http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:12:36 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://library.stanford.edu/depts/eng/index.html. If you read our blog via RSS you can continue to subscribe via our new feed at: https://www.stanford.edu/dept/sulair/web/Engineering%20Library/blogfeed]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/our_blog_has_moved.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/our_blog_has_moved.html Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:12:36 -0800 WorldWideScience.org now searches 52 databases and portals from 56 countries. The three latest resources are Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL), Indonesia Journals Online (IJO), and the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN Document Server. WorldWideScience.org is intended to accelerate international scientific progress by serving as a single, sophisticated point of access for diverse scientific resources and expertise from nations around the world. Sri Lanka Journals Online is a database of journals published in Sri Lanka, and is supported by the International Network for the Availability of Science Documents (INASP). Indonesia Journals Online is supported by the Indonesian National Department of Education. The CERN Document Server has nearly 1 million records, with 360,000 full-text documents of interest to researchers working in particle physics and related areas. The database covers preprints, articles, books, journals, and a significant volume of multimedia. The People's Republic of China is another significant addition to WorldwideScience.org in recent months with the addition of a database from the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC). --from OSTI DOE/Office of Scientific and Technical Information]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/worldwidescienceorg_adds_new_s.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/worldwidescienceorg_adds_new_s.html Databases Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:19:40 -0800 Stanford Pioneers in Science series presents Daphne Koller, Professor of Computer Science. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 7:30 pm / Cubberly Auditorium This series of events celebrate the lives and contributions of Stanford faculty members who have been awarded Nobel Prizes, National Medals of Science or Technology, and MacArthur Fellowships. Each evening will be introduced by a distinguished colleague of the prizewinner, who will put the scientist's accomplishments in context. Then the prizewinner will be joined by interviewer Paul Costello for a wide-ranging conversation about the honoree's discovery, professional career, values, and advice for aspiring scientists. Plenty of time will be allowed at the conclusion of each event for questions to be posed by members of the audience. This series is your chance to engage with some of the most consequential thinkers of our day—people who have helped to shape the scientific, technological, and economic fabric of our modern world. The Stanford Pioneers in Science Series is sponsored by the Stanford Historical Society, School of Medicine, the Hoover Institution, Office of Public Affairs and Stanford Continuing Studies. ----------------------------------- DAPHNE KOLLER Professor of Computer Science Daphne Koller won a 2004 MacArthur Fellowship for her creativity in the area of artificial intelligence. Her research on Bayesian methods, a once obscure branch of probability theory, has been called by Technology Review "one of the 10 emerging technologies that will change your world" because of the potential it offers for machines to understand the world and make accurate predictions using incomplete knowledge. This past April she was awarded the first-ever $150,000 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award for making computers "intelligent." She also was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at the White House in 1999. She received a PhD from Stanford where she earned the Computer Science Department's award for the best thesis in 1994. Daphne Koller's scientific creativity and achievements will be presented by her colleague, Stanford Professor of Computer Science, Sebastian Thrun, best known for leading two student teams to first and second places in the DARPA $2 million Grand Challenge robot races in 2005 and 2007 respectively. STANFORD PIONEERS IN SCIENCE SERIES: 2008 — 2009 FALL QUARTER 2008 Sidney Drell, who won a MacArthur Fellowship for his contributions to theoretical physics and international arms control (October 21) Robert Sapolsky, who won a MacArthur Fellowship for research that revolutionized our understanding of physical and emotional stress (November 12) WINTER QUARTER 2009 Carl Djerassi, who won the National Medal of Science whose research led to the birth control pill, and the National Medal of Technology for new approaches to pest control (January 14) Daphne Koller, who won a MacArthur Fellowship for extraordinary advancements in the next generation of computer technology (February 11) Burton Richter, who won the Nobel Prize for discovering a new subatomic particle, taking us a step closer to understanding what the universe is made of (March 4) SPRING QUARTER 2009 Kenneth Arrow, who won the Nobel Prize for his contributions to economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory (April 15) Paul Berg, who won the Nobel Prize for research that laid the groundwork for recombinant DNA technology (May 20)]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/stanford_pioneers_in_science_d.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/stanford_pioneers_in_science_d.html Stanford Events Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:18:33 -0800 IEEE, the world's largest technical professional society, announced the first IEEE Presidents' Change the World Competition. The contest is open to college and university students who demonstrate excellence in the design and implementation of technology that can solve a challenge for the benefit of humanity. The competition's goal is to challenge individual students or teams of students to identify a real-world problem and apply engineering, science, computing and leadership skills to solve it. The contest offers students a unique opportunity to have their ingenuity and enthusiasm for engineering and technology recognized around the globe. Winners will receive awards ranging from the grand prize of US $10,000 and the distinction of being named "IEEE Student Humanitarian Supreme," to prizes of US $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000. Winners of the top three prizes also will be invited to accept their awards in-person in June 2009 at the annual IEEE Honors Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, USA. In addition, up to 15 semifinalists will compete for a Peoples' Choice US $500 award, which will be selected by popular vote from the contest website at ieee125.org/ChangeTheWorld . ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/ieee_presidents_change_the_wor.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/02/ieee_presidents_change_the_wor.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:52:22 -0800 http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/parc_forum_4pm_january_29_high.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/parc_forum_4pm_january_29_high.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:30:40 -0800 http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/history_of_technology_in_silic.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/history_of_technology_in_silic.