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Article by jekky

Number of family disputes resurgence?? WirelessHD group to promote the 60GHz wireless technologyToday, was acclaimed as the most promising wireless technology of the 60GHz “millimeter wave” technology, has been out of the laboratory into the real electronics world one of the most competitive areas?? Digital home. Recently, six major supplier of consumer electronics giant WirelessHD group set up to regulate on 60GHz technology, this technology can 5Gbps in the living room up to speed transmission of uncompressed high definition video data. This from the LG, Panasonic, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Sony and Toshiba team, will be released in the spring of 2007 to connect a standard range of 10 meters. In the foreseeable future, with the emerging technology will have the 1394FireWire, HDMI, 802.11n and UWB technologies to compete. “Absolutely can not predict now whether a technical success, but I think this is difficult to predict future occurrence.” Farpoint Group analyst CraigMathias said, “From the beginning of this year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we you can see some clues. ” Business and academic researchers have long been promised to achieve the characteristics of 60GHz. This band can be used without permission of the bandwidth of up to 7GHz, but really want to achieve together, but difficult. Fortunately, WirelessHD group has been supported by start-up company SiBeam, the company from the University of California, Berkeley researcher BobBrodersen created, he is a pioneer in the field of RF CMOS. In the future development, WirelessHD will require the talents in various fields, as 60GHz technology challenges facing the design, simulation and testing ultra-high-speed circuit, to establish a highly accurate and adaptable antennas everywhere. From a commercial point of view, transmit uncompressed digital HD video program from the United States Security Agency faces scrutiny in Hollywood. Moreover, WirelessHD has not yet finalized the form of business model or royalties. 60GHz wireless technology advantages While home networking is not considered the smallest, cheapest and lowest-power technology, but the bandwidth of 60GHz technology is a trump card. Transmission resolutions up to 1,920 x1, 080p uncompressed high-definition video, and the delay in milliseconds between 5 and 15?? This is the WirelessHD group to seize the value of points. WirelessHD chairman JohnMarshall said that if the use of 60GHz radio technology instead of UWB, TV, DVD players and other HD transmission equipment can actually provide higher resolution and smaller delay and lower cost. Because the typical 480Mbps UWB bandwidth needs of data packets or broadcast video signals and then compressed, forcing the OEM system vendors placed in their expensive decoder, and more RAM, but there is in the process increase the video content loss and delay phenomenon. “Although I am not the eyes that, but I was able to identify after the lossy compression through 2 HDMI uncompressed image and the difference between images.” Marshall wryly. Although the Working Group Marshall declined to be specific progress, but we know that, WirelessHD 60GHz product development group is a cover for the physical layer to application layer from the various parts of the complete specification. The specification for the “mainstream of point to point” connections, but it does include a reverse rate of less than 100Mbps channel, he said. Since the maximum transmission range only 10 meters and can not penetrate walls, so 60MHz wireless technology is not eager to become a coveted post-election throughout the home networking technology. But the technology can be bridged to any existing home network, even though the specification did not bridge special provisions. SiBeam forecast the company’s Brodersen, 60GHz wireless technology may be required to achieve the commercial of the year or so. In order to meet the directional antenna array, the end-to-market product may be packaged in one square inch of the module, the power consumption of 5W or less, by cable network will link a small amount of additional loss, he said. Analysis of five major home video networking technology

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Article by Gilda Martinez

Beingin, China, Sunday 10th of October 2010. 32 people are killed in traffic accidents along roads that have become almost invisible due mainly to the heavy smog and fog in urban China’s overly polluted air. The largest contributor to that polluted air is by far fly ash, a residue generated by the combustion of coal, which is China’s single biggest source of solid industrial waste and, one of its gravest problems.

The purpose of this article is to draw attention to how much is being done in the development and implementation of Clean Coal technologies. With these emerging technologies it may be possible to prevent more situations like the one mention above from happening again elsewhere. An examination of how the use of Coal as a fuel affects the environment, what the term Clean Coal technology really means, what Clean Coal techniques are being developed, and put into use today, and why it is so important for the health of both our planet, and the general population.

