Snapshots of the EYES project

The EYES project (IST-2001-34734) is a three years European research project on self-organizing and collaborative energy-efficient sensor networks. It addresses the convergence of distributed information processing, wireless communications, and mobile computing. The goal of the project is to develop the architecture and the technology which enables the creation of a new generation of sensors that can effectively network together so as to provide a flexible platform for the support of a large variety of mobile sensor network applications. This paper provides a broad overview of the EYES project and highlights some approaches and results of the architecture

Circular Economy Case Studies & Snapshots

The National Zero Waste Council Circular Economy Working Group, in collaboration with the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, commissioned circular economy case studies within a North American context to understand opportunities for scaling circular economy business models in Canada. To showcase a range of business models, they selected the business listed below which provide at least one example of the five circular economy business models identified in the 2014 Accenture report titled Circular Advantage. Product-as-a-service is a cornerstone business model for the circular economy; therefore, instead of providing an individual case study, several business snapshots were selected to showcase how product-as-a-service can be a successful business model across all sectors

Blast-wave snapshots from RHIC

I present fits with the so-called blast-wave model to single-particle spectra and HBT correlations from Au+Au collisions at a CMS energy of 130 AGeV. There is only little choice of freeze-out temperature and transverse flow velocity for which the model fits both the identified spectra and the correlation radii just well enough not to be excluded. The observed steep M_t dependence of R_side leads to a temperature which it is problematic to interpret. The applicability of the model for the freeze-out description is thus questioned.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, proceedings of 38 Rencontres de Moriond, QCD and hadronic interaction

Supporting informal communication and closeness through video snapshots

As organisations grow and the physical distance between individuals increases, the simple informal communication that is essential for creativity declines. This paper presents a prototype system that was designed to increase informal communication by restoring awareness between physically distant employees. The key representation of individuals within this prototype was through frequently updated video snapshots. Users of the system reported feeling 'closer' to each other. We also suggest further experiments to assess the effects of video snapshots on trust