A Meeting of the Minds

I can’t wait for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to kick off in only 10 days. It is always incredible to see more than 1,500 of the world’s smartest young scientists to gather in one place at one … Continue reading

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Energy and Carbon Savings on Campus – and the winner is….

I’d like to use this Earth Day opportunity to congratulate one of the heroes in the eco-technology movement: the University of Maine at Farmington. During the past month, the non-profit Climate Savers Computing Initiative (which was co-founded by Intel) sponsored … Continue reading

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Craig Barrett on Governments Fostering Innovation Economies

Recently I traveled to China and Vietnam where I met with government leaders to discuss education policy, telecom liberalization and the need to include IT in national stimulus packages. This was my 15th trip to China and 4th trip to … Continue reading

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Thanks to Intel employees, the check IS in the mail

Intel employees have earned more than $4 million dollars for 1,400 non profits and non-governmental agencies through the Intel Foundation’s matching grant program. For more than a decade, Intel has had a program under which schools can receive grants from … Continue reading

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What do an iPhone, a Toyota SUV and a Classmate PC have in common?

They are part of the winning solutions in Intel’s Inspire*Empower challenge. The iPhone (or any camera-enabled smartphone, pda or netbook) can be made into an online microscope to be used in monitoring infectious diseases. The Toyota is the wheels of … Continue reading

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Click to Support the Intel Small Things Challenge

Click here and Intel will donate 25 cents to Save the Children and kiva.org to support education and economic development. It’s free and it’s easy! We need 300,000 clicks by June 30th to generate the maximum $75,000 donation this quarter. … Continue reading

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Wanted: Ideas for Energy Efficient Data Centers

As I mentioned in my blog last week, there are many ways for people to get involved in helping create a more sustainable future. My family and I had a great time “powering down” during worldwide Earth Hour last Saturday … Continue reading

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