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GLENDALE, AZ A new radar technology for traffic signals, being tested in Glendale, takes the guesswork out of yellow lights and aims to prevent red-light running crashes.

Every driver has been in the dilemma zone before, the spot in the road where it's unclear how to respond when the traffic signal turns yellow.

"The driver ends up having to decide whether to risk running a red light or getting rear-ended by pressing hard on the brake," said Glendale City Traffic Engineer Tony Abbo.

A few weeks ago, Glendale installed Wavetronix Continuous Tracking Advance Detectors at 63rd Avenue and Peoria Avenue.

"This technology sees a vehicle as it's coming right through from when the time it enters the dilemma zone until the time it leaves the dilemma zone," explained Abbo. "It's making continuous calculations for the possibility of extending that green phase."

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Using radar, the Wavetronix devices detect whether any approaching drivers don't have plenty of time to stop, and they hold the traffic signal on the green light until the driver can safely pass through the intersection.

The detectors can repeat the cycle, holding the green several times for several cars. The system will eventually time out even if there is a car in the dilemma zone, so cross-traffic can move.

"By looking at the crash data before and looking at the crash data after, if we see an improvement, we'll definitely know that we've had success," Abbo said.

The 'hold the green' technology could be especially important in Glendale. An ABC15 Investigators analysis of ADOT red-light-crash data in major Valley cities found Glendale had the worst frequency per capita. ABC15 calculated 95 crashes per 100,000 residents last year.

In 2019, the AAA Foundation found more people died in red-light crashes in Arizona per capita than any other state.

Glendale traffic engineers say they may eventually install Wavetronix sensors on all their major arterials, including Bell Road, Glendale Avenue, and Camelback Road, to make your commute easier and hopefully safer.

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Blockchain technology may make it easier to track and report emission reductions

The mighty blockchain technology is not just the bedrock of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. The technology - in simple terms, a decentralised publicly distributed ledger consisting of blocks which record transactions - is also being seen as an important tool in managing the carbon markets.

The overwhelming reason being the transparency and safety that the technology provides.

In fact, a 2019 research paper, Application of Blockchain In Carbon Trading', while noting that many features of the carbon market is similar to blockchain mechanism, reiterated that the technology can make carbon trading safe and reliable, efficient and convenient, and open and inclusive.

Carbon markets is the latest buzzword, thanks to the recently-concluded COP26 Summit. After years of negotiations, a deal setting the rules for carbon markets has been reached at the COP26 meeting. The deal, as Reuters notes, will help in "unlocking trillions of dollars" to combat climate change.

Carbon markets, which aim to eventually reduce greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, allow buying and selling of "credits" that permit an entity (companies or countries) to emit certain amounts of carbon dioxide. In other words, the market allows developing countries like India to sell carbon credits it has earned by switching to less-polluting technologies and rich countries to buy credits to offset their own emissions.

"There is scope for this (use of blockchain) because blockchain can ensure transparency in transactions. There have been concerns about double counting, which it can address, says Manjari Chandra, Climate Offset Projects, Portfolio Manager, VNV Advisory Services. Double counting that Chandra refers to is a situation where two countries in a transaction claim the same emission reduction to fulfil their national climate targets.

Blockchain technology can also make it easier to track and report emission reductions, notes Raj Kapoor, Founder, Indian Blockchain Alliance.

Recently, SDG Exchange, a global exchange for carbon credits, launched a global carbon marketplace which is blockchain-enabled, transparent, third-party verified, and compliant to Article 6 of the 2015 Paris Agreement. All sorts of transactions in the system are in public records via an immutable distributed ledger - records that can remain unchanged. Interestingly, the transactions in the marketplace can be completed through fiat currency, Bitcoin or Ethereum (cryptocurrencies).

Theoretically, the use of blockchain has many advantages, including the ability to enforce commitments upon entities through smart contracts. Yet, the reality is more complex.

While blockchain ensures that once-recorded data is tamper-resistant, it can do little to ensure that the data brought onto the blockchain can be trusted, Kapoor says, adding that powerful countries or companies might be unwilling to participate in a system that makes broken promises transparent.

Another major issue, flagged by Chandra, is that blockchain technology itself is energy-intensive and thus counterproductive for a mechanism that is being used for trading in emission reduction units.

