NATURE CHEMISTRY January 2011 Volume 3 Number 1, pp 1 - 90 Visit Nature Chemistry online to browse the journal. Now available at http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=101m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Please note that you need to be a subscriber to enjoy full text access to Nature Chemistry online. To purchase a subscription, please visit: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=12m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Alternatively, to recommend a subscription to your library, please visit http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=170m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 =========================== ADVERTISEMENT =========================== Submit to Nature Chemistry The online submission system for Nature Chemistry is open, and the editorial team welcome manuscripts describing cutting-edge research from all areas of chemistry. - manuscripts should be submitted through the online submission system http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=1m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 - the complete Guide for Authors can be viewed online http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=67m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ===================================================================== ---------------------- EDITORIAL ---------------------- Chemistry's year doi:10.1038/nchem.933 The United Nations has proclaimed 2011 to be the International Year of Chemistry. Under this banner, chemists should seize the opportunity to highlight the rich history and successes of our subject to a much broader audience - and explain how it can help to solve the global challenges we face today and in the future. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=70m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- THESIS ---------------------- The emergence of emergence Bruce C. Gibb doi:10.1038/nchem.934 Using chemical intuition often allows one to predict what might transpire on throwing a batch of chemicals into a beaker, but sometimes the unexpected can occur. Bruce C. Gibb discusses how you define an 'emergent phenomenon', recognizing that it's not a simple exercise and can actually be different for each of us. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=72m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- BOOK REVIEW ---------------------- Need to know Teyrnon Jones reviews The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law by Chris P. Miller and Mark J. Evans doi:10.1038/nchem.935 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=66m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS ---------------------- Our choice from the recent literature doi:10.1038/nchem.936 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=114m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Blogroll: Fast cars and guitars doi:10.1038/nchem.937 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=116m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- NEWS AND VIEWS ---------------------- Self-assembly: Molecular recognition scaled up Jonathan W. Steed doi:10.1038/nchem.920 The mutual and specific recognition that can be exhibited between 'host' and 'guest' molecules occurs over very small length scales, but this phenomenon has now been demonstrated using macroscopic gels that self-assemble before your eyes. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=118m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: Article by Harada et al. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=120m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Silicide nanostructures: Spiralling into control Anne Pichon doi:10.1038/nchem.942 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=98m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Polycyclic aromatics: On-surface molecular engineering Jose A. Martin-Gago doi:10.1038/nchem.923 Rational synthesis of large polycyclic molecules is on its way. A bottom-up strategy for molecular assembly to tailor-make new molecules has been applied to fabricate nanographenes. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=100m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: Article by Treier et al. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=103m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Molecular helices: Breaking free of chiral symmetry Eiji Yashima doi:10.1038/nchem.939 Helical macromolecules are ubiquitous in nature, and almost always adopt a one-handed conformation. Synthetic systems, in contrast, are typically obtained in racemic right- and left-handed mixtures. A helical phenylene oligomer has now been prepared that forms a non-racemic mixture on crystallization, and on oxidation locks one conformation in. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=104m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: Article by Ohta et al. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=105m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Surface patterning: From 2D to 3D Steven De Feyter doi:10.1038/nchem.938 The self-assembly of molecules into porous two-dimensional networks on surfaces has been well studied in recent years, but now the concept has been extended to three dimensions with a little help from fullerene molecules. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=107m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: Article by Blunt et al. