NASA developing Super Ball Bots for Robotic exploration (IT Wire): NASA is developing a new robotic explorer shaped like a wire mesh ball. The device is being developed to explore the outer solar system and beyond.
Principles of Transparency (Inside Higher Ed): Four publishing associations join together to fight the rise of illegitimate open-access journals. The newly formed committee produced a 16-point document covering everything from the necessity of peer review to dictating where information about copyright and licensing is to be displayed.
Tackling the Power and Energy Wall for Future HPC Systems (HPC Wire): As the costs increase for powering supercomputer centers, developers of next generation systems seek to develop more power and energy efficient systems.
Columbus’ economy outperforming rest of Ohio, Federal Reserve says (Columbus Business First): The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland recently announced that Columbus is the driver in Ohio’s economic recovery.
Obama advised to let market forces decide fate of MOOCs (The Chronicle): The President’s Council on Advisors on Science and Technology has offered President Obama the advice of focusing on education technology. The document presented states that though new technologies are still in their infancy, they could transform education by providing better metrics for educational outcomes.