However, some blockchain platforms like Corda and Fabric are considered energy-sober compared to Ethereum or Bitcoin, largely because the former two validate transactions through a consensus method (digital signatures) and not through mining.

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The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) hosted the virtualconference Digital Health Technology and Regulation DuringCOVID-19 and Beyond, November 9-10, 2021.

Morrison & Foerster's Stacy Cline Amin and Bethany Hillsled panel discussions during the two-day conference. StacyCline Amin, who served on the conference planning committee,moderated a panel discussion on congressional perspectives andconsiderations in the digital health space. Bethany Hillsparticipated on a panel discussion on evolutions in telehealthregulation and reimbursement, with a focus on recent developmentsin 2021.

Below are key topics and takeaways discussed during thepanels.

This panel featured senior staff from both of the FDA'scommittees of jurisdiction, the Senate Health Committee and theSenate Finance Committee, the House Energy & CommerceCommittee, as well as senior staff who led the negotiations for the21st Century Cures Act.

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A walk in the park could soon include getting real-time measurements of pollutants in the air and updated walking routes to avoid the most toxic ones, all while wearing a gadget the size of a smartwatch.

With the support of a $2.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Oakland University are teaming up to develop wearable technology able to identify particulate matter pollution such as soot and toxic metals generated by cars, trucks and industrial sources.

When we look at the global burden of disease, particulate matter is by far the biggest driver of premature deaths from exposure to air pollution, said Tim Dvonch, associate professor of environmental health sciences at U-Ms School of Public Health.

Until now, most research required big and expensive outdoor monitors or several-pound devices workers use in occupational settings, he said.

Some of the most vulnerable people to adverse effects from air pollution exposure happen to be children, pregnant women and women of childbearing age, he said. Having an easily wearable device would help monitor the air theyre exposed to, and hopefully provide healthier alternatives in near real time.

Dvonch said the team first started working in wearable technology in 2013 to detect pollutant gases but are now focusing on particulate matter, given that its responsible for an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year, according to new air quality guidelines published in September by the World Health Organization. Thats roughly one in nine deaths globally.

Air pollution and, specifically, airborne particulate matter has a huge impact on health, on respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, and its also associated with a number of other adverse health outcomes, Dvonch said.

Vulnerable populations include prenatal exposures, young children and the elderly, and we know it also disproportionately affects communities of lower socioeconomic status and communities of color who may live near air pollution sources like motor vehicle traffic, incinerators, refineries or power plants.

Within the team, Andrew Mason, a professor at MSUs College of Engineering, focuses on developing the microscale sampling device, while Xiangqun Zeng, professor of chemistry at Oakland University, is developing the chemical sensor technology.

Once the device is developed, Dvonch and the U-M team will oversee field-testing it in communities in metro Detroit, measuring it against existing monitors for accuracy and designing walking maps throughout neighborhoods that are known to have variable levels of air quality, to further evaluate the device.

Many of the pollutants that affect hearts, lungs and brains are invisible to human eyes. And many of the current technologies used to monitor air pollution take days or weeks to collect and process data.

Thats helpful for epidemiological studies, but it doesnt tell you whats going on today, Mason said.

Adding a network of wearable devices would provide unprecedented data about air quality over space and time, helping inform policies and interventions to help protect the most vulnerable, the researchers said.

But developing those devices is no small feat. The research team will need to build technology that can count particles, characterize what each particle is made of, and also determine particle size down to nanometer scale.

On top of all that, the team has challenged itself to become the first to fit such technology into something the size of a wristwatch.

Currently, there is no personal monitoring device available because of the complexity, Zeng said. The most exciting aspect of this project is its significance and innovation.

Dvonch said it will be a challenge to accomplish all of the project goals, but the project team is very organized and efficient, and I expect this will allow us to overcome the challenges we may face.

Not only will the developed monitoring devices from our project be applicable to assessing air pollution exposures across many parts of the globe, importantly, our project will be able to test, evaluate and begin to address these particulate matter exposure issues right here in Michigan communities, he said.

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that it will participate in Credit Suisses 25th Annual Technology Conference.

F5s presentation will be webcast live beginning at 12:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Interested attendees can access the live webcast via the Investor Relations section of f5.com or via this link. An archived version of the webcast will be available on F5s Investor Relations page.

