agriculture

The Global Education Framework - Preparing the Workforce of the Future -Part 1

submitted by: mcweadon
Professor Dr. Badrul Khan, president and founder of McWeadon Education (http://mcweadon.com/site/index.php), USA presented his Global Education Framework: Preparing the Workforce of the Future at the Global HR Forum 2008 Conference held in Seoul, Korea.

Greening the University

submitted by: jgrosvenor
The need for sustainability within the university has been apparent for some while now; however it is only recently that this need has been seriously addressed in campus planning. This paper investigates the various approaches to sustainable practices within the university, and further examines the specific challenges and obstacles to the implementation of these practices. Also explored is the new type of collaboration between the sustainability institute and campus planning departments...

Magnetilux Edison Lightbulb Rejuvination concept WCI-Energy WCI-Electronics

submitted by: AmpleLight
The invention consists of two parts, the first part is a your typical edison style lightbulb base modified witha digital transformer that has various smart features such as bluetooth communication, and power management. The connecting terminals are completed by magnetism and conductivity. The lightbulb apparatus itself is fully recycleable, and provides a higher efficiency light output by utilizing the latest solidstate technology, which provide's a longer lamp life, and wider range of...

John Vogel on the Brachypodium distachyon genome

submitted by: JGI
DOE JGI collaborator John Vogel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a senior author of the paper on the Brachypodium genome published in the February 11, 2010 issue of the journal Nature, discusses the project in this complement to the DOE Joint Genome Institute's news release (http://tr.im/ND9W).