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=23m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Carbenes and alkylidenes: Spot the difference Daniel J. Mindiola and Jennifer Scott doi:10.1038/nchem.940 Transition-metal carbenes and alkylidenes are sometimes considered similar species with subtly different bonding and reactivities. Investigations into scandium and yttrium carbenes have raised questions about our understanding - and definition - of these widely used compounds. http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=22m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 =========================== ADVERTISEMENT =========================== Point of Care Testing This report explores the opportunities for POC testing provided by recent technology improvements, disease trends, and new marketing channels. It examines established and emerging health-related applications of POC diagnostics based on immunoassays, clinical chemistry, and nucleic acid testing. Within each market sector, leading companies, strategi es and products are examined. ===================================================================== ---------------------- CORRECTION ---------------------- Correction doi:10.1038/nchem.952 http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=21m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- PERSPECTIVE ---------------------- Exchange-enhanced reactivity in bond activation by metal-oxo enzymes and synthetic reagents Sason Shaik, Hui Chen and Deepa Janardanan doi:10.1038/nchem.943 Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=20m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=19m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 ---------------------- ARTICLES ---------------------- Control and imaging of O(1D2) precession Shiou-Min Wu et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.929 Larmor precession of a quantum mechanical angular momentum vector about an applied magnetic field forms the basis for NMR spectroscopy, MRI and a range of other important analytical techniques. This precessional motion has now been imaged for the first time, using velocity-map imaging in a model system of strongly polarized oxygen atoms. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=30m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=29m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Macroscopic self-assembly through molecular recognition Akira Harada et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.893 Specific molecular-recognition interactions are often used to build supramolecular architectures on very small length scales - typically those of molecules or macromolecules. Now, it has been shown that a host-guest system based on cyclodextrin rings and hydrocarbon groups can be used to direct the self-assembly of objects from macroscopic gel-based building blocks. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=28m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=27m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: News and Views by Steed http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=25m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Highly efficient photocatalytic oxygenation reactions using water as an oxygen source Shunichi Fukuzumi et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.905 Water is the most abundant oxygen source, and is used as such by nature in photosynthesis. Now, it has been shown that photocatalytic oxygenation of organic substrates proceeds efficiently with water as the oxygen source, a manganese(III) porphyrin oxygenation catalyst, and a ruthenium complex as a photocatalyst. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=43m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=42m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 The effect of isotopic substitution on the chirality of a self-assembled helix Seda Cantekin et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.889 Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides are known to self-assemble via intramolecular hydrogen bonding into helical columnar aggregates. Here it is shown that the introduction of a stereocentre by an isotopic substitution - replacing hydrogen for deuterium on the methylene groups next to the amide - is sufficient to direct the helicity of the formed aggregate. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=35m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=33m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Anion order in perovskite oxynitrides Minghui Yang et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.908 Oxynitrides of transition metals are emerging materials with useful properties and improved stability over corresponding nitrides, but a full understanding of their anion ordering has been lacking. Now, a neutron and electron diffraction study of the perovskites SrNbO2N and SrTaO2N reveals the chemical principles for anion order and their potential influence on materials properties. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=40m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=36m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Reversing the direction in a light-driven rotary molecular motor Nopporn Ruangsupapichat et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.872 Biological rotary motors can alter their mechanical function by changing the direction of rotary motion. Now, researchers have designed a synthetic light-driven rotary motor in which the direction of rotation can be reversed on command by changing the chirality of the molecular motor through base-induced epimerization. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=45m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=44m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Surface-assisted cyclodehydrogenation provides a synthetic route towards easily processable and chemically tailored nanographenes Matthias Treier et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.891 Large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or nanographenes have huge potential for organic electronics applications, but it is challenging to synthesize them in a controlled way. Now, a surface chemical route has been used to produce tailored nanographenes with atomically precise control over the final structure. