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Prominent Universities Sign Open Access Agreements with IEEE

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The University of California and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (a consortium of state and non-state universities known as the CRUI) each recently signed what’s known as a read-and-publish agreement with IEEE. In such arrangements, the APCs are paid for by the organizations where the researchers work or study.

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Fatih Birol new Executive Director of IEA

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He has also been a member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All and was named by Forbes magazine among the most influential people on the world’s energy scene. He is the recipient of numerous awards from governments from all parts of the world. A Turkish citizen, Dr. Birol was born in Ankara in 1958.

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General Motors China ATC and PATAC award for development of magnesium-intensive decklid highlights focus on lightweight materials

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The Material Technology Innovation Award was presented in Shanghai during the 2013 China Automobile & Parts Industry Development & Innovation Awards sponsored by Automobile & Parts magazine, the Shanghai Overseas Exchange Association and the Tongji University Automotive Studies School.

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Analysis of Arctic Sediments Show that Late 20th Century Warming is Unlike Natural Variation; Unprecedented Change

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An analysis of sediment cores from an Arctic lake indicates that biological and chemical changes occurring there are unprecedented over the past 200,000 years and likely are the result of human-caused climate change, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. co-author John Smol of Queen’s University.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Starting in the mid-1980s, as chip manufacturing in the country accelerated, engineers who had studied under Kim at. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. Chang Hae-Ja.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. An article describing how the platform works was published in the September issue of IEEE Communications Magazine. “If What’s more, he says, studies have shown that the current ad-driven business model provides a poor user experience and isn’t that effective in selling products.

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Biofuels surge under Obama?

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in Mother Jones magazine recounts his story and raises questions: "Chu's role in creating the Energy Biosciences Institute may inform his approach to governing the Department of Energy, a major governmental underwriter of research, and one that will face pressure to partner with corporations in pursuing technological solutions to climate change.

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