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:29:55 -0800 http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/nasa_tests_new_engine_technolo.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/nasa_tests_new_engine_technolo.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:48:13 -0800 http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/wind_converters_inspected_robo.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/wind_converters_inspected_robo.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:40:34 -0800 http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/attention_mathcad_users.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/attention_mathcad_users.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:55:49 -0800 Splashtop is an "instant-on" system "which allows you to rapidly access the Web and key applications without the need to boot your main operating system" (see the demo video). Sergei is the senior director of marketing at DeviceVM and has degrees from Stanford and M.I.T. He will be giving a demo of the Splashtop system, talking about their open source initiatives, and the story of how they started up the company. Free pizza and drinks will be served. http://osg.stanford.edu]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/slpashtop_demo_on_thursday_jan.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2009/01/slpashtop_demo_on_thursday_jan.html Engineering News Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:20:18 -0800 PARC Recruiting: Highly qualified students invited to apply for 2009 internships PARC is inviting highly qualified graduate, MBA, and undergraduate students to apply to be interns at one of the most prolific innovation centers in the world. PARC interns are fully integrated into the daily activities of our highly collaborative, multidisciplinary culture. Interns will have the opportunity to work with leading scientists in the physical, computer, biological, and social sciences; engage in different stages of the research or business-development pipeline; and receive authorship on publications or patents. www.parc.com/internships http://www.parc.com/contact/employment/parcinternship.pdf [flyer] ABOUT PARC PARC (Palo Alto Research Center, Inc.) works closely with varied enterprises and new ventures to discover breakthrough business and technology concepts that solve real needs, and transform how enterprises deliver value to customers. PARC takes an agile, multidisciplinary approach to open innovation – by bringing together physical, computer, biological, and social scientists who have the vision, expertise, and instinct to convert groundbreaking scientific findings into industrial-strength prototypes. Incorporated in 2002 as an independent research business, PARC is celebrated for such innovations as laser printing, distributed computing and Ethernet, the graphical user interface (GUI), object-oriented programming, and ubiquitous computing. PARC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation.]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/2009_parc_internships.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/2009_parc_internships.html Internships Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:08:12 -0800 New ISO Standard Added ISO 10993 Biological Evaluation of medical devices – Part 18: Chemical characterization of materials Characterization of medical device materials is clearly identified as one of the first steps in ISO 10993’s overall evaluation. ISO 10993- Part 1 “Guidance on Selection of Tests” states that “in the selection of material to be used in device manufacture, the first consideration should be fitness for purpose having regard to the characteristics and properties of the material, which include chemical, toxicological, physical, electrical, morphological, and mechanical properties”. PMA/510(k) Updates This latest version of the database features all the new PMA and 510(k) approvals up to November 12th, 2008, in both the Orthopaedic and Cardiovascular modules, fully integrated for ease of searching, and linked to materials and supplier data. New Materials with Bioresponse Information Added: Orthopedic: * Demineralized Bone Matrix * Poly(ester urethane urea) * Hydroxyapatite * Hydroxyapatite, Silicon Substituted * Hydroxyapatite/Tricalcium Phosphate * Tricalcium Phosphate Schematics Added: * Intra-Aortic Balloon (General) 870.3535 * Phalangeal (General) Toe 888.3730 * Semi Constrained (General) Ankle 888.3110 New Database Functionality Added There is a new function in the database that allows the user to see a list of materials used in a chosen Device Category (e.g.. Spinal, Hips, Knees etc). See below! To use this new functionality: 1. Click on "Select" button and choose "Materials" Table and "All Materials" Subset then click GO 2. Don't enter anything in "Required Properties” section, just click GO again (bottom right hand side of screen) to have a list of all materials. 3. Click on "Advanced Selection" in the upper right-hand corner (located in the black tab area) 4. About half way down the page, go to the “Cross-tabular selection…” area just below the gray spreadsheet 5. Open "Devices" section by clicking on the “crossbar”. 6. Click on “General Information”. You will then see a drop down box on the right hand side of the screen. You can then choose a category of interest e.g. Orthopaedic-Hips 7. Click GO on the bottom of the page and list of materials used in Hips devices will appear on the left hand pane 8. You can save this information, place it in a report or modify your search accordingly. ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/additions_and_updates_to_the_m.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/additions_and_updates_to_the_m.html Bioengineering Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:07:09 -0800 http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/lectures/ Eighty years ago, William W. Hansen joined the Stanford Physics Department as a student and soon after started on a journey to build the first linear electron accelerator at the university. His success spawned the construction of a 1 Billion volt machine on campus which in turn led to the proposal to build the three-kilometer long electron accelerator at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Since 1966, this accelerator, its added storage rings and detectors have produced an incredible series of discoveries, resulted in four Nobel prizes, and opened the road to new projects currently underway, one of them in outer space, the other one an X-ray laser. In this Public Lecture, Gregory Loew, who has been at SLAC for five decades, will guide you through SLAC's origins, highlight its scientific achievements, and give you a glimpse of its future.]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/big_machines_and_big_science_8.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/big_machines_and_big_science_8.html Stanford Events Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:49:50 -0800 UIUC News Bureau.]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/new_polymer_coatings_prevent_c.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/new_polymer_coatings_prevent_c.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:07:26 -0800 The Stanford Report.]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/best_alternative_energy_source.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/eng/blog/2008/12/best_alternative_energy_source.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:03:31 -0800