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=47m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=46m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: News and Views by Martin-Gago http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=60m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Redox-responsive molecular helices with highly condensed -clouds Eisuke Ohta et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.900 Phenylene oligomers are shown to form left- and right-handed helices in solution, but a chiral symmetry-breaking process occurs on crystallization to give a non-racemic mixture of crystals that each contains only one enantiomer. One-electron oxidation of the oligomers suppresses the interconversion of the mirror-image helices in solution, locking-in one conformation and leading to chiral memory effects. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=59m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=58m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: News and Views by Yashima http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=57m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Guest-induced growth of a surface-based supramolecular bilayer Matthew O. Blunt et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.901 The self-assembly of planar molecules at interfaces can produce porous nanostructured surfaces that allow the selective trapping of guest molecules. By careful choice of both network and guest molecule it is possible to promote controlled, reversible growth perpendicular to the surface in the form of a molecular bilayer. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=55m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=54m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 See also: News and Views by de Feyter http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=53m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Rapid room-temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline spinels as oxygen reduction and evolution electrocatalysts Fangyi Cheng et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.931 Ceramic preparation of spinels - materials useful for a wide range of applications - requires complicated procedures and heat treatment over long periods. Now, it is shown that rapid synthesis of nanocrystalline Co-Mn-O spinels can be achieved under ambient conditions, and the resulting nanoparticles exhibit considerable catalytic activity towards the electrochemical oxygen reduction/evolution reactions. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=52m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=50m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Surface-mediated chain reaction through dissociative attachment Tingbin Lim et al. doi:10.1038/nchem.930 Chain-reactions could provide an alternative method for surface patterning. Now the chain reaction of CH3Cl molecules on a silicon surface has been observed to create lines that are made up of alternating CH3 groups and Cl atoms. The reactions are propagated through surface-mediated charge-transfer and have been studied using microscopy and ab initio theory. Abstract: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=48m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0 Article: http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=86m=36085526r=NDU1MzI2NDE3MwS2b=2j=ODk3MDQxMTUS1mt=1rt=0
The Fourth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2011) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments and applications in the areas of Computer Communications, Communication networks, Communication Software Communication Technologies and Applications, and other related themes. http://www.dirf.org/diwt/index.asp
1. 中国控制会议 http://CCC11.ytu.edu.cn/ 由中国自动化学会控制理论专业委员会组织召开的中国控制会议，现已成为有关控制理论与技术的国际性学术年会。 大会采用大会报告、公开讨论会、分组报告与张贴论文等形式进行学术交流。自2005年起会议论文集由ISTP(Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings)收录，自 2006年起会议论文集进入IEEE CPP(Conference Publications Program)，并被EI收录。第30届中国控制会议由烟台大学计算机学院、山东大学控制科学与工程学院联合承办，将于2011年7月在风景秀丽的烟台举行。我们热忱欢迎海内外广大同仁踊跃投稿参加本届大会，共同交流学术成果。征文范围如下: S1 系统理论与控制理论 S16 模式识别 S2 非线性系统及其控制 S17 控制设计方法 S3 复杂性与复杂系统理论 S18 遗传算法与演化计算 S4 分布参数系统 S19 运动控制 S5 混杂系统与 DEDS S20 智能机器人 S6 大系统 S21 分布式控制系统 S7 随机系统 S22 信息处理系统 S8 稳定性与镇定 S23 故障诊断 S9 建模、辨识与信号处理 S24 通讯网络系统 S10 最优控制与优化 S25 CIMS 与制造系统 S11 鲁棒控制与 H-inf 控制 S26 交通系统 S12 自适应控制与学习控制 S27 生物与生态系统 S13 变结构控制 S28 社会经济系统 S14 神经网络 S29 工业系统 S15 模糊系统与模糊控制 S30 其它 论文采用网上投稿，请登陆http://ccc.amss.ac.cn/pms/ 了解具体事宜并投稿。 大会设立关肇直优秀论文奖及张贴论文奖，申请办法和条例请查看控制理论专业委员会网页http://tcct.amss.ac.cn/或会议网页 http://ccc.amss.ac.cn/ 。 2. 2011 中国控制与决策会议(2011 CCDC) http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn/index_cn.html 2011 中国控制与决策会议(2011 CCDC) 将于 2011年5月23-25日 在 中国绵阳 举行。 会议由东北大学和IEEE新加坡工业电子分会主办，西南科技大学承办。 绵阳 是中国唯一的科技城，四川省区域中心城市、四川省副省会、四川省第二大 城市，素有富乐之乡、西部硅谷美誉的绵阳，是我国重要的国防科研和 电子工业生产基地，先后获得过联合国改善人居环境最佳范例奖 ( 迪拜奖 )、 国家环境保护模范城市、国家园林城市、国家卫生城市、国家文明卫生城市、 中国人居环境奖、中国最佳宜居城市等诸多荣誉，是国务院批准建设中国唯一的科技城。 2011CCDC 会议论文集英文论文由ISTP收录以及进人IEEE Xplore Data Base，并将被EI 检索，但中文论文只被ISTP收录。 PDF格式的征文通知可以从这里下载： Call for Papers 重要日期： 提交论文截止日期 2010年10月15日 录用通知日期 2011年01月01日 电子稿提交截止日期 2011年03月01日 作者注册截止日期 2011年03月01日 征文通知: 会议投稿者请于 2010年10月15日 前提交全文。 录用文章的作者需要注册并到会(也可自找他人)宣讲论文。 请登陆 http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn 了解具体事宜并投稿。同时也可以通过email向大会秘书（ secretary-ccdc@ise.neu.edu.cn ）咨询。 3. The18 th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) http://www.ifac2011.org/ Welcome to the website of the18 th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), which will be held in Milano, Italy, half a century after the 1 st memorable congress of Moscow (1960). The IFAC World Congress is the forum of excellence for the exploration of the frontiers in control science and technology, attended by a worldwide audience of scientists and engineers from academia and industry. It offers the most up-to-date and complete view of control techniques, with the widest coverage of application fields. Milano is a city of ancient origins and yet extremely modern, thanks to its vitality and capacity for change and renewal. New technology, cultural events, business, design and fashion combine with a tradition of warmth and hospitality. Leonardo da Vinci, its most renowned citizen, lived here for two decades in the 