Re-engineering the Food System for Better Health
News | www.ecnmag.com | 5 hours 11 minutes ago
Good food nation According to the Centers for Disease Control, between 1980 and 2006 the percentage of obese teenagers in the United States grew from 5 to 18, while the percentage of pre-teens suffering from obesity increased from 7 to 17. & hellip; Obesity is widespread due to our national-scale
http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2009/11/Re-engineering-the-Food-System-for-Better-Health/
New attack fells Internet Explorer
News | www.networkworld.com | 6 hours 4 minutes ago
A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/112209-new-attack-fells-internet.html
The UK Wants a Few Good Gamers
Blog | spectrum.ieee.org | Nov 21, 2009
Real, indeed. This is the pitch in an advertisement running on Xbox Live - Microsoft's online gaming service - for the UK's Government Communications Headquarters, one of the country's three intelligence agencies. GCHQ sees the Xbox as an efficient means through which to target engineers and coders.
Engineers Use Aerospace Approach to Design Wave Energy System
News | www.impactlab.com | Nov 20, 2009
\Shown is the view from the far downstream end into the test section of the U.S. Air Force Academy water tunnel.The ocean is a potentially vast source of electric power, yet as engineers test new technologies for capturing it, the devices are plagued by battering storms, limited efficiency, and the
http://www.impactlab.com/2009/11/20/engineers-use-aerospace-approach-to-design-wave-energy-system/
A cabling approach for HDMI interfaces in control apps
News | www.industrialcontroldesignline.com | Nov 20, 2009
Although HDMI was developed for consumer electronics applications, it can be made reliable for use in a professional environment. This opens the possibility of using the control channels in new ways.
http://www.industrialcontroldesignline.com/221900473?cid=RSSfeed_industrialcontroldesignline_icdlRSS
STI Electronics Updates Quality System to ISO9001-2008
Press Release | www.pcb007.com | Nov 20, 2009
"Through the update and revision of its quality management system to ISO9001-2008, STI Electronics' engineering department is proving their commitment to continuous improvement of its quality program," said Mel Scott, Quality Manager.
NI boosts hardware-in-the-loop simulation platform
News | www.electronicstalk.com | Nov 20, 2009
National Instruments (NI) has announced the expansion of its hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform, which includes various products that are said to optimise embedded system validation.
Virtual system integration and simulation
News | www.electroline.com.au | Nov 20, 2009
Embedded and electronic system design teams face the challenge of reducing development time and costs while improving quality, performance and functionality. However, increased system complexity is raising the cost of verification, in some cases to as much as 70% of the overall project cost.
Inside R&D Alert. Holographic Data Storage System; Internal FM Antenna Design Module for Mobile Phones; White Light Source Based on Vertically Stacked LEDs
News | www.frost.com | Nov 20, 2009
This issue profiles a system for holographic data storage, an internal FM antenna design module for mobile phones, and a white light source based on vertically stacked LEDs.
http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?Src=RSS&segid=D704-00-EC-00-00
Researchers Succeed in Damping Acoustic Vibrations in Gold Nanoparticles
News | www.azonano.com | Nov 20, 2009
Vibrations in nanostructures offer applications in molecular-scale biological sensing and ultrasensitive mass detection. To approach single-atom sensing, it is necessary to reduce the dimensions of the structures to the nanometer scale while preserving long-lived vibrations.
