US News

New Mexico Lt. Gov. Diane Denish Touts Google Apps in Cost-Saving Plan: Nov 5, 2009 - By Matt Williams, Assistant Editor

Budget proposal says using Gmail and other Google productivity tools could save $1.9 million annually.
Nevada Provides Flu Update Sites: Nov 4, 2009 - News Report

"We anticipate having enough vaccine to have larger vaccination clinics for H1N1 by November."
Municipal Court Converts To New Computer System: Nov 3, 2009 - News Report

The court will be closed starting on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, through Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 to accommodate the transition.
$151 Million Awarded for Energy Research Projects: Nov 3, 2009 - News Report

"Pie in the sky mad science" to "so crazy it just might work."
Report: Interoperability Requires Improvements in Governance: Nov 2, 2009 - News Report

"IT governance can be viewed as a sorting process used to respond to an ongoing stream of demands and opportunities for IT development and use.
Federal Web Site Scores Keep Rising: Nov 2, 2009 - News Report

Citizen satisfaction with federal government Web sites surged to a new all-time high in the third quarter of 2009.
Rhode Island Tracks H1N1 Using Electronic Prescription Data: Oct 30, 2009 - By Elaine Rundle

E-prescription data is sent to Rhode Island health officials to help identify potential H1N1 outbreaks and affected age groups.
PTI Announces Appointment of New CIO: Oct 30, 2009 - News Report

Former CIO of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Arizona Supreme Court: Metadata a Public Record: Oct 30, 2009 - News Report

Phoenix police officer alleged that notes kept by his supervisor had been backdated.
Vermont Utilities Receive $69 Million for Smart Grid Rollout: Oct 28, 2009 - News Report

Smart grid projects will include a statewide fiber-optic build-out that enhances Vermont's grid, improves interconnections with surrounding states and Quebec, and facilitates statewide broadband.

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Emerging Technologies

Nanogenerator May Charge Blackberries and Cell Phones with a Wave of the Hand: Mar 26, 2009 - News Report

A new nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand. Scientists from Georgia describe technology that converts mechanical energy from body movements or even the flow of blood in the body into electric energy that can be used to power a broad range of electronic devices without using batteries.
New Material Could Lead to Faster Communication Chips: Mar 24, 2009 - By David Chandler

Graphene may solve communications speed limit for cell phones and other communications systems.
California Water Resources Uses CalLite Risk Simulation: Mar 24, 2009 - By Elaine Rundle

California Department of Water Resources uses risk simulation model called CalLite to evaluate effects of water management policies.
New Method for Detecting Explosives: Mar 13, 2009 - News Report

A group of researchers in Tennessee and Denmark has discovered a way to sensitively detect explosives based on the physical properties of their vapors.
Peer-To-Peer Heart Monitoring: Mar 9, 2009 - News Report

Spreading the computational load to monitor heart patients remotely.
Virtual Reality Embraces the Five Senses: Mar 4, 2009 - News Report

The first virtual reality technology to let you see, hear, smell, taste and touch.
'Information Agents' for Faster, Better Emergency Response: Mar 4, 2009 -

'Information agents' have been developed that could prove invaluable in decision-making and directing the actions of the emergency services in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
New 'Smart' Homes for Dementia Sufferers: Mar 4, 2009 - News Report

Within five years innovative 'smart' sensing systems that will help the UK's 700,000 dementia sufferers live independently at home could be available commercially.
Information Superhighway's Trash Yields a Super Highway Asphalt: Feb 11, 2009 - News Report

Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways.
Wireless-Based Car Sensors Would Save Lives: Feb 9, 2009 - News Report

The system could determine the nature of an accident,and automatically call emergency medical services for possible action.

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International News

Innovation News Briefs: Nov 5, 2009 - News Report

Assistive robot, solar-powered monorail, universal chargers fit all phones, high-altitude wind generation, from bus to bus shelter, solar car race across Australia.
Taxi Drivers Watch Television Behind the Wheel: Nov 3, 2009 - News Report

Digital Media Broadcasting (DMB) beams television to more than 17 million mobile screens including those on the dashboards of taxis.
EU Charges UK With Electronic Privacy Infringement: Oct 30, 2009 - News Report

If not resolved, the next step is referral to the European Court of Justice.
Stealth Wind Turbines Reduce Interference With Radar: Oct 22, 2009 - News Report

The stealth turbine solution uses a portfolio of radar absorbing materials.
Australian Smart Meters to use WiMAX: Oct 22, 2009 - News Report

An agreement to roll out 680,000 smart meters by 2013.
Canada Requires ISPs to Divulge Internet Traffic Management Practices: Oct 22, 2009 - News Report

"Canada is the first country to develop and implement a comprehensive approach to Internet traffic management practices."
Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Reduce Household Peak Power Demand: Oct 22, 2009 - News Report

Vehicle-to-home is a simple first step toward a mass vehicle-to-grid system.
EU Opens GSM to Advanced Wireless Communication Devices: Oct 20, 2009 -

"The new EU rules published today allow the re-farming of the radio spectrum in the GSM band for new mobile services, strengthen competition and save the mobile industry up to €1.6 billion in capital costs."
Intelligent Community Forum Announces the Smart21 Communities of 2010: Oct 19, 2009 - News Report

The Intelligent Community Forum announced on Friday its list of the Smart21 Communities of 2010.
How Smart is Your Car? EU Mandates Transportation Communication Standards: Oct 16, 2009 - News Report

Interoperability among European systems.