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F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) is a multi-cloud application security and delivery company that enables our customerswhich include the worlds largest enterprises, financial institutions, service providers, and governmentsto bring extraordinary digital experiences to life. For more information, go to f5.com. You can also follow @F5 on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies.

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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday called upon all stakeholders to focus on promoting Information Technology (IT) in all districts of the State.

Speaking at the CII CONNECT 2021 Conference, Mr. Stalin said, As you are aware, I have set a target that Tamil Nadu should reach $1 trillion in economic output by 2030. The outcome of the conference should help achieve the target.

He also requested participants to give suggestions for creating a complete technological ecosystem in Tamil Nadu, which the government was ready to implement.

The DMK Government is working towards making Tamil Nadu the number one investment destination in India, he said, adding that he wished the conference would bring new investments in the field of IT and make Tamil Nadu a leading State in the field.

Since 2000, the Tamil Nadu Government and the Confederation of Indian Industry have been jointly organising the Connect conference and exhibition.

CONNECT has brought many new developments in the field of Information and Communication Technology to Tamil Nadu, he said.

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StoreDot, a pioneer of XFC technology, whose investors include BP, Daimler AG, TDK and Samsung, has revolutionized the conventional lithium-ion battery by designing a battery cell based on a silicon-dominant anode with its proprietary synthesized compounds. The XFC technology overcomes the major barrier that currently prevents consumers from adopting electric vehicles - range and charging anxiety.

"We are extremely excited by the prospects of this partnership with Group14. This partnership will give StoreDot the potential to accelerate the time to market of our XFC cells and reduce battery cost which can eventually be passed onto customers," said Dr. Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO and co-founder. "It supports our mission of making it easier for consumers to adopt zero-emissions electric vehicles, contributing to a cleaner net-zero world."

Silicon has been pursued extensively as the promising battery chemistry that enables greater energy density. The commercial leader in lithium-silicon battery materials, Group14's proprietary technology complements StoreDot's XFC technology in EV batteries as a solution to overcome known range and charging anxiety.

Group14 counts SK materials, ATL, BASF, Showa Denko and Cabot Corporation as partners in its mission to deliver on the electrification of everything from consumer electronics to EVs and more. With commercial-scale Battery Active Materials factories in the U.S. and South Korea the latter as part of its joint venture with SK materials Group14 is poised to deliver quantities of its mass-market product SCC55 required to meet the demand from the automotive industry.

"As we scale new technologies to meet growing demand in the EV sector, one factor we cannot overlook is the importance of lowering the barrier to entry to EV ownership," said Rick Luebbe, CEO and co-founder of Group14 Technologies. "We see the partnership with StoreDot as a union of the best of both worlds: high energy density and extreme fast charging, both critical elements of the electrification equation that consumers are demanding. With a solution that addresses both of these concerns, we now can forge a pathway to the electrification of everything."

About Group14 Technologies Founded in 2015 to enable the coming electrification of everything, Group14's battery materials breakthrough brings new levels of energy performance to lithium-ion-powered devices and vehicles. Recognized by the Department of Energy for its novel, drop-in ready nanomaterials and reliable industrial-scale process, Group14 serves the global transition to an all-electric future with performance for any use case. Company investors include Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), BASF, Cabot Corporation, Showa Denko and SK materials. Visit us at http://www.group14.technology.

About StoreDot StoreDot is a pioneer and leader of extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries that overcome the critical barrier to mainstream EV adoption range and charging anxiety. The company has revolutionized the conventional Li-ion battery by designing and synthesizing proprietary organic and inorganic compounds, making it possible to fully charge an EV in just five minutes the same time it takes to refuel a conventional combustion engine vehicle. StoreDot's battery technology is optimized for best driver experience with XFC in Li-ion batteries, as well as future technologies for extreme energy-density (XED). StoreDot's strategic investors include BP, Daimler, Samsung Ventures and TDK.

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Getting IT help thats right for your business needs can bea challenge, and over the years, Commodore and Kelly Patrick have encounteredthis first-hand.

Thats why the Bellingham couple, with 20 years ofexperience in their respective industriesCommodore in IT services and Kelly insmall business managementjoined forces to create Summit IT Solutions, alocal company providing friendly, flexible, and personalized IT services tosmall and medium-sized businesses in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.

This includes traditional IT services like server,network and workstationmanagement and security, aswell as wirelesssolutions, hosted email management and spam filtering, andother custom services.