15 th Century, leaving an unforgettable heritage of engineering and artistic masterpieces, such as the Last Supper fresco. We look forward to welcoming our IFAC friends in Milano, for the 18 th IFAC World Congress. Timetable June 1, 2010 The submission site opens September 30, 2010 Deadline for the submission of: - full draft contributed/invited/industrial papers - invited session proposals - pre-congress tutorials and workshops proposals - panel discussion session proposals February 15, 2011 Notification of acceptance March 1, 2011 Preliminary program announcement March 31, 2011 Deadline for the final submission (papers can be uploaded only after payment of the registration fee) April 20, 2011 Final program announcement August 27-28, 2011 Pre-congress tutorials and workshops August 28, 2011 Congress opening August 29-Sept. 2, 2011 The 2011 IFAC World Congress Daily Schedule TIME SLOT Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:30 9:30 Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary 9:30 10:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:00 12:00 Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session 12:00 13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 13:30 15:30 Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session 15:30 16:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 16:00 18:00 Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Closing Ceremony and Farewell Reception 18:00 19:00 Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception Plenary Plenary Plenary 19:00 19:30 19:30 21:30 Banquet Registration information Registration for the 18 th IFAC World Congress will be opened on February 15, 2011 and remain open until the last day of the Conference. Please review the registration and refund policy carefully as refund penalties may apply. In case of any question about registration rates and/or refund policy, please contact the Organizing Secretariat (e-mail: info@ifac2011.org ). Registration fees February . 15 2011 - April 30, 2011 From May 1, 2011 Category Advance rate Late and on-site rate Paper uploads Conference banquet Proceedings CD-ROM Extra CD-ROM Regular 650,00 800,00 Allowed Not included 80,00 1 Included 40,00 Students 325,00 400,00 Allowed Not included 80,00 1 Included 40,00 Accompanying persons 120,00 150,00 Not applicable Not included 80,00 Not applicable Not applicable Authors are invited to submit individual contributions for regular papers, survey papers, industrial papers in any of the Congress Technical Areas . Proposals of invited sessions focusing on well-defined subjects of current or emerging interest are also solicited. All papers, session and panel proposals, pre-congress tutorials and workshops must be submitted electronically using the Conference Manuscript Management System (CMMS) . All submissions must be written in English, and only PDF files are accepted. All papers must be prepared in a two-column format in accordance with the IFAC manuscript style . The copyrights (in electronic form) of all papers are transferred to IFAC when the submission of the camera-ready form of accepted papers is completed. 4. The 8th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2011) will be held on May 15-18, 2011 at the Splendor Hotel, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. http://ascc2011.cn.nctu.edu.tw/ Important Dates Proposals for Invited Sessions 25 September 2010 16 October 2010 Submission of Regular and Invited Papers 15 October 2010 31 October 2010 Proposals for Workshops/Tutorials 30 November 2010 Notification of Acceptance 15 January 2011 Final Paper Submission Deadline 15 February 2011
Score Costs 2009 Total enrollment Fall 2009 Acceptance rate Compare Rank 1 Harvard University Cambridge , MA 100 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $38,416 19,411 7% Rank 2 Princeton University Princeton , NJ 99 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $36,640 7,592 10% Rank 3 Yale University New Haven , CT 98 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $38,300 11,593 8% Rank 4 Columbia University New York , NY 93 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $43,304 24,230 10% Rank 5 Stanford University Stanford , CA 92 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $39,201 18,498 8% Rank 5 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia , PA 92 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,514 19,311 18% Rank 7 California Institute of Technology Pasadena , CA 91 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $36,282 2,130 15% Rank 7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge , MA 91 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $39,212 10,384 11% Rank 9 Dartmouth College Hanover , NH 90 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,437 5,987 13% Rank 9 Duke University Durham , NC 90 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,472 14,350 19% Rank 9 University of Chicago Chicago , IL 90 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $41,091 12,332 27% Rank 12 Northwestern University Evanston , IL 89 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,247 18,834 27% Rank 13 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore , MD 86 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,680 20,483 27% Rank 13 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis , MO 86 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,374 13,575 22% Rank 15 Brown University Providence , RI 85 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,820 8,574 11% Rank 15 Cornell University Ithaca , NY 85 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $39,666 20,633 19% Rank 17 Rice University Houston , TX 82 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $33,771 5,663 22% Rank 17 Vanderbilt University Nashville , TN 82 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $39,932 12,506 20% Rank 19 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 81 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $39,919 11,816 29% Rank 20 Emory University Atlanta , GA 80 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $39,158 12,930 30% Rank 21 Georgetown University Washington , DC 77 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $40,203 16,437 20% Rank 22 University of California--Berkeley Berkeley , CA 76 2010-2011 In-state: $10,868; Out-of-state: $33,747 35,843 22% Rank 23 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh , PA 74 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $41,940 11,443 36% Rank 23 University of Southern California Los Angeles , CA 74 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $41,022 34,824 24% Rank 25 University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles , CA 73 2010-2011 In-state: $10,781; Out-of-state: $33,660 39,984 22% http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-universities-rankings/page+2
