European Technology Competition Applies IT to Social Problems; Toward a Smaller, Smarter and More Efficient Data Center

View newsletter in a browser window. European Technology Competition Applies IT to Social Problems Vicki Powers recently wrote about a European Commission competition that aims to get researchers working together to solve grand challenges by applying information and communications technologies to social problems. She noted that the six projects chosen as finalists will compete for two slots where the winners will receive 1 billion euros (about $1.4 billion) over 10 years. Check it out. Also, we invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Wednesday, April 27, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Storage and the Cloud: The Smart Transition," will provide you with vital information about current trends and technologies that will help you embark on a successful storage cloud and virtualization strategy. Click here to register. READ MORE >> Toward a Smaller, Smarter and More Efficient Data Center Four current IT trends could result in data center space requirements shrinking dramatically before the decade is out, according to Gartner. READ MORE >> Smarter Nano-Materials Beat Bad Bugs Hospitals worldwide are suffering an increasing number of bacterial infections that have become resistant to antibiotics. New nanotech materials promise to eradicate bacteria in the body without affecting healthy human cells. READ MORE >> Micron-Sized Mics Beam-Steer, Cancel Noise MEMS microphones just plunged to the micron scale, encouraging mobile device makers to use multiple microphone arrays that can aim at the user's lips and also cancel background noise. READ MORE >> Making Cities Smarter Using Location-Based Analytics Increasingly, cities are leveraging the power of location to bring efficiency to their operations and to improve services. To accomplish this, embedded sensors in everything from streets, buildings, pipes, and underground infrastructures, produce rich sets of location-based, real-time information. This information is then integrated into a GIS (geographic information system) to enable quick analysis and planning. This video discusses how monitoring and analyzing the location-based data using real-time analytical technologies is driving a new level of intelligence that is helping cities realize more efficient, sustainable operations. WATCH NOW >> Free Shopping: Security Flaws Found in Major Online Stores READ MORE >> Graphics Chip Guides Mosquito-Zapping Laser Beam READ MORE >> Tap Into the Business-Changing Benefits of Cloud Computing (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy