Dr. George Lister, a 1973 graduate of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and a former member of its pediatrics faculty, will return to campus as chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the school. Lister will also serve as chief of the Department of Pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and physician-in-chief at Yale-New […]
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AT&T, Sirius offer rules for 2.3 GHz band
AT&T and Sirius XM are asking the FCC to adopt new rules that the two companies say would limit interference between Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS) and Wireless Communications Services (WCS), both of which have been operating for the past 15 years in the 2.3 GHz band. The FCC had previously offered rules governing […]
ERF Wireless speeds up network expansion
ERF Wireless is moving ahead of schedule on a three-state network expansion that targets major oil and gas drilling areas in Kansas, Nebraska and Montana. The regional operator has benefitted from the boom in U.S. energy production, since it specializes in providing Internet connections to oil and gas companies in remote areas where cellular coverage […]
Extra-small bore contact added to Datamate hi-rel connector range
Harwin has added an extra-small bore crimp contact to its Datamate family of high reliability 2mm pitch connectors, designed for use in challenging applications. Adding to Datamate’s existing wire sizes of 22awg (large bore) and 24-28 awg small bore, the new additions to the range feature an extra-small bore female crimp contact, suitable for use […]
Moving 3D computer model of key human protein is powerful new tool in fight against cancer
A picture is worth 1,000 words when it comes to understanding how things work, but 3D moving pictures are even better. That’s especially true for scientists trying to stop cancer by better understanding the proteins that make some chemotherapies unsuccessful. Researchers for decades have had to rely at best on static images of the key […]
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a Volkswagen!
The ‘People’s Car Project’ debuted in China last year, as an experimental website aimed at soliciting ideas for future car models from Chinese inhabitants. The site received 119,000 concept-based ideas from its 33 million hits. The project aims to bring the Chinese public- VW’s largest market- to the forefront of its design team, and help […]
Health IT expert: Electronic medical records finally catching on with policymakers — and Olympians
The U.S. Olympic Committee is converting to electronic medical records (EMRs) this month for hundreds of athletes who will be competing in London, as well as thousands of other athletes who have been seen by Olympic Committee doctors in recent years. EMRs also are catching on nationwide as the federal government encourages health care providers […]
SeaChange snaps up iTV software developer Flashlight
SeaChange International is continuing in its evolution as a software-based company with today’s purchase of interactive TV software developer Flashlight Engineering and Consulting. SeaChange is picking up all of the assets and intellectual property of Portland, Ore.-based Flashlight, which specializes in designing and writing software for digital TVs and set-top boxes. Financial terms of the […]
Chunghwa doubles down on Envivio equipment
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will be using Envivio’s transcoding and video processing products to deliver content from the Olympic Games to subscribers’ PCs, tablets and smartphones. The video processing equipment will supplement the headend and multimedia-on-demand platform from Envivio that CHT had previously installed, enabling CHT to deliver video to PCs, iOS and Android devices via […]
Report: Verizon Wireless’ LTE scores fastest network
Verizon Wireless’ LTE service is the fastest in the country, according to the latest tests from PC Magazine, and AT&T is crying foul over the results. The publication’s annual test found that while AT&T’s LTE network tended to outpace Verizon’s on download speeds, Verizon beat AT&T by a mile on upload speeds. Across nationwide markets, […]