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Career Focus
The massive growth in hacking and other forms of cybercrime over the past few years have created a similarly massive need for professionals trained in cybersecurity. Unfortunately, the demand far outstrips the supply. |
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 Cogent
Communicator
You look at your calendar, and today it's one meeting after another. Project status, design review, staff meeting, a process change discussion, and a problem review meeting. You wonder when you'll find time for a bathroom break. |
 Backscatter
In May 2013 the only remaining research facility of Nikola Tesla was saved from the threat of the wrecking ball when it was acquired by the nonprofit Friends of Science East, known now as the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe. |
Standards
A new IEEE standard to help track the testing of integrated circuits (ICs) from wafer to grave also offers an innovative new approach to combatting the serious problem of IC counterfeiting. |
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It’s rare to find a major piece of
federal legislation that leaves
everyone entirely happy. The
comprehensive immigration reform
bill is a good example. IEEE-USA,
for the most part, is pleased with
proposed changes in the high-skill
immigration sections that passed the
Senate Judiciary Committee in May
and is expected to reach the Senate
floor in late June. |
In late May, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Controller’s Alert updating previous OMB budgetary guidance that had significantly reduced federal participation in S&T-related conferences and meetings. |
Book Review
Do we need to — or more
importantly, can we —
replace fossil fuels with
solar energy? Authors
Pedro A. Prieto and Charles
A. S. Hall make their case in their new
book, Spain’s Photovoltaic
Revolution, The Energy
Return on Investment. |
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reader feedback |
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A landmark in architecture, urban planning, and rail transport, New York’s Grand Central Station celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Superlatives for this rail station abound. |
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 World
Bytes
An asteroid streamed past Earth last month. Given the vastness of space, its distance was close ― a near miss. |
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Technology-related news and notable developments. |
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