I want to make IT services approachable for small businesses in a friendly, transparent way, says Commodore, who got his IT start working with Unix and Linux operating systems while in the United States Marines Corps. After concluding his military service, Commodore continued in IT, working for Intel and several managed services providers in the Portland, Oregon area.

Kelly, whose previous business management experience included managing several small businesses and a decade managing an REI store, is focused on the customer service and business management side of Summit.

Together, theyre a unique and powerful team with a desireto help provide quality IT service in the beautiful community they love to callhome.

We dont see our services as being just IT, says Kelly.Our services have the ability to help the independent business owners andnon-profits of Bellingham flourish.

The Patricks take pride in their flexible anddetail-oriented methods of IT service, doing their best to really listen toclients needs and wants. They strive to work within budgets and are willing towork with all manner of customers unique circumstances and business structures,helping them build la carte service plans. In the eventtheyre unable to help a client, theyre happy to refer them to other resourcesthat can.

In short, the couple takes their unique approach to ITservices seriously because they genuinely care about the individuals andbusinesses that make up the Whatcom County community.

We care if our clients are stressed out because payroll isdue and the printer doesnt work, says Kelly. We care if there is anetworking issue that adversely affects a client. We also care if our clients businesses growand flourish. We want them to besuccessful, and we know we can provide services to help them grow and plan forthe future.

And while technology is inherently expensive, Summit ITSolutions is committed to up-front pricing forthe small to medium-sized businesses and non-profits that make this region sounique. At Summit, the goal is to get what you pay forthe services you needfor problem solving, proactive business planning, and the technology needed foryour future.

With remote work and home offices becomingincreasingly prevalent in the age of COVID-19, Summit IT Services also offers remote workstationhosting, allowing access to company data and applications in aremote cloud for maximum flexibility.

The whole set-up of the traditional office and thetraditional cubicle is changing, and thats changing how we work withtechnology, Kelly says. If someone wants to work on their QuickBooks report intheir pajamas on their couch, or while waiting to pick up their kids fromschool, Summit is ready to make it possible.

In addition to providing critical and affordable ITservices for local businesses, the Patricks also hope to use their business togive back to this community they so cherish. They plan to refurbish oldercomputers and IT supplies for those in need, whether individuals or smallbusiness owners short on cash for start-up technology. Affordable or freelaptops and networking equipment, Kelly says, can make a world of difference inhelping people and businesses get off the ground.

Donating equipment is just the beginning, says Kelly, whobelieves this way of giving back should be the bare minimum any IT company cando for its community. Yes, we want to donate used computer and networkingequipment to help support our community and protect the environment.Butwe also want to be so much more than that.

ThePatricks plan to join a mentorship program for IT students at Whatcom CommunityCollege and, both avid outdoors lovers, are looking for ways to support themaintenance of local trail systems. Additionally, Commodore wants to join aSearch and Rescue team and also support resources for at-risk youth.

Of course, Summit IT Solutions wouldnt be complete withoutits mascots: the Patricks dogs, Robie and Hank. The two pooches are, Kellysays, an always enthusiastic and ever-present part of their company. Animalshold a special place in Kellys heart, as she currently volunteers for Animalsas Natural Therapy.

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So, if friendly, professional IT service from passionateand knowledgeable people sounds appealing, Summit IT Solutions could be theperfect fit for your business.

We take a ton of pride in what we do, both from the quality of our work to how we approach and communicate with our clients, Kelly says. We are so excited to work in an area where people take pride in something. Its an extraordinary opportunity for us.

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We can all agree that nationwide access to high speed, reliable broadband service is critical. While connecting the unconnected has always been important, its urgency became even more evident during the pandemic when much of our work, education, socialization and even health care occurred online. In response to this need, the Biden administrations infrastructure legislation allocates tens of billions of dollars for funding high-speed broadband service for everyone in the United States, no matter where they are located. If the government is not careful about how it proceeds, it could waste tens of billions of dollars repeating mistakes of the past.

Today, a range of technologies terrestrial and non-terrestrial, wireless and wired provide reliable high-speed broadband. Yet some policymakers are seeking, unnecessarily, to limit the use of infrastructure funds to support only broadband fiber deployment. That is a costly mistake that could leave many users without access to high-speed internet for many years, or perpetually. Any funding made available through the infrastructure package must be technology neutral for four practical reasons:

By adopting a technology-neutral broadband infrastructure funding scheme, congress and the administration can avoid well-documented pitfalls and outcomes contrary to desired goals of broadband expansion. Only by doing so will they fulfill the objective of delivering timely, affordable broadband services to U.S. residents nationwide.

