Richard King has been there from the beginning, so he’s seen the evolution. When he launched theDepartment of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in 2002, he did so with 14 pioneering schools and a vision for how youthful innovation could fuse emerging solar technology with efficient building practices. What he’s seen has spanned from traditional to transcendent. He [...]

Cardinal fans just got a new reason to cheer: they can now stream instant replay clips to their mobile devices during live, on-campus sporting events. Stanford University worked with Elemental Technologies to deploy a new system this past September that enables fans attending games at Stanford Stadium and Maples Pavilion to view video and audio clips on any [...]

December 29, 2011 — The updated IEST “Garment System Considerations for Cleanrooms and Other Controlled Environments” recommended practice document includes new sections on measuring cleanroom footwear, frocks and other garments, as well as a new subsection for tracking system use, such as RFID chips and barcodes. A new edition of IEST-RP-CC003.4, Garment System Considerations for [...]

Little-known software installed on millions of smartphones is raising fresh questions about what data are being collected from mobile devices, where it’s going and what it is being used for. Security researchers have published blog posts and videos that appear to show software— from a company called Carrier IQ Inc.—collecting information on an HTCCorp. smartphone, running Google Inc.’s [...]