A recent upgrade to its campus Wi-Fi network has helped the Dalian University of Technology (DLUT) create truly "boundless" campus surprises for its students. DLUT, located in northeast China's Liaoning province, on Wednesday announced the start of a Wi-Fi pilot program based on the 802.11n wireless networking standard, marking the creation of Asia's first campus wireless network with a bandwidth of 900 Mb. The network covers the entire DLUT campus and is available to over 10,000 teachers and students through more than 1,000 access points. "Since the upgrade, I've been able to watch video lectures given by well-known professors and chat with teachers from anywhere and at any time," said Jiang Xiaobo, a DLUT student majoring in computer science. Jiang and some of his fellow university students have even built their own remote-controlled car that can transmit video data captured by a camera mounted on the car directly to the car's operator via the new network. The wireless … [Read more...] about Wi-Fi technology boosts China’s digital campus construction
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Technology may be eroding work-life balance: survey
The widespread use of modern technology such as mobile phones is making it ever more difficult for employees to achieve work-life balance, a latest survey showed. The results of the survey by recruitment services provider Randstad released on Tuesday showed that some 71 percent of the employees polled in Singapore receive calls or emails outside regular office hours. About 67 percent receive work-related calls or emails when they are on annual leave. The Randstad Workmonitor Report for the first quarter of 2012 polled 405 employees in Singapore. About 45 percent of those surveyed said their employers expect them to be available at all times. The number is higher for those aged between 45 and 54 years old and for those aged between 25 and 34. Sixty percent of the workers feel they fall short of their own expectation if they don't respond to an email or phone call immediately. Karin Clarke, regional director for Singapore and Malaysia at Randstad, said companies and … [Read more...] about Technology may be eroding work-life balance: survey
HCM City needs better waste treatment technology
HCM City buries much of all its solid waste instead of classifying and processing it, thus affecting the environment, and officials are calling for seeking investment from more sources and greater use of technology. According to Vo Thanh Huynh Anh of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, of the 7,2000 tonnes of waste generated every day, around 60 per cent are buried underground instead of being appropriately classified and treated. It is done by the HCM City Ltd. One Member Urban Environment and Viet Nam Waste Treatment Ltd. Company, both State-run utilities. The rest is processed to make compost fertiliser by Vietstar, Tam Sinh Nghia, and Thanh Cong companies. However, the compost plants are not operating efficiently, causing economic loss. Dr Thai Van Nam of the HCM City-based University of Technology, said burying waste was not an environmentally friendly method. Dr Le Van Khoa of the HCM City Polytechnic University said the problem was that the … [Read more...] about HCM City needs better waste treatment technology
Danaher finances five technology universities
Danaher finances five technology universities By Kinh Luan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Three U.S. companies under the umbrella of Danaher Corporation, namely Tecktronix, Fluke and Keithley, have pledged to give financial support worth US$300,000 for five local technology universities in the country. Amir Aghdaei, chairman of Tektronix Inc., said this financial package would be presented to universities under the Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP) through scholarships and test and measurement equipments. The three enterprises on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with four universities, comprising HCMC University of Technology, HCMC University of Technical Education, Can Tho University, and Danang University of Technology. Meanwhile, Hanoi University of Technology will sign the MOU with the sponsors later. With the MOU, students of the five universities will have the opportunity to access modern industrial equipments like oscilloscopes, … [Read more...] about Danaher finances five technology universities
Secret Google lab for future technology unveiled
Google is running a secret research lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the tech giant invests to experiment and invent what may be world-changing technologies for the future, U.S. media reported on Monday. According to The New York Times, at the lab dubbed Google X, engineers are working at some 100 projects from robots, smart refrigerators to Internet-enabled dinner plates and a "space elevator," a proposed non-rocket space launch structure. An unnamed Google engineer familiar with the lab told the newspaper that it was run as mysteriously as the CIA with two officers, a nondescript one for logistics on the company's Mountain View campus and one for robots in a secret location. Scientists working at the lab include many roboticists and electrical engineers hired from Microsoft, Nokia labs, Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon and New York University. Google's co-founder Sergey Brin is said to be "deeply involved" in Google X. The lab is reportedly headed by Sebastian … [Read more...] about Secret Google lab for future technology unveiled