The 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC) will take place in Germany from Sunday, 11th to Thursday, 15th of September 2011, in the Kurhaus of Wiesbaden. It is organized under the sponsorship of the Electric Rocket Propulsion Society as a forum for researchers, developers, managers and students in the field of electric propulsion for spacecraft. IEPC provides the perfect forum to present findings in the field of electric propulsion and an unequalled opportunity to learn of the latest developments, meet with colleagues and establish new business contacts. The 2011 edition is planned as a return of the IEPC to Germany after more than 20 years (1988, Garmisch-Partenkirchen). It foresees an exciting technical programme with up to 80 technical sessions. IEPC-2011 is organized by the 1st physics institute of the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen where basic and applied research in the field of radiofrequency ion thrusters has been carried out since 1962. An exhibition space of approx. 3000 sqm is available. All the main halls can be used for exhibitions and are linked on a single level, ideal for related exhibitions and conferences. Das Kurhaus, the congress centre of Wiesbaden is a stunning location for balls and conferences. Its facilities, equipment and services are of the highest standard. This historic centre's advantages include: one of Europe's oldest and most beautiful casinos; magnificent foyer for receptions; parkland setting; outdoor restaurant service on terraces and in beer garden; first-class hotels within walking distance; public car park and car park in the vicinity. Call for Papers Abstract submission for IEPC-2011 will be open from October 2010 until March 2011. Papers are invited in all fields of electric propulsion, such as: Hall Thrusters Ion Thrusters Field Emission and Colloid Thrusters MPD Thrusters Resistojets/Arcjets Other electrothermal, electromagnetic or electrostatic thruster concepts Innovative or advanced electric propulsion systems Propellants Power sources Spacecraft electric propulsion interaction Non-propulsive applications The deadline for abstract submission will be the 26th of March 2011. http://www.iepc-2011.de/
This is the perfect time to introduce Aloha shirt , because in November 2009, President Obama selected his home state of Hawaii as the site of the main APEC 2011 meetings. What do I know about Aloha shirt ? Actually a lot, since I have lived in Hawaii for nearly 10 years. On the other hand, why bother to write something where there is a good piece to steal from the Net? I know wikipedia sometimes is not accurate, but this one on Aloha_shirt is better than anything I can put together. So I will just underline the parts I think are the most important: The Aloha shirt is a style of dress shirt originating in Hawaii . It is currently the premier textile export of the Hawaii manufacturing industry. The shirts are printed, mostly short-sleeved, and collared. They usually have buttons, sometimes as a complete button-down shirt, and sometimes just down to the chest (pullover). Aloha shirts usually have a left chest pocket sewn in to make the printed pattern continuous. Aloha shirts may be worn by men or women; women's aloha shirts usually have a lower-cut, v-neck style. The lower hem is straight, as the shirts are not meant to be tucked in. Aloha shirts exported to the mainland United States and elsewhere are called Hawaiian shirts and often brilliantly colored with floral patterns or generic Polynesian motifs and are worn as casual, informal wear. Traditional men's aloha shirts manufactured for local Hawaiian residents are usually adorned with traditional Hawaiian quilt designs, tapa designs, and simple floral patterns in more muted colors. Contemporary aloha shirts may have prints that do not feature any traditional Hawaiian quilt or floral designs and instead may have such elements as automobiles, drinks, sports team logos, or other elements arranged in the same pattern as a traditional aloha shirt. Aloha shirts manufactured for local consumption are considered formal wear in business and government , and thus are regarded as equivalent to a shirt, coat, and tie (generally impractical in the warmer climate of Hawaii) in all but the most formal of settings. These shirts often are printed on the interior, resulting in the muted color on the exterior, and are called reverse print; this is often mistaken for the shirt being worn inside-out . If you want the best Aloha shirt , go for Tori Richard or Reyn's.
Obviously, its one of the Obama Effects. APEC, or the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, is the premier forum for Asia-Pacific economies to cooperate on regional trade and investment issues. APECs annual meetings are hosted each year by a different member economy, and 2011 marks the first time since the first meeting convened on Blake Island, Wash., in 1993 that the United States is serving as the host. In November, President Obama selected his home state of Hawaii as the site of the main APEC 2011 meetings. To learn more, go to http://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=3535
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