Why Coal Is Highly Sought-After

The use of coal is an integral part of almost every industry. For instance, 54% of the electricity generated in USA comes from burning Coal. Electric companies and businesses with power plants burn coal to make the steam that turns turbines and generates electricity. Not only The U.S but also China as it was mentioned before also produces a great amount of its electric power from coal, an even larger percentage than the US. A report states China meets 70% of its energy needs through this precious mineral, with electricity generation accounting for half of all coal consumption. The simple fact is that there isn’t a cheaper and sufficiently plentiful mineral that could replace this great power source.Why Does it Cause Pollution?

Coal is the “dirtiest” of all the fossil fuels currently in use. Why is it so dangerous? Coal is composed mainly out of carbons and hydrocarbons. When it is burned it releases large amounts of carbon dioxide CO2. This oft mentioned Greenhouse gas is one that while allowing sunlight to reach the Earth, also prevents some of the sun’s heat from radiating back into space, thus warming the planet. Additionally, when it is burned it releases fly ash (coal ash) a residue generated due to combustion.

According to a report dated on August 25th, 2008 by The Union of Concerned Scientists, a group of scientists that combine scientific research and citizen action to develop practical environmental solutions, a coal fire plant generates: * 3,700,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary human cause of global warming, which is as much carbon dioxide as cutting down 161 million trees.* 10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2), which causes acid rain that damages forests, lakes, and buildings, and forms small harmful airborne particles that can penetrate deep into lungs.* 500 tons of small airborne particles, which can cause chronic bronchitis, aggravated asthma, and premature death, as well as haze obstructing visibility.* 10,200 tons of nitrogen oxide NOx, as much as would be emitted by half a million late-model cars. NOx leads to formation of ozone smog, which inflames the lungs, burning through the lung tissue making people more susceptible to respiratory illness.* 720 tons of carbon monoxide CO, which causes headaches, and places additional stress on people with heart disease.* 220 tons of hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds VOC, which form ozone.* 170 pounds of mercury, where just 1/70th of a teaspoon deposited on a 25-acre lake can make the fish unsafe to eat.* 225 pounds of arsenic, which will cause cancer in one out of 100 people who drink water containing 50 parts per billion.* 114 pounds of lead, 4 pounds of cadmium, other toxic heavy metals, and trace amounts of uranium.

Due to all the contaminants coal burning comes along with, there is an increasing need for technology development in the Clean Coal field. From here an analysis of what technologies are being used the most to remove pollution from coal burning residues.

Carbon Capture and Storage

Among all the existing Clean Coal technologies, the one that is the most popular and efficient is Carbon Capture and Storage. It consists of a process that captures carbon dioxide CO2 emissions from industrial sources and stores them in geological formations miles deep inside in the earth.

CCS Carbon Capture and Storage is an integrated concept consisting of three distinct components: CO2 capture, transport and storage including measurement, monitoring and verification. All three components are currently found in industrial operation today, although mostly not for the purpose of CO2 storage.

Depending on the process or power station in question, three approaches to Carbon Capture exist- pre-, post- and oxy-fuel combustion:* Pre-combustion capture systems remove CO2 prior to combustion. This is accomplished via gasification. The gasification of a fossil fuel produces a “synthesis gas” syn-gas, which is primarily a mixture of carbon monoxide, methane and hydrogen. Before combustion, the syn-gas is reacted with steam to produce CO2 that is subsequently scrubbed from the gas stream, usually by a physical or chemical absorption process. The result is a hydrogen-rich fuel that can be used in a wide range of applications. Pre-combustion systems are not a mature market technology but are intended for deployment in conjunction with Integrated Gasification and Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology. The use of IGCC for coal-based electricity production is limited with only four coal-based IGCC demonstration plants in operation globally. Reliability, availability and cost of technology have hindered wider deployment of IGCC.* Post-combustion techniques are the standard practice for removing pollutants, such as sulfur, from the flue gas of coal-fired power stations. Flue gas typically contains up to 14% CO2, which must be separated- either through absorption chemical or physical, cryogenics and membrane technologies. For CO2 capture, chemical absorption with amines, such as Monoethanolamine MEA, is currently the process of choice. Once recovered, the CO2 is cooled, dried and compressed for transport. Post-combustion systems are posited as a carbon mitigation solution for the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants around the globe. However, retrofitting a capture system to a power station requires major technical modifications. These alterations are quite costly and are accompanied by substantial decreases in generating efficiency. For example, an MEA retrofit of an existing 500 MWe subcritical pulverized coal PC power plant cuts efficiency by 14.5 %. Net electrical output is diminished by over 40% to 294 MWe. Such a retrofit is expected to impose capital costs of USD 1600/kWe* Oxy-fuel combustion burns fossil fuels in 95% pure oxygen instead of air. This results in a flue gas with high CO2 concentrations greater than 80% that can be condensed and compressed for transport and storage. This method of CO2 capture is still in the demonstration phase.

