KEY INSIGHTS: • The conference could only scratch the surface regarding the strategic implications of several important emerging technologies, namely, biogenetics, biometrics, nanotechnologies, robotics, artificial intelligence, alternative energies, and electromagnetic weaponry. More research is needed in the form of additional conferences, individual studies, and war games, comparing the development of these potentially game-changing technologies globally. • While technical expertise appears plentiful within the U.S. Department of Defense and America’s private sector, both would benefit from the addition of more “strategists” capable of assessing, without prejudice, how individual technologies, or combinations of them, might shift the strategic balance of power, and over what timeframe. • The IT revolution is far from over, but it is no longer necessarily the most important one affecting national security; the defense community needs a means for providing greater awarenes… More >>

Strategic Implications of Emerging Technologies

This study investigated the nature of the future combat air staff in the context of air war in the information age and how application of information-age technology could reduce deployment of personnel while maintaining, or improving, staff support to the air campaign through the use of virtuality…. More >>

The Virtual Combat Air Staff: The Promise of Information Technologies

Usability has become increasingly important as an essential part of the design and development of software and systems for all sectors of society, business, industry, government and education, as well as a topic of research. As interactive systems have become the norm and the variety of hardware and software has increased, it is no longer sufficient to just make the technology work in a functional and reliable manner. Now the usability of the technology for any given application or situation can be measured in terms of how easily, effectively and efficiently people can use it to accomplish their tasks and achieve their goals. Just as important as functionality is whether and to what extent users of technology are satisfied with their experiences when using technology. New ways of design and development, incorporating usability, have been proposed and documented and many projects undertaken to explore how to improve and enhance the lives of people when using information… More >>

Usability: Gaining a Competitive Edge: IFIP 17th World Computer Congress: TC13 Stream on Usability: Gaining a Competitive Edge, August 25-30, 2002, Montreal, … in Information and Communication Technology)

The Interoperable Communications Technology Program Grant Owner’s Manuals is intended to assist grantees with the administrative and financial matters associated with the grant…. More >>

Interoperable Communications Technology Program Grant Owner’s Manual 2006

A compendium of novel information on molecular-scale science and the application of nanocarbon, nanosilicon and biopolymer integrated nanosystems. During the 20th century, molecular-scale science and nanotechnology developed rapidly, leading to the construction of innovative materials – nanosystens from molecules (fullerenes), supramolecules (nanotubes, peapods, polymers, biopolymers (DNA, protein and their complexes) and semiconductor nanoparticles (nano-Si, SiOx, Si/SiGe dots, metal nanowires). This book presents exciting new developments of the early 21st century. Significant progress has been made in nanotechnology of building blocks for integrated nanosystems, single and assembled molecules, nanoparticles characterisation, and multifunctional applications of nanosystems. The realisation and the application of novel multifunctional nanosystems in electronics, optics, biomedicine (nano-bioelectronic devices based on DNA and proteins, silicon nanocrystal memory devices, monolithica… More >>

Frontiers of Multifunctional Integrated Nanosystems: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Frontiers of Molecular-scale Science and Technology of Nanocarbon, … II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

IFIP Working Group 5.2 has organized a series of workshops extending the concept of intelligent CAD to the concept of “knowledge intensive engineering”. The concept advocates that intensive life-cycle knowledge regarding products and design processes must be incorporated in the center of the CAD architecture. It focuses on the systematization and sharing of knowledge across the life-cycle stages and organizational boundaries. From Knowledge Intensive CAD to Knowledge Intensive Engineering comprises the Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Knowledge Intensive CAD, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Parma, Italy in May 2000. This workshop looked at the evolution of knowledge intensive design for the product life cycle moving towards knowledge intensive engineering. The 18 selected papers present an overview of the state-of-the-art in knowledge intensive engineering, discussing theoretical aspects and also p… More >>

From Knowledge Intensive CAD to Knowledge Intensive Engineering

Infertility: A Crossroad of Faith, Medicine, and Technology brings together a diverse group of clinicians, theologians, and philosophers to examine the use of reproductive technologies in the light of the Roman Catholic moral tradition and recent teaching. The book provides relevant background information (e.g. Donum Vitae from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) as it explores the psychological, social, legal, and moral contexts of reproductive medicine. This book is Volume 3 of Catholic Studies in Bioethics in the series Philosophy and Medicine. … More >>

Infertility: A Crossroad of Faith, Medicine, and Technology

FULFILL is intended to be an instructional guide for corporate leaders who are responsible for the corporate transition from inadequate project management practices to a comprehensive project management methodology.
FULFILL is designed for corporate leaders of all disciplines who recognize the need for their organization to improve on project execution and implementation. Development and adoption of a project methodology that holds individuals accountable for milestone deliverables will favorably improve project outcomes. The likelihood of the corporation achieving their revenue and efficiency goals will vastly increase by successful completion of properly prioritized and managed projects.
FULFILL outlines best practices for formal project management methodology and helps corporate leaders select the level of detail appropriate for their unique culture to adopt and embrace.

The material in all four guides is extremely dry, begging for a little humor and a touch of cando… More >>

Sweet Bitch’s Guides to Practical ITS – Information Technology Systems – FULFILL Volume Four

Hybrid cooling systems could potentially save water…
Water shortage is a major problem facing the power industry in many nations around the world. The largest consumer of water in most power plants is the wet cooling tower. To assist water and energy saving for thermal power stations using conventional evaporative wet cooling towers, a novel hybrid cooling system is investigated in this book.
Research on cooling systems to date has focussed on the individual components of cooling systems, not the system as a whole. Most of this research has been dedicated to cooling tower design and the optimisation of cooling tower characteristics. The issue of conserving water due to evaporation from existing operations has not been highly considered in the past. The major drawback in most of the previously conducted research in this field is the gap between maintaining energy efficiency whilst trying to reduce water consumption.
A hybrid cooling system consisting of a metal hydride heat … More >>

Power Plant Cooling Technologies

There are short, snappy reminders of the key facts for each topic, listing essential information in easy-to-remember tables and bullet points. All of this is backed up by test-yourself questions for all the works set for 2010 and 2011, as well as practice exercises to help you check your harmony for basic errors. Written to complement classroom teaching, and in conjunction with Rhinegold’s Edexcel A2 Music Study Guide (RHG305), this book will point you in the right direction and help give you the edge you need for a better grade…. More >>

Music Technology Study Guide