PARC Innovations Update (2009 #3)

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• Spotlight: Explore the new www.parc.com
• Featured: Solving substantial problems of long-term importance to the public
• Resources: White paper on innovation models; flexible electronics materials & applications
• People: Scientist selected by NAE for Frontiers of Engineering
• PARC In the News: responsive mirror; cell phones that listen and learn; flexible electronics; history of search

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Spotlight: Explore the new www.parc.com

We recently launched a new website. Find out how organizations work with us, browse recent case studies, delve into our scientific focus areas, watch free PARC Forum talks, and explore a visual timeline of our milestones — from Ethernet and GUI to ubiquitous computing and collaborative filtering. Please share your thoughts about the site at…

Featured: Solving substantial problems of long-term importance to the public

PARC delivers foundational technology platforms and functional prototypes to many U.S. government agencies and program partners. Recently, a diverse set of projects have received funding: renewable liquid fuels from CO2; novel approach to front-side metallization and selective emitter layer for Si solar cells; amplified x-ray imaging sensitivity; novel neutron detector; fabrication process for carbon-nanotube based olfactory sensor; enthalpy array technology for fragment-based screening; and more. More…

Resources: White paper on innovation models; flexible electronics materials & applications

Download a free Frost & Sullivan white paper, “From Concept to Commerce: New Innovation Models Spur Collaboration and Business Growth”, to explore how successful companies partner with others to satisfy the intensifying need for innovation. More…

Just released: “Flexible Electronics: Materials & Applications”, co-edited by PARC’s William Wong, covers multiple applications, materials, systems, and processes used to fabricate devices for flexible flat-panel displays, medical image sensors, PV solar cells, electronic paper, and other emerging uses. More…

People: Scientist selected by NAE for Frontiers of Engineering

PARC scientist Gabe Hoffman, who researches autonomous control and optimization in sensor-rich embedded systems, is one of the engineers selected by the National Academy of Engineering to participate in the 15th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. The symposium brings together bright young technologists working across a variety of disciplines to discuss issues for tomorrow’s economy and examine engineering tools for specific applications. More…

PARC In the News

PARC’s Responsive Mirror = Every Girl’s Shopping Fantasy Come True — BoingBoing
…and from our blog: Responsive Mirror: Serving shoppers’ needs in physical stores

Cell Phones That Listen and Learn — Technology Review
PARC: Flexible Electronics — BoingBoing
Mr. Taggy & History of Search at PARC — BoingBoing
Why E-Books Are Stuck in a Black-and-White World — Wired
Open Innovation for Packaging: A must-do — Packaging World