2009 - Q2 Barton Award winners. Students at SJA and CHS join to ...
2009 - Q2 Barton Award winners. Students at SJA and CHS join to ...
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WHAT’SNEXT BRieFS<br />
Where’s<br />
the bus<br />
The waiting is the hardest part. A new<br />
service makes th<strong>at</strong> burden bearable for<br />
bus riders in Pittsburgh. The Port Authority<br />
of Allegheny County is testing a service<br />
from RouteShout th<strong>at</strong> sends bus schedules<br />
by text message. Passengers simply text<br />
a s<strong>to</strong>p ID printed on a bus s<strong>to</strong>p sign near<br />
them, <strong>and</strong> they receive inform<strong>at</strong>ion about<br />
the next buses scheduled <strong>to</strong> come their<br />
way. RouteShout taps in<strong>to</strong> the bus system’s<br />
d<strong>at</strong>abase <strong>to</strong> serve up the inform<strong>at</strong>ion. The<br />
port authority is testing RouteShout <strong>at</strong> 22<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ps around colleges. LSU students could<br />
see a similar or superior service. Angling for<br />
its own bus service, the university has talked<br />
of high-tech fe<strong>at</strong>ures. •<br />
44<br />
Behold the future<br />
The number of tech breakthroughs can overwhelm. To comprehend<br />
them, MIT’s Technology Review magazine provides an annual list of 10<br />
emerging technologies. This year’s list includes Siri, a “do engine” th<strong>at</strong> is<br />
akin <strong>to</strong> a personal software assistant. In early stages, Siri will take your<br />
instructions <strong>and</strong> tease out a result. For instance, if you are searching<br />
for a mid-priced Thai restaurant in a city, Siri will find one near you <strong>and</strong><br />
make reserv<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Also on the list is BioNanom<strong>at</strong>rix, a startup firm with a nanofluidic<br />
chip th<strong>at</strong> could reduce the cost of human genome mapping <strong>to</strong> just $100,<br />
making cus<strong>to</strong>mized medical tre<strong>at</strong>ments more affordable. And a Harvard<br />
researcher has cre<strong>at</strong>ed medical diagnostic tests from paper, potentially<br />
reducing the cost of testing <strong>to</strong> just pennies. For the entire list <strong>and</strong> rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ries, visit TechnologyReview.com. •<br />
B<strong>at</strong>on Rouge Area Found<strong>at</strong>ion
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