These Researchers Want to Send Smells Over the Internet
Electrical stimulation of cells in the nasal passages produces sweet fragrances and chemical odors Imagine a virtual reality movie about the Civil War where you can smell the smoke from the soldiers’ rifles. Or an online dating site where the profiles are scented with perfume…
IEEE ENIS SB marks on Technology & Innovation Salon
The IEEE ENIS Student Branch was established on April 1st, 2009. It focuses on extending the educational and technical experience of students in computer science engineering and electrical engineering. On the 26th of September 2018, IEEE ENIS Student Branch and Tunisia Section joined the amazing…
Have your say in public survey on masculinity in engineering
A UK survey investigating masculinity in engineering has been launched to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October 2018). The public online survey is being hosted for five weeks by EqualEngineers, an organization set up to cover issues of workplace diversity within engineering industries….
Is Excessive Video-Game Playing a Medical Disorder?
The World Health Organization has classified gaming addiction as a disease but others say evidence is lacking More than 2 billion people around the world are expected to spend nearly US $138 billion on games this year, according to Newzoo, a market research firm that tracks…
Show your mobile application development skills with IEEE madC
Lee Crudgington IEEE UK and Ireland Student Activities | IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee | IEEEmadC The application deadline for this annual mobile application development competition IEEE madC 2018 is on October 10th. 2017 was a hugely successful year for the IEEEmadCprogramme, an annual mobile application development…
David Patterson Says It’s Time for New Computer Architectures and Software Languages
Moore’s Law is over, ushering in a golden age for computer architecture, says RISC pioneer David Patterson—University of California professor, Google engineer, and RISC pioneer—says there’s no better time than now to be a computer architect. That’s because Moore’s Law really is over, he says: “We…
What Programming Language Skills Do Employers Want?
Java tops Indeed’s latest list; Python, JavaScript rank high What programming language skills do employers want? Online job-search firm Indeed took a look at three months (18 May to 18 August) of 2018 job listings in its tech software category to find out. The company ranked programming…
Tomorrow’s Doctors Must Be Engineers Too
The medical profession is changing, and so must medical education When King Li went to medical school 40 years ago, he sometimes felt like he was trying to memorize the human body. “I’d see these curves in the textbook, and have to memorize: ‘If the patient’s kidneys…
Is there clear evidence that radiation from mobile phones causes cancer?
On the 14th of July an article was published in the web page of The Guardian that was circulating all over the Internet. The article is titled “The inconvenient truth about cancer and mobile phones” and the authors state that even though the scientific peer…
Flexible Loudspeaker Made of Nanowires Will Stick to Your Skin and Play Music
Researchers in South Korea made a tiny loudspeaker, and then used it to play a violin concerto A variety of nanomaterials have been used over the years in loudspeakers and microphones. Nanoparticles have replaced permanent magnets in loudspeakers and a thin film of carbon nanotubes has done pretty…
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