Other Clean Coal Technologies

The Sulfur gas produced by burning coal can be partially removed with scrubbers or filters. In conventional coal plants, the most common form of sulfur dioxide control is through the use of scrubbers. To remove the SO2, the exhaust from a coal-fired power plant is passed through a mixture of lime or limestone and water, which absorbs the SO2 before the exhaust gas is released through the smokestack. Scrubbers can reduce sulfur emissions by up to 90 percent, but smaller particulates are less likely to be absorbed by the limestone and can pass out the smokestack into the atmosphere. In addition, scrubbers require more energy to operate, thus increasing the amount of coal that must be burned to power their operation. Other coal plants use “fluidized bed combustion” instead of a standard furnace. Fluidized bed technology was developed in an effort to find a combustion process that could limit emissions without the need for external emission controls such as scrubbers. A fluidized bed consists of small particles of ash, limestone and other non-flammable materials, which are suspended in an upward flow of hot air. Powderized coal and limestone are blown into the bed at high temperature to create a tumbling action, which spurs more effective chemical reactions and heat transfer. During this burning process, the limestone binds with sulfur released from the coal and prevents it from being released into the atmosphere. Fluidized bed combustion plants generate lower sulfur emissions than standard coal plants, but they are also more complex and expensive to maintain.

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, sulfur emissions decreased by 33 percent between 1975 and 1990 through the use of scrubbers and fluidized bed combustors, as well as switching to low-sulfur coal.

Another technology used to clean coal is gasification which means to burn coal in oxygen to produce a cleaner gaseous fuel known as syngas mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This process reduces the emissions of Sulphur, nitrogen oxides and mercury, which results in a cleaner fuel. The resulting hydrogen gas can be used for electricity generation or as a transport fuel. The gasification process also facilitates capture of CO2 emissions from the combustion effluent (see discussion of carbon capture and storage below. Integrated gasification combined cycle IGCC systems combine gasification with a heat recovery system that feeds a secondary steam-powered generator, thereby increasing the power generated from a given amount of coal. These systems are currently being employed in many new coal-fired power plants worldwide.

Why Clean Coal Technologies are So Important

Discussion has shown how airborne pollution is affecting the planet to such a degree that scientists believe that there is a urgent need to take action, otherwise humankind will begin to suffer the consequences in short order if not now currently. Government and environment advocates are doing their best to implement all the available strategies and to create new ones. Carbon Capture and Storage is being approved for use by many industries but, as with all that is new, this technology is very expensive and it consumes much more energy than others.Therefore there is still a large demand for conventional Scrubbers and Filters for companies that cannot afford the latest to implement the latest technological advances.

We hope this article has provided a better understanding of this polluting mineral, the latest methods of reducing the environmental impact of coal, and raised awareness that the need for these environmentally friendly technologies is increasing every year.

Dr. William K. Sinton attends to a patient in Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1915 (Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum)

The Old West could be a very inhospitable place, often devoid of proper medical and dental care. When dental problems did arise, both Indians and settlers were forced to address them in a number of innovative ways.

