Monthly Archive: April 2007

Apr
30

Solar power

PBS aired an interesting show on solar power. It’s called Saved by the Sun, and it’s part of the NOVA programs. The show discussed innovative approaches to making solar energy part of the power production landscape. One approach is that of Germany, where solar power is subsidized by the government. While subsidies cost taxpayer money …

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Apr
17

UNH ECE Department Open House – video and pictures

First a video. We asked our visitors to volunteer and drive the Project54 driving simulator. In this video a volunteer (a prospective student) tries to operate a manual interface while driving. I ask him to “turn those lights on” and he takes his right hand off the wheel and looks over to a display. As …

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Apr
14

ECE open house: Project54 driving simulator demo

On Saturday, April 14, the UNH ECE department hosted an open house for prospective students and their families. The Project54 lab was part of the open house. Our work revolves around advancing mobile computing in law enforcement. As part of this work we conduct research on mobile user interfaces, primarily speech user interfaces in vehicles …

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