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- Industry Insider: Micron Technology, Inc.Pritchard, Jessica (Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)Micron Technology, Inc., founded by Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman in 1978, stands as one of the leading international providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, producing various semiconductor devices.Such devices include DRAM (dynamic random access memory) components, flash components, and CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensors.With a strong focus on materials research, Micron continues to create next generation digital technology, pushing the boundaries of new imaging technology.In fact, Micron continues to hire recent graduates from around the country in materials related fields including chemical, electrical, computer, and materials engineering, as well as physics, and with their help, created one of the industry’s first 1.7 micron-pixel image sensors.
- Nanotechnology: An Outsider’s PerspectivePritchard, Jessica (Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006-09-22)Many theorize what the future holds, complete with cliché flying cars and robotic maids, but what if those seemingly imaginary theories became real?Imagine a doctor planning your surgery using a microscopic robot to get into those hardto-reach parts of your body, or better yet—eating a hamburger or hot dog made from your daily garbage.As crazy and futuristic as it may sound, nanotechnology may hold the key to advancing society into a whole new age of technology.Like most sciences, though, there is a flip side:science at such a tiny level, 10-9 meters to be exact, has as many potential dangers as it does advantages.
- Solar Houses: You know you want onePritchard, Jessica (Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008-03-20)Amidst an unceasingly intricate political agenda lies what many consider a grave and often ignored issue:global warming.It would be naïve to overlook the current international political and financial demands, but few can refute global warming’s ever-increasing presence looming on the horizon.Fortunately, technological developments have brought about more affordable alternative energy sources, though most still require a fairly steep investment.I stress the term investment because alternative energy sources aren’t something you can purchase with those ten hours of overtime last week, but thinking in the long-term, imagine the benefits that will come from your green steps into the future.