American Indian Dental Cures

Gum disease and tooth decay were dealt with in Indian country by several means. One was the use of the medicine man, who was called in to exorcise the “diseased spirits” from the afflicted party.

Observing one such ceremony in 1855 was the Reverend William Leach, who wrote of a Pawnee medicine man who “danced around the patient in a semicircle, rattling a gourd…He took a small stone knife and cut an ‘x’ on Running Wolf’s cheek, directly over the throbbing tooth. He sucked at the cut lightly…pretended to draw out the fang…then dashed it into the fire. ‘The Evil Spirits cannot use it again,’ he said triumphantly!”

In a more scientific vein, the Indians also employed various herbs, roots and grasses which were sometimes heated and then placed on the offending tooth much like an analgesic salve.

Dental Patent Medicines: Alcohol, Heroin, Cocaine

Settlers employed several avenues in dealing with their dental problems. Many opted for the do-it-yourself method, seeking relief through the myriad of patent medicines that were religiously hawked throughout the West.

“Many dental patent medicines contained acids, abrasive substances, alcohol and/or narcotics, such as heroin, cocaine and morphine,” reports The Journal of the History of Dentistry (November 2000). One such product, the journal notes, was Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – “intended to quiet a fretful child during the teething process” – but which “contained generous levels of alcohol and morphine sulfate which could cause coma, addiction or death in an infant.”

19th century trade card for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup

Dental Quack Devices

In addition to the often-dangerous patent medicines, an array of dental quack devices were also used by settlers. One of the more popular products of the era was Dr. Scott’s Electric Tooth Brush, whose special handle was purportedly “charged with an electromagnetic current, which acts…immediately upon the nerves and tissues of the teeth and gums…arresting decay…and restoring the natural whiteness of the enamel.”

Dr. Scott’s contraption of course was an outright fraud, bearing no resemblance to today’s multifaceted electric toothbrushes.

Pulling Teeth Old West Style

Extraction was the mainstay of Old West dental treatment. Offending teeth were pulled by anyone who could reasonably handle a pair of tongs. The list included barbers, blacksmiths, druggists, physicians and at least one famous author – Jack London.

Old West Dental Technology

A number of modern dental practices did emerge in the Old West as a result of advancing technology. If one were fortunate enough to find such a practice, it probably would have featured the following: a reclining chair, an array of dental instruments, a self-cleaning spittoon, a foot-treadle or electric-powered drill, and a canister for the anesthetic nitrous oxide.

Doc Holliday Dentist and Gunfighter

Famed gunfighter John Henry “Doc” Holliday (1851-1887) was undoubtedly the Old West’s most famous dentist. Holliday was, in fact, a trained professional, earning his DDS degree in 1872 from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery.

One of Holliday’s greatest accomplishments took place during his first year of dental school. Here he fashioned a swaged gold crown for a six-year-old girl which reportedly lasted until 1967 when the patient died at age 102. Also during that first year the young Holliday performed 38 tooth extractions and 32 fillings.

Following graduation, Doc Holliday moved to Dallas, Texas, where he opened his own dental practice at 56 Elm Street. By most accounts, Holliday proved to be a highly skilled, though largely unsuccessful, dentist of his day. Beset by illness (pulmonary tuberculosis), alcohol abuse and gambling woes, the 36-year-old Holliday died in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on November 8, 1887.

John Henry “Doc” Holliday in 1872 following his graduation from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery

Gunfighter Clay Allison’s Dental Nightmare

Old West dentistry could be dangerous for both patient and practitioner. In Wyoming Territory in 1886, notorious gunfighter Clay Allison, aggrieved that a dentist had mistakenly extracted the wrong tooth, later returned to the scene of the “crime.” Here the maniacal Allison grabbed a pair of forceps and proceeded to pull out one of the doctor’s own molars. Allison was prevented from doing any further harm when a group of passing men responded to the dentist’s frantic calls for help.

