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Injured In Space: NASA Needs Cheap, Light, Simple Medical Devices

Brandon Glenn (Cleveland, OH) – Astronauts can encounter lots of potential health risks during long space flights. And those risks are exacerbated by a lack of access to physicians, limited medical supplies and a small amount of storage on spacecrafts. Add to that high costs – it takes $10,000 to launch one pound of anything ... Read more »
Biotechnology, Defense, Gadgets and Mobile, Government, Laboratories and Research, Space
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Free Microsoft Cloud Computing For University Scientists

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – Microsoft and Internet2 have announced a new agreement enabling member universities to take advantage of Windows Azure to open up collaborative, instructional and research opportunities in the cloud. The announcement was made at the recent Spring 2012 Internet2 Member Meeting in Arlington, VA. This agreement is a significant ... Read more »
Academia, Cloud Computing, Government, Laboratories and Research, Leadership, Real Impact, Why Microsoft
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Microsoft Returns To USA Science & Engineering Festival

Donna Woodall (Washington, DC) — Microsoft is back at the 2nd Annual USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held at the Washington Convention Center in DC on April 28-29, 2012. As an “Einsteinium Sponsor” this year, we’ll have a gigantic area including our Worldwide Telescope display, Xbox and Kinect applications to health, education, and ... Read more »
Citizen 2.0, Contests, Education, Laboratories and Research, Leadership, Why Microsoft
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Lonely Planet: NASA Needs Your Best Ideas About Exploring Mars

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Due to severe budget cutbacks, NASA’s Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. has instructed a number of his senior administrators to “lead a reformulation of the Mars Exploration Program” in order to continue space exploration on a budget. To do that, NASA is sponsoring a June, 2012 workshop in Houston to ... Read more »
Government, Laboratories and Research, Open Solutions
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Should Governments Crowdsource Science Research Funding?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Recently, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of social networks focused on scientific researchers. I painted a fairly dim picture. Some people disagreed with me at the Huffington Post and other places. Nevertheless, it is clear that there are those in the scientific community who are interested in disruptive ... Read more »
Academia, Citizen 2.0, Government, Health, Laboratories and Research, Social Software
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Where Will Generation Innovation Come From?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Politicians talk a lot about how America needs more innovators and inventors. Everyone from prominent CEOs to the President is demanding a next generation of young leaders in science, math, engineering, and technology. Where will they come from, though? GOOD and Common Five have a terrific infographic constructed from recent data ... Read more »
Entrepreneurship, Infographics, Laboratories and Research, Leadership
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The Gamification Of National Security Research

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Keeping in its tradition of being one of the most innovative branches of the Federal government, the U.S. State Department, along with others, is sponsoring a independent creative contest called Tag Challenge. I love stuff like this which fulfills a “back-end” purpose but is outwardly fun, engaging, and non-bureaucratic looking, ... Read more »
DIY, Defense, Gaming, Government, Laboratories and Research, Social Software
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Microsoft Releases New Index Gauging Online Behaviors

Jacqueline Beauchere (Redmond, WA) – In October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) in the U.S., Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group announced a new tool named the Microsoft Computing Safety Index (MSCI) to help gauge how consumers are meeting the challenges of today’s digital world. In association with this, Stephen Balkam, CEO of the  Family Online Safety ... Read more »
By the Numbers, Cyber Issues, Events, Laboratories and Research
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