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Smart HCCI cars talk to the pump: Researchers from the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society CITRIS are developing more efficient engines for cars. They are specifically working on Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignited HCCI engines. An HCCI engine 'combines the efficiency and versatility of diesel engines with the cleanliness of spark-ignition engines.' For...; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Engine, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Cellphones used for medical imaging?: A team of engineers at the University of California at Berkeley has developed a technique for transmitting medical images via cellphones. This potentially could bring medical imaging to the 'three-quarters of the world's population which has no access to ultrasounds, X-rays, magnetic resonance images, and other medical imaging technology.' The...; Tags: Patient, University Of California At Berkeley, Medical Imaging, Imaging, Cell Phone, Document Management, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Cellphones to monitor highway traffic: On February 8, 2008, about 100 UC Berkeley students will participate in the Mobile Century experiment, using GPS mobile phones as traffic sensors. During the whole day, these students carrying the GPS-equipped Nokia N95 will drive along a 10-mile stretch of I-880 between Hayward and Fremont, California. 'The phones will...; Tags: Monitor, Phone, University Of California At Berkeley, Nokia Corp., Cell Phone, GPS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-01
Podcast-Ready Network Prepares UC Berkeley for Next-Generation Campus: University of California, wanted to prepare the campus for next-generation, multimedia learning and expand reach to enable public access to classroom content. The challenge was to ensure campus network will accommodate increased demand. As a solution the university deployed Podcast Producer to simplify and accelerate podcasting, make educational content available...; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Network, Podcasts, Networking, Internet; Case studies 2007-10-01
The Green Enterprise: UC Berkeley: In our first installment of the Green Enterprise, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a tour of green technologies around the UC Berkeley campus, including solar arrays powering the student union, an eco-friendly cafeteria and a prototype of electrochromic energy-efficient windows. She also talks with Dan Kammen, co-director of the Berkeley...; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Campus, Construction, The Green Enterprise, Green; Videos 2007-08-28

UC Berkeley CIO: Shelton Waggener: In this wide-ranging interview, Shelton Waggener, the CIO of the University of California at Berkeley, talks about meeting the digital demands of its tech-savvy student population, the challenges of protecting data in an open institution, and innovative technologies being developed on campus. by Carl Harris; Tags: CIO, University Of California At Berkeley, Carl Harris; Blog posts 2007-06-19
Short Clip: Enabling "glocalization": Shelton Waggener, the CIO of the University of California at Berkeley, explains the importance of providng a framework for both global solutions and local customization. by Carl Harris; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Carl Harris; Blog posts 2007-06-19
University of California at Berkeley CIO - Transcript: Dan Farber: Shelton, Thanks for joining me. Shelton Waggener: Thanks for having me today. Dan Farber: Now you've spent your career outside of academia. You were at Lucent, Alcatel, and Sybase and in 2003 you went to the University of California, Berkeley....; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Network, Student, Computer Science, Institution, Technology, Computer, Campus, Berkeley, Productivity, Networking, Wireless, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2007-06-19
Creating power from wasted heat: Today, about 90 percent of the worlds electricity is created through an indirect and inefficient conversion of heat. It is estimated that two thirds of the heat used by thermoelectric converters are wasted and released. But now, researchers from the University of California at Berkeley have found a new way...; Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Energy &, Environment; Blog posts 2007-02-17
UC Berkeley gets $500m for clean fuel research: UC Berkeley gets $500m for clean fuel researchJust so people understand...Ethanol won't work as well as people think - we simply cannot grow enough corn to supplant oil.; Tags: University of California at Berkeley; Discussion threads 2007-02-01
UC Berkeley gets $500m for clean fuel research: Ever on the cutting edge of progressive ideas, UC Berkeley has won a large grant to develop new biofuels, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The $500 million grant from British Petroleum Group will go to creating an internatinal research hub at Berkeley to develop clean energy fuels. ...; Tags: Education Technology, Research, Higher Ed, Schwarzeneggers; Blog posts 2007-02-01
Google Video gets academic: Google 'coursecasting' university class lectures: Will “hitting the books" soon be replaced by "downloading the video”?The University of California, Berkeley, announced it is “delivering educational content, including course lectures and symposia, free of charge through Google Video.” The campus is providing Google with more than 250 hours of video content for public viewing through Google...; Tags: Google Inc., University of California at Berkeley; Blog posts 2006-10-05
Berkeley, Google team up for 'coursecasting': Always on the cutting edge of innovation, Google and UC Berkeley have teamed up to deliver lectures and symposia for free via Google Video, reports UC Berkeley News. UC Berkeley will be the first university to have its own Google Video web site which will offer 250 hours of...; Tags: Google Inc., University of California at Berkeley, video; Blog posts 2006-09-28
Photos: A surface inspired by geckos: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created microfibers inspired by the gravity-defying gecko.; Tags: University of California at Berkeley, researcher; Image galleries 2006-08-22
Berkeley opens lectures to the public: Going beyond the everyday use of the iPod, some schools and universities are allowing content managed by iTunes U to be viewed online by the general public, reports eSchool News. iTunes U is a free content-management system which can be used by schools and colleges. The University of California,...; Tags: University of California at Berkeley, Apple iTunes, iTunes U; Blog posts 2006-07-25
Slowing light down to 245 meters per second!: Several weeks ago, I told you about how Swiss researchers were able to control the speed of light both up and down. Today, I want to share with you the results obtained by other scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, which have used a laser amplifier to slow light...; Tags: laser; Blog posts 2005-10-08
UC Berkeley laptop with 100,000 IDs recovered: TechWeb reports that a stolen UC Berekely laptop...; Tags: Shuki Alburati, identity theft, laptop computer; Blog posts 2005-09-16
Yahoo, UC Berkeley team on research: Yahoo, UC Berkeley team on researchYahoo/UC Berkeley research partnershipI am very enthusiastic about this partnership; Tags: Business structures, Team management, University of California at Berkeley, Yahoo! Inc., team; Discussion threads 2005-08-05
UC Berkeley students sound off on Bill Gates: Students react to Gates' comments on open source, philanthropyStudent opinion varied on a recent presentation by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates before a packed house of engineering students and faculty at University of California at Berkeley.; Tags: Bill Gates, University of California at Berkeley; Videos 2004-10-07
Homeland Security: Risk Assessment - Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment: In 2000, the University of Washington UW was invited by FEMA to participate in the Disaster Resistant University Project DRU, along with the University of California, Berkeley, Tulane University, Miami University, University of North Carolina/Wilmington, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The overall goal after identifying risks, and assessing vulnerabilities...; Tags: Risk Assessment, University Of California At Berkeley, Vulnerability Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security, Tools & Techniques, Security, Strategy, Government, Management; Case studies