Now, that visit to the 21st century dentist doesn’t seem so bad after all…

Article by Neondrum

December 16th 2010 – Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum, hosted by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and held at London’s ExCel, 7-8 December, saw almost 700 UK science and technology organisations meet with 455 international investors from 50 countries, holding in excess of 3000 one-to-one meetings. As a result of the show, more than 45% of UK business attendees expect to generate revenue in 2011 from international trade through contacts established at the show.

Mark Prisk MP, Minister for Business & Enterprise who visited the show on day two, said: “UK technology entrepreneurs have met with hundreds of international investors, which will help open doors to new markets. “Innovation and technology are among the industries at the heart of UK economic growth and I’ve seen incredible examples of both at this event.”

More than 1,000 visitors poured through the doors on each day of the show. Dan Fleetcroft, Design Director at exhibiting company Bromley Technologies Ltd, an extreme sports product business with a high performance design engineering consultancy, said: “This event is a really unique opportunity – it enables ambitious businesses like ours to meet face-to-face with hundreds of international investors. We have generated a lot of interest and made some very useful contacts.

“We’ve also been able to secure some invaluable practical advice about the best way to enter new markets. We already do a significant amount of business in the US, Japan, Russia and Canada, but, for instance, we’ve learnt an awful lot here about doing more work in the Baltic states; what partners we might work with and how we’d go about setting up manufacturing sites abroad to protect our sustainable business model. It really has been brilliant – I can’t think of anywhere else we would have been able to make so many useful contacts, learn so much and introduce our innovative business to a fantastic calibre of delegates – all in just two days.”

The event also enabled R&D led organisations to form vital links with other high-tech firms to boost product innovation. Jo Finch, Events Manager at The Bloodhound Project – a mission led by Richard Nobel OBE to motivate the next generation to use science, technology, engineering and mathematics to overcome 21st Century challenges, which is currently developing a car capable of 1000mph – said: “Technology World has been very useful in several ways. We’re here thanks to UKTI and are delighted to have had approaches from three of their embassy advisers from around the globe, looking to use Bloodhound SSC to showcase British technology abroad.

“We’ve also met with two SMEs that have offered support to the project in critical areas; that of metal composites to resolve stress and yield issues and a possible telemetry partner to bridge the gap between our on-board data and Intel/Siemens hardware/software.”

Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum attracted in excess of 2000 decision makers and the largest international delegation in the show’s history. Edward Oakden, Managing Director UKTI Sectors Group, commented: “This year’s Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum has been a phenomenal success. The calibre of speakers has been excellent and the exhibition was a fantastic showcase of British innovation and skill. However, our real defining success factor is that we were able to attract 455 international investors, and feedback from UK delegates suggests business transactions worth £118 million are expected as a result of the one-to-one meetings. This is a fantastic result for the UK’s burgeoning science and technology sector.”

Due to demand, dates for next year’s Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum have already been announced. The event will be held on 16-17 November 2011 at London’s ExCel arena, to register your interest in next year’s show click here http://www.technologyworld.uk.com/2011/.

EndsPress contacts:Kate Macnamara, Grayling: Tel: 0121 265 2760, 07714 222793, Email: kate.macnamara[at]grayling[dot]com

Rebecca Bannister, Grayling: Tel: 0121 265 2760, 07740 732884, Email: rebecca.bannister[at]grayling[dot]com

Editors’ NotesTechnology World in partnership with UK NanoForum 2010For 2010 the UKTI brought together two previously successful events, Technology World and UK Nano & Emerging Technologies Forum, to create one major two-day event that showcased the best of UK science and technology to an international audience. Last year the two events jointly attracted over 1,700 visitors, facilitated more than 3,000 meetings between UK and overseas companies, and generated an estimated £118 million of potential business transactions. This year, the event was held at the impressive ExCeL Convention Centre in London.

