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VOL III No 38 February 22, 2004: CYBERZONE/BIOZONE CALENDAR
A SERVICE OF CREATIVE
RESOURCES, INC. by MARTY PLOTNICK
HAWAI'I CALENDAR:
****NEW****Tuesday,
March 2. 5:45 p.m. CYBER PIZZA. U.H. MARINE SCIENCES AUDITORIUM. SUBJECT:
SECURED COMPUTING. SPEAKER: Anthony Giandomenico of DnA Computing
http://www.cyberpizzahawaii.com/upcoming.html for details and parking
information.
****NEW**** Wednesday,
March 3, SECRETS OF THE DEAD "Killer Flu" Learn about how modern
scientists are in a desperate race to determine why the 1918 flu pandemic
--which killed an estimated 140 million -- spread so quickly throughout
the world and with such virulence. This program repeats on Friday, March
5.Take an interactive tutorial and find out how the flu can start with a
bird and wind up with a human.
http://pbs.org/secrets (URL goes live March 3, 2004)
CHECK KHET SCHEDULE
FOR EXACT TIME IN HAWAI'I.
****NEW****Thursday,
March 4 5:30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m Hawaii Palm User's Group Phillip Paolo's at
Restaurant Row Free validated parking $15 (dinner and refreshments)
****Tuesday, March 9
10 a.m.-8 p.m. 2004 Technology & Internet Expo Ala Moana Hotel. Free with
business card.
****NEW****May 10-12,
Asia Pacific Conference on Emerging Technologies: The Challenge of the
Mobile Revolution and the Digital Divide. Sponsors: East-West Center and
the Korea Information Strategy Development Institute (KISDI). Renaissance
Hotel in Seoul, Korea. Early Registration Deadline April 26,
For more information
and registration materials:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/sem-bp.asp
Registration Online:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/index.asp
UH CALENDAR
http://dbserver.its.hawaii.edu/calendar/
HTDC CALENDAR
http://www.hitechhawaii.com/webevents.asp
IF YOU HAVE CALENDAR ITEMS,
SEND THEM TO martycri@lava.net
221:
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE? ZONE
Firetide Inc., the
Hawaii-born wireless computer networking company that benefited from Act
221 state tax credits, is moving its headquarters from Honolulu to Los
Gatos, Calif., where it has had more success raising capital. The company
employs about 26 people, about half of whom remain in Honolulu.
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Feb/27/bz/bz02a.html/?print=on
[FIRETIDE, INC, is a
privately held wireless mesh technology company, develops networking
equipment to deploy Wireless Instant Networks(TM). Investors include Menlo
Ventures, HMS Ventures, and Hawaiian Electric Industries. The company was
formerly known as Landmark Networks, Inc. The company's website
http://www.firetide.com
CYBERZONE
THE IVY-COLORED
CONSOLE
An increasing number
of scholars are turning their attention to the video game, creating
graduate programs, conferences and journals devoted to game studies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/technology/circuits/26play.html?8cir
SPINOFF DOCTORS
A company that had
been formed to commercialize underused technologies from the labs of
Lucent Technologies has secured sole rights from British Telecom and
Philips Electronics to do the same job for them.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/innovation60304.asp?trk=nl
AT&T SETS PLANS FOR
INTERNET PHONES
AT&T Corp. said that
it will begin offering unlimited local and domestic long-distance Internet
telephone service to customers in March for $30 and $40 per month.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/26/BUG3N583FT1.DTL
E-MAIL CONTAINS FEWER
LIES THAN CONVERSATION
A new study by a
researcher at Cornell University indicates people are more likely to be
truthful in e-mail communications than in other media or even in
face-to-face conversations. The report, to be unveiled in detail at a
human-computer interface conference in Vienna, Austria, this spring, is
believed to be the first study to examine truthfulness in communications
media.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32956.html
CHAMELEON TIRE
A chemical company in
Ohio has devised a rubber material that changes color from black to red
when tire temperatures rise above 77 °C, indicating underinflation.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/prototype20304.asp?trk=nl
HEY, GANG, LET'S MAKE
OUR OWN SUPERCOMPUTER
Building on the
concept of flash mobs, the sudden Internet-organized gatherings, a
lecturer has arranged for his students to assemble the first "flash mob
supercomputer" in the school gym.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/23/technology/23SUPE.html?th
SMOG-GOBBLING PAINT
CLEANS CITY AIR
European scientists
have devised a paint that soaks up nitrogen oxide gases emitted by vehicle
exhausts, a pollution source that can cause smog and respiratory problems.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/enviro/EnviroRepublish_1038381.htm
U.S. MILITARY CREATES
SECOND EARTH
The US Army is
building a second version of Earth on computer to help it prepare for
conflicts around the world. The detailed simulation will be drawn from a
real-world terrain database and will be drawn to the same scale as the
original.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3507531.stm
BIO/NANO/MEMS ZONE
MICROBIAL FUEL CELL
CLEANS AND GENERATES POWER FROM WASTEWATER Penn State environmental
engineers have shown, for the first time, that a microbial fuel cell (MFC)
can generate electricity while simultaneously cleaning the wastewater that
you flush down the drain or toilet.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/energy-tech-04h.html
AS UNIVERSITY OF
HOUSTON KNOWS, LEARNING DOESN'T END WITH LICENSING Recent collaboration
between the University of Houston and local technology miner Cyrospace
Inc. is yet another example of how nanotechnology is moving from the lab
into the marketplace. But as the university sees it, the research behind a
product or process -- particularly in nanotechnology -- doesn't stop with
commercialization. It's important for researchers to follow the process
through to licensing deals, product development and eventual deployment
into the real world.
