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EXPO Exchange News Report for InTech Readers | 26 August 2009 | View InTech newsletters on the web InTech's ISA EXPO Exchange e-News is a news supplement to InTech magazine, published by the International Society of Automation. Send news tips to ISA at info@isa.org. |
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Smart cane provides visual feel One of the biggest challenges for visually impaired people is the ability to determine direction and travel freely from place to place. More... Study: Wireless market growth to continue Despite the current economic condition, there should be substantial emerging wireless component market growth over the next five years, according to a newly released report. More... New way to track network delays As anyone in the business world will say, time is money, and any delay in networks can mean lost money. More... Active cloaking by the numbers It is all about making the visible appear invisible, and there may soon be a way to someday shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil rigs and coastal structures from tsunamis. More... Bio-enabled silk nanofilms build strong structures Using thin films of silk as templates, it is possible to incorporate inorganic nanoparticles to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical properties. More... Networking feature: The grand convergence in manufacturing Manufacturers face unprecedented challenges as global economic forces drive competition and open opportunities in new markets. Flexibility and efficiency are required to quickly develop and manufacture an increasing number of products to meet rapidly changing demands. At the same time, manufacturing companies are becoming more complex and globally dispersed, accelerating the need for increased collaboration, visibility, and efficiency. More... Wireless feature: Wireless and the Smart Grid The U.S. electricity generation and distribution infrastructure represents the largest interconnected machine on the planet, resulting in it being called the most complex ecosystem ever created by humans. Regardless of the hyperbole, the interconnected system consists of more than 9,200 electric generating units with a combined generating capacity of more than 1 million megawatts connected to more than 300,000 miles of transmission lines. A substantial portion of "the Grid" was up and running more than 50 years ago with the control and delivery architecture that reflected the best ideas of that time. More...
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