UKTIUK Trade &Investment (UKTI) is a Government organisation that has a global network of market specialists offering a wide range of services to support UK based companies to succeed in the global economy, and to assist overseas companies in bringing high quality investment into the UK. As part of the delivery of these services, UKTI runs a series of events and seminars each year to promote UK capability, disseminate market information and offer access to key overseas decision makers to help UK companies gain positive exposure in new markets. Distributed on behalf of Grayling by NeonDrum news distribution service (http://www.neondrum.com)

Article by Cheryl Falk

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, February 26, 2011 – Altia, Inc., the award-winning creator of user interface design tools for embedded systems, was honored by Celebrate Technology as the organization’s 2010 winner in the Information and Communications category.

Each year, Celebrate Technology honors companies in the Colorado Springs area in several categories related to technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. In the past, the award has recognized companies in biotech, web/internet and e-commerce, defense and security, and aerospace.

“We’re honored to receive the Celebrate Technology award this year,” said Mike Juran, CEO of Altia. “We had an excellent 2010, thanks to the hard work of our team. Recognition like this inspires us to work even harder this year. We have aggressive goals to further build on our success in 2011. We love what we do – and we love being a part of the Colorado Springs business community.”

“User interface design is, without a doubt, a hot area to be in right now. We’re grateful for the opportunities and challenges ahead,” said Jason Williamson, Altia’s Director of Marketing. “With several key hires in 2010, Altia is well-positioned to take advantage of the booming demand for touch screens and interactive user interfaces. We are grateful to the Celebrate Technology selection panel for recognizing our efforts and results.”

About Celebrate TechnologyCelebrate Technology, started in the 1990s to showcase the vibrant technological industry of the Colorado Springs region. Today, Celebrate Technology recognizes the achievements of companies and individuals that have contributed in a significant way to the technological business landscape of the Pikes Peak region including El Paso, Teller, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Crowley, Pueblo, and Fremont counties. These contributions cross every discipline from the Internet and software to space-related and homeland defense technologies and emerging technologies. To see past winners and learn more, visit http://www.celebratetechnology.org

A couple of months ago, Nintendo launched their latest video gaming equipment :the Nintendo 3DS, an item which is currently receiving very good media hype as well as interest across the Internet. The 3DS is the most recent add-on to a tiny yet developing range of devices in technology, as well as portion of a much bigger and increasing phenomena in entertainment industry – 3D. A technological innovation at one time restricted to cinemas, devices with 3D features could be taken to the family room, and today directly into our palms. As people continuously seek out much more deep experiences, entertainment companies are reacting in a significant manner. This particular technological innovation is beginning to change how people enjoy entertainment, and then in a short time, could become the main approach we take to devour our media.

3D in Gaming

3D is going to become a big improvement for game playing, growing brand new games, tools, as well as gadgets to help keep this section of amusement blooming.

This Nintendo console is going to enroll in Sony’s Ps3 and Xbox 360 within the 3D video gaming craze. Just what has enthusiasts most anxious about the 3DS would be the concept itself, that does not need individual 3D eyeglasses to be able to feel the special effects. Stereoscopic three dimensional effect performs “tricks” on your mind, producing individual pictures in each eye – that which you view as being a 3D effect. PlayStation’s system also utilizes stereoscopic 3D, however it is only going to work using a 3D tv, and also gamers will still have to put on 3D eyeglasses when playing. However, 3D is going to take the video gaming adventure one step further to generate a totally deeper experience. Wii was the initial step for this, and today 3D has brought it the remaining portion of the path. While technology improves, 3D game playing could create it’s path onto various other tools, such as the iPhone, iPad, as well as personal computers for more individual amusement consumption.

3D in Movies

Even though the application of 3D in films isn’t really brand new, 2009’s Avatar appeared to be the very first movie in quite a long time to actually make use of 3D as an element of the story telling – also it highlighted at the box office, having a record smashing 2 billion dollars in ticket revenue. Considering Disney as well as Pixar’s prior achievement in computer animation and also the selling point of the Toy Story business, the 3D element is only going to cause it to be more productive. The niche of Toy Story is really a great podium for 3D – plenty of action, together with natural subjects which would simply stand out even more with the aid of 3D and provide movie enthusiasts a far more thrilling and in-depth watching adventure.

