Science Seminar. A group of students from area schools who want to learn more about engineering, math, and medical practices attended.
Science, engineering academy dedicated Friday, December 11, 2009 @ 12:47AMFriday afternoon administrators, faculty and students joined Harry Freeman and the Edward E. and Helen Turner Bartlett Foundation in cutting the red ribbon to dedicate the Harry C. Freeman Science and Engineering Academy at Sapulpa High School.
Legal troubles for local billionaire Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 8:17PMWest Chester resident Hansjörg Wyss is one of the world's richest and most generous. He also is chairman of Synthes, which faces 52 felony counts stemming from allegations that it illegally experimented on patients.
Review: Garmin Nuvi 1390T Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 12:48AMThere's nothing particularly flash about it, but the 1390T is a solid and dependable choice, with traffic, lane guidance, Aussie and NZ maps, and Bluetooth hands-free amongst its features.
Cocalico car fan races toward a future in computers Saturday, November 28, 2009 @ 8:56AMIt is appropriate that Daniel Eshleman is racing toward his future.The Cocalico High School senior is, after all, an avid fan of cars — especially fast ones."I definitely got my love of cars from my dad," Eshleman said."I helped him as he worked on an old T/A Dodge Challenger when I was little...
Blog - Can Hybrids Crack Quantum Computing? Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 11:37PMIf you want to build scalable quantum computers, you'll need to combine the various approaches to processing quantum information, say researchers.
Register now for the Kettering University Mathematics Olympiad Nov. 21 Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 6:00AMFLINT, Mich.----One of Michigan’s best math students will win a full-tuition, 4 ½-year scholarship to the nationally ranked engineering, mathematics, science and business university in Flint during the Kettering University Mathematics Olympiad Saturday, Nov. 21.
Women innovators honored Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 7:23AMIowa women in the fields of science, technology, and engineering will converge on Altoona, Iowa, today, abandoning graphing calculators and test tubes to settle in for a day of celebration.
What should mayors do to help cities and young people? Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 4:33PMEditor's Note: Young Voices is an e-mail forum for students college age and younger. Complete responses are published here and a sampling in the print paper twice a month on Tuesdays. To participate, e-mail associate editor Fannie Flono at fflono@charlotteobserver.com.
Event expands horizons Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 11:40PMConference seeks to connect girls to math, sciences
Review: Garmin Nuvi 1390 Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 10:52PMIt mightn't offer the bigger bang for buck, but the 1390 is a solid and dependable choice. We particularly like its comprehensive lane guidance and easy-to-use interface.
The funny numbers game Tuesday, November 3, 2009 @ 12:02AMWe used to hear quite a bit about the Bush administration's supposed ``war on science.'' What about the Obama administration's war on mathematics?