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TRON Returns

Just saw the first trailer for “TRON Legacy” which will come out in Dec 2010. If you are not as old as me, you might not remember the original TRON which came out in 1982 and was the first movie … Continue reading

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Innovation First & TSA Form Partnership

The Technology Student Association (TSA) and Innovation First International Announce a Partnership to Introduce a Signature Robotics Competition Using the VEX Robotics Design System Competition to Further Stimulate Middle School and High School Student Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and … Continue reading

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Engineering Paradise

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University of Memphis E-Day

Want to learn more about engineering and technology? Why not come to the University of Memphis E-day. Although geared to High School and Middle School students, it is opened to the public. There are also a number of contests taking … Continue reading

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Mid-South BEST HUB Closes

From an Email to Mid-South B.E.S.T. participants from Dianne Langford: It is with regret that I am writing to let you know that Mid-South will be unable to be the host hub for BEST Robotics this fall. Due to an … Continue reading

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Remembering APOLLO 11

I knew there had to be an official NASA 40th Anniversary Website. Also a wonderful interview with Buzz Aldrin on C-Span. LINK

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Electronic Recycling Day 2009 A Success

from: University of Memphis Website The May 14-16 University of Memphis e-recycling event co-hosted by Apple Inc. resulted in 155 tons of electronics being dropped off for recycling, exceeding last year’s amount by 45 tons. About 700 cars dropped off … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day

Reactions to Technology: Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and … Continue reading

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1939 World’s Fair Demo of Electro

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eRecycle Event at the University of Memphis

U of M press release: A major recycling event sponsored by Apple Inc. that resulted in tons of old and unused electronic equipment being properly disposed of last year is returning to campus May 14-16. The public, including University of … Continue reading

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