Article by Steve Semons

We are the leading technology industry and believe it is key promote and the technology community within Georgia in order to advance economically. Connecting IT professionals and the technology community, we make it easy to keep track of friends and make friends, view profiles, share photos and video, even join special interest groups.

Technology Association of Georgia Inc., otherwise known as TAG, is the community technology center that is an umbrellas group for 27 virtual communities that we user-friendly call societies. We have a great calendar that is dedicated to TAG societies and formal TAG affiliates. The TAG think calendar extends to all Georgia technology events, regardless of their TAG status.

A community technology center resonates when it takes a leadership role in driving initiates in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities.

We are serious about connecting IT professionals and the technology community with a working, helpful community technology center. We stage an IT tournament and point members to helpful and informative meetings, seminars and programs. Anybody can align with a society if they approach the prospective chairs.

White papers and event announcements are two major reasons we are the community technology center that is connecting IT professionals in Georgia. Many of our members deliver white papers on the leading and latest IT topics. Learn more about emerging technology, global IT, project management, small business entrepreneurship, search engine optimization or SEO, and of course information technology.

Our events listings are second to none in the IT world, which makes it all the better for our exclusive members. We let you know about educational events, Internet marketing seminars, digital summits, organizational meetings and such across Georgia and the Southeast.

The community technology center that is connecting IT professionals in Georgia hosts a community website where you can set up a profile, communicate with other people, get involved with discussions and view related multimedia.

Whether it is an IT tournament or an in-depth discussion with industry-specific professionals and technology community mavens, the community technology center is your place to create lasting connections. Our awards to technology innovators and leading IT professionals are especially valuable. We also feature an amazing blog roll, which are affiliated with one of our societies.

For more information, visit the TAG website at http://www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at tagthink.com.

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Article by Josh Nowell

Heretofore, I have simply discussed just enough (I am nowhere near thorough analysis of disruptive technologies or the sustainers of music editors and voice changers and inexpensive bandwidth) to facilitate the understanding that technology indeed evolves in waves of disruption.

Ever since getting accustomed to, I have always believed that there truly exist Clay Christensen disruptive technologies (the explanatory first three parts could have been excluded). What is more of my concern is how people embrace disruptive technologies, and how and to what extent these technologies transform the corporate and social world.

Disruptive technologies change the way people go about doing their businesses. Then what happens after the change, and before the next wave of disruption? Napster caused Sony BMG and Universal to revamp their distribution models. But the Napster impact did not stop there; people of non-disruptee industries also learned to make use of file-swapping technologies. Lotus Notes inventor Ray Ozzie’s Groove Networks, for example, let users share work instead of only MP3 music like Napster.

Such is how disruptive technologies can be good: it stimulates corporate improvement to lower costs and speed up business cycles by allowing fast and easy exchange of information. Take General Motors’ own version of Napster, eViz, for instance. GM engineers could now share work with their partners beyond the GM firewall. This effectively lowers barriers to working with the automaker, and expands the supply chain. In Nick Andreou’s, vice president in charge of GM Engineering’s collaboration strategy, words, “There are service providers everywhere.” GM could thus take on more projects, since each costs less due to the company’s high access to the global supply market.

IBM has also established a similar network called e-Workplace, an electronic protocol that manages meetings, synergetic web sites and instant messaging applets. The computer giant saves up to $ 60 million a year, according to its marketing manager, Gregg Cherbonneau, who wants to expand the sale of these services worldwide. Well, disruptive technologies are not exactly as they sound; they can be rewarding, very rewarding, if you know how to “tame” them to fit your purposes. However, despite the huge financial incentives of increasing adaptation and utility of new technologies, the transformation of the corporate world does face considerable cultural obstacles. Like previous forms of knowledge management, these “e-collaboration” efforts face some big cultural barriers. Partners and customers control a lot of access to the internal processes of their collaborators. Too much transparency can be uncomfortable. Indeed, there are immense limitations, beyond cultural, to the disruptive technology-driven transformation of the corporate world. Some lie inherently in the disruptive technologies themselves. As these emerging technologies are new, there might not be sufficient support platform for them to thrive. Consequently, they might go into oblivion before their full potential realized. Just imagine how far VoIP could go without inexpensive broadband connection. The sustainers the like of music editors and networked computers to Napster, voice changers and affordable bandwidth to Skype or Yahoo! Messenger are not always immediately available to feed the growth of disruptive technologies.

