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Backscatter: The Mouse That Wouldn't Quit
(Jun 07)
Donald Christiansen |
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When Don Christiansen first conceived of the micromouse competition in 1977, he had no idea that 30 years later, the competition would still
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Are We Doing Enough for R&D Funding?
(Jun 07)
George McClure |
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There is general agreement that the secret to maintaining U.S. competitiveness is innovation. Commodity manufacturing will move offshore
but, the reasoning goes, if the United States is first to market with new technology, it will maintain a leading position among its competitors.
But are we doing enough? |
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RFID Industry Hungry for Engineers
(Jun 07)
Chris McManes |
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging technology that is providing excellent career prospects for electrical engineering
students, as well as experienced engineers looking for new opportunities. |
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Creating a Campus Security Sensor and Sensor System Network Test and Training Facility
(Jun 07)
James E. Gover et. al. |
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Events like the shootings at Virginia Tech remind us that college campuses are not the insulated safe environments we want them to be.
Because the fear of campus crime can have serious consequences on behavior and well-being, overcoming that fear is perhaps as important
as campus crime itself. What can we do to help keep our young people safe at school? |
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Wireless — Everywhere Soon?
(Jun 07)
George McClure |
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Few could foresee, when radio-telephony was in its infancy, the extent to which the mobile telephone (the name applied when the electronics
was so bulky that a vehicle was required to carry it) would evolve into the personal cell phone and then the revolution in other applications for
the service. |
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IEEE-USA E-Books Offer Valuable References and Resources
(Jun 07)
Sharon C. Richardson |
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IEEE-USA's e-book IEEE-USA envisions offering IEEE members quality original and compilation e-books at great prices that would both
assist them in their career guidance and development, and help educate and inform IEEE members on tech policy topics of interest to
engineers. |
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