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Although companies have adopted technology to automate roles, maximize productivityand add more intelligence to their work, were still missing a piece of the puzzle. Sprinkle diversity and inclusion on that, and the result is diverse intelligence, which fosters innovation and creativity and skyrockets the companys profitability.

Did you know that the most diverse companies are now more likely than ever to outperform less diverse peers on profitability?

Diversity has been a hot topic over the last few years and has gathered favorable responses. The importance of diversity in business cannot be overestimated: About 70% of diverse companies are better positioned to capture new markets.

The reality is, a diverse environment is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation as diverse people from different cultures, backgrounds, orientations, digital viewsand creative spirits come together to make it work. Now, isnt that a good recipe for maximum technological development?

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It's time to rethink the way we do business and re-strategize.

We keep affirming that there is beauty in diversity. So, intuitively, we already know that diversity matters, especially in business. Diversity and inclusion in the workplace have gone beyond being politically correct and following the crowd. Over the years, it has becomeno longer just about age, genderand race, but also about hiring a vast range of talents to pump more value. Homogeneous environments cannot foster creativity, variety, innovationand empathy in ways that diverse onesdo.

Diversity brings innovation and creates a more prosperous work environment. This explains why Singapore ranks highest in the world for digital readiness and is currently recognized as the worlds most technology-ready country. Singapore is a multicultural melting pot, and this diversity has served as an asset for the small island, adding massive value through innovation and disruptive technologies. Itswell-integrated populace values meritocracy over race, genderand religion.Diversity is not just a concept: It'san asset for both businesses and their employees.

Money makes the world go roundwhile technology makes businesses survive and outlive expectations. Imagine a company in this current generation without investment in technological infrastructures such as computers, automation tools and virtual-meeting platforms. What are the odds that such a business would survive?

The role of technology in business has become indispensable to modern-day companies. Multinational companies like Amazon and Apple and small companies worldwide increasingly rely on technology to drive innovation, strategy, growthand competitive advantage.

Technology in business boosts employees creativity andimproves communication. Seamless communication platforms such as Slack and other customer-relationship platforms create personalized business experiences for your customers. For example, Salesforce can better connect with your customers, track their activity across your platform, automate some valuable messages via chatbots and market to them incredibly effectively.

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An aspect of technology thats currently transforming the face of digital marketing is artificial intelligence. With AI, you can automate learning customer behavior and generate insights that help you in targeted marketing and improve your ROI by 22%.

It seems technology alone has got all bases covered, which leaves us with the question: Whats the connection between diversity and technology in maximizing profitability in business?

The most recent trend in large companies is a little progress in adopting diversity and inclusion among the workforce. A study by McKinsey shows that companies with the most diverse workforce, including the executive teams, outperform their peers in profitability by 33%. The study also reports that these outperforming companies in the top-quartile gender-diverse companies have more women in line roles than staff roles, which has resulted in outright financial outperformance.

One of the biggest reasons diversity and tech result in higher profitability is that technology needs a firm foundation and organization. This means a great company culture that harnesses talent across the horizons to ensure varied ways of creating new ideas and developing unique solutions and products.

Diversity and team performance are closely linked. The idea behind the increased diversity and higher performing teams is that the more diverse the team, the more it reflects its target audience.

There have been cases of selectivity in some tech products, which has resulted in the products serving only a homogeneous audience. Having a diverse executive team would prevent this mistake as the team factors in all elements. As a result, the organization can become more empathetic, understanding and, ultimately, create a better user experience to foster loyalty that drives long-term profitability.

Related:MostTechCompanies Are Going AboutDiversityAll Wrong

Diversity isnt just about ticking the box. And effectively investing in technological infrastructures requires an excellent teamfor maximum innovation.Diversity and technology are both assets to society and businesses.

With a diverse team in place, companies can have the much-needed perspective to better understand customers evolving needs. Businesses are not just companies outside a society. Instead, theyre a part of the society they should mirror to cultivate innovation through diverse creative perspective.

Dont miss out on emerging technology, and dont forget that businesses need a healthy company culture for innovation to thrive.

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