http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=7474
TECHNOSTART TRIES TO
BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN INVESTORS AND INVENTORS It sometimes seems like
small tech entrepreneurs arenít always on the same plane as investors.
Some say that this disconnect comes from the fact that many small tech
startups are launched by academics without much experience in the business
world. But a German venture capital firm is trying to bridge this culture
and knowledge gap.
http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=7477
PIERCING THE FOG WITH
A TINY CHIP
Engineers have shrunk
the functions of a radar system into one tiny, intricately designed
silicon chip and eight minuscule antennas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/technology/circuits/26next.html?8cir
DOUBT CAST ON FREE
RADICAL THEORY
Scientists have
questioned a widely accepted theory for a cause of diseases such as cancer
and arthritis. Many experts believe that molecules called free radicals,
produced when the body fights infection, inflict damage on the body's
tissues. Drugs have been developed to mop up these excess amounts of the
molecules, and thus prevent damage and disease. But research by University
College London, published in Nature, suggests the theory may be incorrect.
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3485508.stm
ELECTRICITY TELE-PORTATION
Electron disappears
here; electron instantaneously materializes over there. Researchers in the
Netherlands say they've come up with a way to work just that magic. The
method could eventually be used to instantly transport information inside
a quantum computer.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/rnb_020904.asp?trk=nl
BIO
BRIEFS ZONE
Austin--Private equity
firm takes stake in biotech startup
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741048
Boston--Pharmas swipe
at Menino's summit
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741049
Buffalo--Two major
projects are the latest for Cannon
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741050
Buffalo--Clinton:
Leadership is key to region's revival
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741051
Columbus--Genetic
discrimination remains concern, despite laws
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741052
Philadelphia--Longtime
BIO head says he is retiring
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741053
San Francisco--Biotech
event draws attention to Bay Area industry
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741054
San Francisco--Corgentech
$96 million IPO hints of sector's growing strength
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741055
San
Francisco--Investors back maturity in 2004's biotech IPOs
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741056
San Francisco--A
better-feathered nest: Business incubators may hatch new companies, but
without up-to-date
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741057
Seattle--Cell
Therapeutics deal leads to court
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741058
CHINA ZONE
IT'S ONLY BEEN 32
YEARS...
February 27, 1972,
President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued the Shanghai
Communique at the conclusion of Nixon's historic visit to China. Check
your search engine for the history
CHINA REGULATOR WARNS
OF INVESTMENT BUBBLE
China's senior
currency regulator warned Thursday that the billions of investment dollars
surging into the country may be generating a potentially dangerous bubble,
adding to recent speculation that the government may slightly increase the
value of the country's currency in order to cool growth.
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W1RT05E2E57160E3B2B653E427B77
CASHING IN ON THE EXPO
MARKET
The race is now on
across the country to build the biggest and best facilities in order to
cash in on the lucrative convention and exhibition business. And the
spin-off benefits to other businesses, including tourism, catering,
entertainment, advertising and logistics are also huge.
http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/88495.htm
SURVEY: CHINA IN
DEPERATE NEED OF SKILLED WORKER IN FOUR SECTORS A survey conducted by the
Ministry of Education and other departments shows that China urgently
needs workers skilled in operating digital control devices, using computer
and programming software, automobile mechanics, and medical workers.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200402/23/eng20040223_135607.shtml
WIRELESS ZONE
PORTLAND EYES EAST
OREGON's WiFi INITIATIVE
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/741218
A LOOK AT IN-BUILDING
WIRELESS
While the promise of
wireless outfitted to a building like any other utility seems obvious,
demand has yet to mushroom. But its may be coming.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,qr6,1,azvg,8hlv,jcj3,9ffi
RFID ZONE
WIRELESS TRACKING: OUT
OF THE SHADOWS
The technologies for
wirelessly tracking the location and status of goods, vehicles and even
individuals have been around for quite a while without gaining a great
deal of marketplace traction. Two years ago, when the U.S. slid into an
economic tailspin, it was no longer enough for Radio Frequency
Identification technology to be cool; RFID tags also had to show business
managers how they could generate a cool profit for the company.
http://bpm-today.newsfactor.com/perl/story/23232.html
SITE CITES
SCHOOL RESULTS ONLINE
Educators and parents
in several states have a new web-based tool to help them analyze their
schools' performance. The School Information Partnership's new web site
displays NCLB-related report card data in an easy-to-access and uniform
way.
http://SchoolResults.org
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