Category: Technology
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Ronald Johnson, American Public University – Mobile Learning Innovations
The use of mobile learning platforms is increasing. Ronald Johnson, professor of business management at American Public University, offers a profile and analysis of the developing new tools that make digital learning easier and effective. Ronald Johnson, a professor of business management with American Public University, holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University…
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Robert Edgell, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Architectural Technology Management
Technology management is a something of an abstract business concept. Robert Edgell, a professor of technology management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, analyzes technology management from an architectural point of view. Dr. Robert Edgell is an Assistant Professor of Technology Management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute and a Visiting Professor at the Swiss Business School in Zurich.…
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Radu Sporea, University of Surrey – Photography: The Science of Aperture
The ubiquity of cell phone cameras makes everybody a photographer – or so they think! Today on The Academic Minute, Radu Sporea, an engineer at the University of Surrey, will teach us how to improve our photography skills through a scientific profile of aperture. Dr. Radu Sporea is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Research Fellow in the Advanced…
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Elizabeth Behrman, Wichita State University – Quantum Artificial Intelligence
We’re still trying to figure what consciousness is exactly. Elizabeth Berhman, a professor of physics and math, is working to create an artificial neural network. Elizabeth Behrman earned her PhD in physics in 1985 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is interested in almost everything. In addition to physics she also has degrees…
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David Cox, University of Surrey – The World’s Smallest Snowman
Do you want to build the world smallest snowman? David Cox, a fellow at the University of Surrey, did just that in a recent nanotech experiment! Dr. David Cox is a research fellow at the University of Surrey’s Nanoelectronics Centre. He went to the University of Surrey as a post-doc microscopist, initially in the School…
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Tim Volk, SUNY ESF – Renewable Biomass
We’re facing a worldwide energy crisis, but biomass might be a revolutionary renewable resource we’re looking for. Tim Volk, a scientist at SUNY-ESF, profiles biomass and the potential benefits that this resource might hold. Dr. Tim Volk is a senior research associate at The State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry.…
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Radu Sporea, University of Surrey – Technological Nomenclature
Every commercial for new electronics is packed with flashy tech terminology meant to entice you into thinking you need this new device. Radu Sporea, professor of engineering at The University of Surrey and The Academic Minute‘s resident technology expert, analyzes the way we talk about technology and electronics. Dr. Radu Sporea is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic…
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Gary Small, UCLA – Teens and Screens
Smart phones are everywhere these days. It seems anywhere you turn, you’ll find someone with their head metaphorically buried in their mobile device. They may be checking their social media profiles, googling something or even looking up directions – but one thing is for sure: they’re not interacting with the people surrounding them. Gary Small,…
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Alfred Crosby, UMass Amherst – New Adhesive Technology
The animal kingdom is a frequent inspiration for engineers. Dr. Alfred Crosby, a professor of polymer science at The University of Massachusetts Amherst, has helped to create a super-sticky adhesive modeled after the feet of a gecko. Dr. Alfred Crosby is a materials scientist and engineer interested in the mechanics of soft materials and biological…
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Bruce Logan, Penn State – Spit Power
Chemists at Penn State University and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University have discovered that small medical testers—things like glucose and ovulation sensors—could soon be powered by your own saliva. – Vocativ.com (4.22.2014) This sounds like science fiction, but Bruce Logan, a biomedical engineer at PSU, is unlocking the power held in saliva. Dr. Bruce Logan is…