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America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-358)
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US Congress, 2011
The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-358) was put in place to invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: (1) Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; (2) Sec. 2. Definitions; and (3)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Computation, Research and Development, Innovation
Computing After Silicon.
Technology Review, 1999
Presents an interview with R. Stanley Williams, director of Hewlett-Packard's basic research lab. Williams discusses the limits of silicon computing and the future of the computing industry. (WRM)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Futures (of Society), Prediction
That's Not How My Brain Works...
Technology Review, 1999
Presents an interview with Jeff Hawkins, creator of the Palm Pilot technology. Hawkins discusses his interest in neurobiology and how it has shaped and will shape the technology he designs. (WRM)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science
Aeronautics Technology Possibilities for 2000: Report of a Workshop (January 1984).
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. – 1984
The National Research Council's Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board conducted a workshop in January 1984 to project what the state of knowledge of aeronautical technology could be in the year 2000 if necessary supporting resources were made available. Eight panels were organized to assess possibilities in the areas of: (1) aerodynamics; (2)…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Aerospace Technology, Aviation Technology, Computer Science
Innovation and Competition: Conflicts over Intellectual Property Rights in New Technologies.
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Samuelson, Pamela – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Addresses conditions and concerns involved in accommodating the interests of both innovators of new technologies and the general public. Discusses the tension that exists in intellectual property law between innovators and competitors. Focuses on cases dealing with computer software and semiconductor chip designs, genetically-engineered life…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Science, Ethics, Genetic Engineering
The Private Sector/University Technology Alliance: Making It Work. Proceedings of a Conference of the National Council of University Research Administrators (Dallas, Texas, September 4-7, 1984).
Freise, Earl J., Ed. – 1986
The transfer of technology from U.S. research universities in cooperation with the private sector is addressed in proceedings of a National Council of University Research Administrators conference. The first discussion session, "New Technology from University Research and Development (R&D)," examines the university research…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science, Cooperative Programs, Copyrights
Selected Papers from the National Conference on College Teaching and Learning (6th, Jacksonville, Florida, April 5-8, 1995).
Chambers, Jack A., Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 papers covers four broad areas of teaching and learning in higher education: innovative college teaching/learning strategies; effective classroom research/assessment activities; advanced classroom technology; and developing teaching and learning centers. Titles include: (1) "African American Students' Perceptions of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Calculus, Classroom Techniques, Computer Science