Thursday, February 02, 2006

eLearning BBC Interactive service spreads the word - National Grid for Learning. The BBC has launched its new interactive learning service for five- to 16-year-olds. The new website - called BBC Jam - is a combination of curriculum-based activities, video games, audio and animation. It includes opportunities to write teen soap storyl [Online Learning Update] 11:22:43 PM    comment

nano tech New transistor uses single electrons. Scientists have demonstrated the first reproducible, controllable silicon transistors that are turned on and off by the motion of individual electrons. The experimental devices, designed and fabricated at NTT Corp. of Japan and tested at NIST, may have applications in low-power nanoelectronics, particularly as next-generation integrated circuits for logic operations (as opposed to simpler memory tasks). [Science Blog -] 1:34:34 PM    comment

speed Pay-to Play and the Tiered Internet. [Slashdot] a dark cloud on the internet horizon 1:31:43 PM    comment

games Peace Gaming - chapter in progress 12:57:20 PM    comment

IP IEEE Proposes New Class of Patents. [Slashdot] this could be the beginning of reasonable change to the patent system -- the biggest change is to limit the time to 4 years from first commercial use.  There are few technologies that now have a 17 year lifecycle and the long patent times are actually a major impediment to rapid progress because some vendors try to milk every last dollar and shift into litigation instead of innovation -- BL 11:59:01 AM    comment

ecology Westport and Ford Announce Hydrogen Engine Technology Development. Vancouver, BC, February 2, 2006--Westport Innovations Inc. and Ford Motor Company announced a project to develop and demonstrate an advanced direct injection fuel system for vehicles powered by high-efficiency, high performance engines operating on pure hydrogen. [T-NET News] 11:53:52 AM    comment

eLearning State pushes online courses - LORI HIGGINS, Detroit Free Press. Michigan is on track to dramatically alter its image from a state that requires only a civics course to graduate from high school to being the only state in the nation to mandate online learning. That online requirement is part of a proposal to beef up ex [Online Learning Update] 8:33:28 AM    comment

eContent - standards with limited public life Western Union Ends Telegram Services. [Slashdot] 8:26:27 AM    comment

sleep Can Snoring Ruin a Marriage?. The husband snores. The wife nudges him to flip over. Both wake up feeling grouchy the next morning. It’s a common occurrence that may have more of an impact on the marriage than most couples think. [Science Blog -] 8:24:46 AM    comment

eContent mapping Semantic screenscraping. I'm in San Francisco for a couple of days, meeting with my fellow InfoWorlders. When I looked at san.francisco.eventguide.com to see what's going on, I expected to find an accompanying Google Maps mashup but didn't. So I cooked up a quick and dirty one, mostly because I've never actually tried the official Google Maps API and wanted to see what it's like. (My Google Maps walking tour of Keene, NH, done almost a year ago, predated the API.) As I expected, it's almost trivial to create a map, inject points into it, and attach documentation to the points. ... [Jon's Radio] 8:22:47 AM    comment