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Caltech Adopts Open Access Policy For Scholarly Writing

Dian Schaffhauser | Campus Technology | January 6, 2014

With the beginning of the new year, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has implemented a new open-access policy for the scholarly writing done by its faculty. As decided by the faculty, starting on January 1, 2014, all members must agree to grant nonexclusive rights to Caltech to disseminate their scholarly papers. [...] Read More »

DESIGN West: Open Source Hardware Searching For Business Model

Peter Clarke | EE Times | April 24, 2013

There's no doubt that engineers like the idea of open-source hardware. There are an increasing number of open-source hardware board designs – Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Beagleboard and many others – that enable hobbyist projects and the reuse of board designs in commercial products. And many engineers are putting a lot of time into enabling these movements via collaborative work online and through the creation of vibrant [communites]. Read More »

Enhancing Patient Safety And Quality Of Care By Improving The Usability Of Electronic Health Record Systems: Recommendations From AMIA

Blackford Middleton, Meryl Bloomrosen, Mark A Dente, et. al. | JAMIA | January 25, 2013

In response to mounting evidence that use of electronic medical record systems may cause unintended consequences, and even patient harm, the AMIA Board of Directors convened a Task Force on Usability to examine evidence from the literature and make recommendations. This task force was composed of representatives from both academic settings and vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems. Read More »

GE, Local Motors Partner To Pioneer New Model For Manufacturing Industry

Press Release | General Electric (GE), Local Motors (LM) | March 13, 2014

[GE] today announced a partnership with Local Motors, the open-source hardware innovator, to launch a new model for the manufacturing industry. The partnership will pair co-creation and micromanufacturing to build and commercialize the next evolution of various GE products. [...] Read More »

Hacking Open Access: Sustainable Publication For Humanities

Cristobal Cobo | Cristobal Cobo's Blog | October 30, 2014

Although the open access movement has been going strong for over 10 years in the areas of natural sciences and medical sciences, the humanities and social sciences have lagged behind. However, OA is not only an exclusive STEM approach anymore, the humanities are also considering how they can transition in this direction...

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Help Spark Girls' Interest In STEM Careers: TopCoder Hosting $10,000 STEM-Themed Poster Contest

Press Release | TopCoder, Inc. | July 31, 2013

TopCoder, Google and the National Center for Women & Information Technology collaborate to encourage young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Read More »

Hi, Engineering, I’m UX. Let’s be friends

Mason Foster | Venture Beat | October 24, 2015

The relationship between user experience (UX) and engineering is a crucial factor when it comes to generating technical innovation. After spending a week at the SXSW Interactive festival earlier this year, I was struck by the number of missed opportunities to nurture this relationship or even understand it better. UX professionals and engineers just don’t talk, and when they do they usually speak different languages.

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Houston VA Researcher Honored With Prestigious Presidential Award

Staff Writer | Cypress Creek Mirror | January 4, 2014

A patient safety researcher at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston has been named a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Read More »

Madeleine Ball: An Inspiration In Open Medicine And Free Software

Asheesh Laroia | OpenHatch.org | October 16, 2012

Madeleine Ball is an inspiration to anyone who thinks individuals should control the software and medical information that define our lives. I’m happy to honor her for this year’s Ada Lovelace Day, when we share the stories of women in science, technology, engineering, and math that inspire us. Read More »

NIH Launches 3D Print Exchange For Researchers, Students

Press Release | National Institutes of Health | June 18, 2014

The National Institutes of Health has launched the NIH 3D Print Exchange, a public website that enables users to share, download and edit 3D print files related to health and science. These files can be used, for example, to print custom laboratory equipment and models of bacteria and human anatomy.

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One Size Fits All?: Social Science And Open Access

David Mainwaring | The Disorder of Things | November 14, 2012

The third post in our small series on open access, publication shifts on the horizon and how it all matters to IR and social science, this time by David Mainwaring [...]. Read More »

Professional Engineers And Hobbyists Will Increase Reliance On Open Source Hardware And Software In 2013, According To Element14 Study

Press Release | element14 | June 26, 2013

Study unveils high level of crossover between hobbyists and professional engineers in use of dev kits and open source hardware and software Read More »

Smartphones Challenge Chip Limits: Mobile-Device Progress At Stake As Companies Search For New Ways To Shrink Processors

Shara Tibken | Wall Street Journal | August 27, 2012

Smartphones and other devices keep getting smarter, but that may change if a key step in manufacturing computer chips isn't updated soon. Read More »

SparkFun’s Chris Taylor: Community Key To Open-Source Hardware

Suzanne Deffree and Chris Taylor | EDN Network | April 4, 2013

When it comes down to it, engineer and seven-year SparkFun Electronics veteran Chris Taylor believes anything can be open source, to be shared and improved. He recently spoke with EDN about open-source hardware (OSH). Read More »

The Quiet Maker Revolution

Suzanne Deffree | Design News | March 31, 2016

No castles were stormed. No governments were overthrown. We’ve been experiencing a revolution in the worlds of engineering. It’s just been a quieter one than expected.
When open-source platforms and the maker movement started ramping up five years back or so, change came with its chants of “power to the people.” Indeed, the two trends that see individuals or groups of individuals create and possibly market products often without corporate intervention aim to do just that: give power of design to the masses...

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