Tag Archives: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RFID Post-It

Posted on 5 May 2008 by Rick Mason

RFID, which stands for Radio Frequency Identification, is currently the leading edge in managing inventories  and supply chains of items in a variety of industries, as well as acting as a personal identification device.  It is used in many situations, … Continue reading →

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Open Courseware at MIT

Posted on 11 June 2007 by Rick Mason

There is a great overview of the history and current status of the Open CourseWare (OCW) project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Of interest is the discussion on why to spend millions of dollars to provide free access to … Continue reading →

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Johns Hopkins Open Courseware translated to Chinese

Posted on 28 November 2006 by Rick Mason

The open coursework offered by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been translated into Chinese and made available for study in China. The effort was headed by Lucifer Chu (perhaps best known for translating The Lord of the … Continue reading →

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