In addition, legality also poses barriers to the application of disruptive technologies. Well, this is not a kind of limitation of technology, but of society yet to accommodate its form. The battle against Napster by the Recording Industry Association of America spawned several undesirable proposals to curb the Napster impact, of which one was the VeriSign-like peer identity protocol, a work of the Public Key Infrastructures. It was undesirable because it excluded users who could not or would not participate, removing altogether the freedom Napster brought to Net surfers.

Admittedly, if one looks at the above-mentioned legal limitation, it might be argued that that was necessary against illegal use of intellectual property, and that it was the way Napster was used that made it wrong (not the technology itself). That is cool, as I also acknowledge the fact that men do apply technology in ways not too right. This is especially relevant to disruptive technologies, as they are new, and there are yet any guidelines on proper utility.

Disruptive technologies could truly transform the work of men tremendously. Disruptive technologies also have their own limitations to address, both in and of itself. “Technology… is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other,” C.P. Snow, New York Times, 15 March 1971. With that quote, I would like to end this series on Disruptive Technologies.

About the Author:

Josh Nowell is a Media Morpher writer who specializes in technology research. This article is the second in the 4-part series on Disruptive Technologies of his.

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1 Technology How can we be called quot good quot mean It must have more than other types of low cost technology and comprehensive than the performance but also more energy efficient environmental protection In br br Projector Display technology LCOS Projection Technology to play a role in this hungry br LCOS Projection display Technical not professional to say is quot fabricated on a silicon on the LCD display technology quot As a rising star of the three projection display technology since its inception to be widely sought after industry colleagues whom everyone called the core of the future of projector technology However LCOS projection technology development is not smooth but after several bumps br br LCOS projection technology history LCOS projection technology called liquid crystal on silicon silicon optical technology Liquid Crystal onSilicon LCoS is a combination of semiconductor processes and br br LCD Monitor LCD of the emerging technologies The technology first appeared in the late nineties of the last century The first molding is AuroraSystems company in 2000 developed the The product has a high resolution low price reflective imaging features br br After this many companies rushed Today many of whom are still active in the LCOS arena br br Sony JVC as the founding technology SMIC UMC Jiangxi Hongyuan digital technology brilliant and other enterprises in Henan However in the early LCOS technology is considered the most powerful supporters Intel and Philips the two quot giants quot but not to the end br br 04 LCOS Philips announced its withdrawal from the product development plan Philips LCOS products in the direction of major technology rear projection TV single chip timing imaging products Since 2004 LCD and plasma flat panel TV product growth is considered to Philips LCOS rear projection TV to give up a core element of product development stalled In addition this year Intel also announced the cessation of megapixels LCOS chip level development and delivery plans Intel claims that the future will be on the main experience develops two megapixels full HD grade LCOS products Intel the position is considered to want to LCOS pixel density advantage and Texas Instruments TI 39 s DLP projection technology struggle strategy However 05 years after Intel 39 s LCOS Scheme quot die a natural death quot br br Lost two giants of the LCOS is doing a nose dive in the 04 05 year period This phase has a number of companies introduced products development and production of LCOS LCOS camp so it seems for a time the danger of collapse However out of dissatisfaction with existing technology and the expected future industry trends Sony JVC and Taiwan Windows technology is still stuck with it Currently LCOS br br Projector Has become a high end theater projector technology used in the main Been a number of companies such as Sony JVC as the record br br Canon Pioneer LG and other support br br Currently LCOS technology products in the market has shown a good growth In the projection display technology DLP technology LCD technology to catch up with a decade 39 s time LCOS technology is already present in 2089 after the development period Industry analysts expect further with the LCOS technology maturity and expansion of industrial chain LCOS projection display technology is ushering in the development of the spring