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The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 700 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004.
The QS rankings were originally published in publication with Times Higher Education from 2004 to 2009 as the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. In 2010, Times Higher Education and QS ended their collaboration. QS assumed sole publication of the existing methodology, while Times Higher Education created a new ranking methodology, published as Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
The QS rankings were originally published in publication with Times Higher Education from 2004 to 2009 as the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. In 2010, Times Higher Education and QS ended their collaboration. QS assumed sole publication of the existing methodology, while Times Higher Education created a new ranking methodology, published as Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
| Rank | School Name | Country | Size | Research | Focus | Score |
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| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States | M | VH | CO | 100.00 |
| 2 | Stanford University | United States | L | VH | FC | 83.00 |
| 3 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | United States | XL | VH | FC | 83.00 |
| 4 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | L | VH | FC | 73.00 |
| 5 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | United States | S | VH | CO | 68.00 |
| 6 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | L | VH | FC | 67.00 |
| 7 | The University of Tokyo | Japan | L | VH | FC | 64.00 |
| 8 | ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | Switzerland | L | VH | FO | 62.00 |
| 9= | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | XL | VH | FC | 59.00 |
| 9= | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | L | VH | FC | 59.00 |
| 11 | Tsinghua University | China | L | VH | FC | 58.00 |
| 12 | Carnegie Mellon University | United States | M | VH | FC | 55.00 |
| 13 | Georgia Institute of Technology | United States | L | VH | CO | 54.00 |
| 14 | University of Toronto | Canada | XL | VH | FC | 54.00 |
| 15 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | United States | XL | VH | FC | 53.00 |
| 16 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | United States | XL | VH | FC | 53.00 |
| 17 | Kyoto University | Japan | L | VH | FC | 50.00 |
| 18 | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | L | VH | FO | 49.00 |
| 19= | Cornell University | United States | L | VH | FC | 46.00 |
| 19= | University of Michigan | United States | XL | VH | FC | 46.00 |
| 21 | Princeton University | United States | M | VH | CO | 45.00 |
| 22 | Harvard University | United States | L | VH | FC | 45.00 |
| 23 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | M | VH | FO | 45.00 |
| 24 | KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology | Korea, South | M | VH | CO | 44.00 |
| 25 | The University of Manchester | United Kingdom | XL | VH | FC | 44.00 |
| 26 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong | M | VH | CO | 43.00 |
| 27 | University of Texas at Austin | United States | XL | VH | FC | 43.00 |
| 28 | Purdue University | United States | XL | VH | FC | 43.00 |
| 29 | McGill University | Canada | L | VH | FC | 43.00 |
| 30 | University of British Columbia | Canada | XL | VH | FC | 42.00 |
| 31 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Switzerland | M | VH | FO | 42.00 |
| 32 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | XL | VH | FC | 42.00 |
| 33 | Peking University | China | L | VH | FC | 41.00 |
| 34 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) | United States | L | VH | FC | 41.00 |
| 35 | École Polytechnique | France | S | VH | CO | 39.00 |
| 36= | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Singapore | L | VH | CO | 39.00 |
| 36= | Technische Universität München | Germany | L | VH | FO | 39.00 |
| 38 | Seoul National University | Korea, South | L | VH | FC | 38.00 |
| 39= | Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen | Germany | XL | HI | FC | 38.00 |
| 39= | University of Waterloo | Canada | L | VH | CO | 38.00 |
| 41 | National Taiwan University (NTU) | Taiwan | XL | VH | FC | 38.00 |
| 42 | The University of New South Wales | Australia | XL | VH | FC | 38.00 |
| 43 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | L | VH | FC | 37.00 |
| 44 | The University of Sydney | Australia | XL | VH | FC | 37.00 |
| 45 | Australian National University | Australia | M | VH | CO | 36.00 |
| 46 | University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | L | VH | FC | 36.00 |
| 47 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) | India | M | VH | CO | 35.00 |
| 48 | Technische Universität Berlin | Germany | L | VH | CO | 35.00 |
| 49 | Universität Karlsruhe | Germany | L | VH | CO | 34.00 |
| 50 | Eindhoven University of Technology | Netherlands | M | VH | FO | 34.00 |
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Images above: The above photos show the flight control room known as FCR-1 as it appeared back in 1968, and as it debuts this week as the main center for flight control of the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA
International Space Station flight controllers are now operating from the new mission control room. The new station room was first commissioned as one of two flight control rooms at Johnson Space Center in 1965. It has been updated to increase technical capabilities and available workspace for the station team as they embark on a series of tasks as complex as any in the history of human spaceflight.
Station flight controllers relocated Oct. 7 to the new control room, which has 20 consoles, liquid crystal displays, three giant display screens and more space in general for safety and comfort.
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Images above: The above photos show the flight control room known as FCR-1 as it appeared back in 1968, and as it debuts this week as the main center for flight control of the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA
International Space Station flight controllers are now operating from the new mission control room. The new station room was first commissioned as one of two flight control rooms at Johnson Space Center in 1965. It has been updated to increase technical capabilities and available workspace for the station team as they embark on a series of tasks as complex as any in the history of human spaceflight.
Station flight controllers relocated Oct. 7 to the new control room, which has 20 consoles, liquid crystal displays, three giant display screens and more space in general for safety and comfort.
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The Indian Institutes of Technology (Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, IITs) are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties, framework for governance etc.[1] They were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India. IITs are listed as societies under the Indian Societies Registration Act.
The 1961 act lists seven institutes, which are, in order of establishment, IIT Kharagpur in Kharagpur (1950; as IIT 1951[2]), IIT Bombay in Mumbai (1958), IIT Madras in Chennai (1959), IIT Kanpur in Kanpur (1959), IIT Delhi in New Delhi (1961; as IIT 1963), IIT Guwahati in Guwahati (1994) and IIT Roorkee in Roorkee (1847; as IIT 2001).
In addition to the seven IITs, the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2010 seeks to add nine new institutes to the list. Of these, eight are new institutes, in order of establishment, IIT Ropar in Rupnagar (2008), IIT Bhubaneswar in Bhubaneswar (2008), IIT Gandhinagar in Gandhinagar (2008), IIT Hyderabad in Hyderabad (2008), IIT Patna in Patna (2008), IIT Rajasthan in Rajasthan (2008), IIT Mandi in Mandi (2009) and IIT Indore in Indore (2009).[3] These IITs are registered as societies and are in various stages of consolidation and development.[4] The ninth is Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), which is currently a faculty under the administration of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, which is to be named "Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi",[3] which is to be abbreviated IIT-BHU.[5] The bill was approved by the Indian Cabinet in February 25, 2011,[6] and the Lok Sabha passed the bill on March 24, 2011.[7] It is still to be adopted by the Rajya Sabha.
Each IIT is an autonomous university, linked to the others through a common IIT Council, which oversees their administration. They have a common admission process for undergraduate admissions, using the very selective Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), which in 2011 had an acceptance rate of less than 1 in 50 (485,000 candidates and only 9,618 seats). Undergraduate students will eventually receive a B. Tech. degree in Engineering. The graduate level program that awards M. Tech. degree in engineering is administered by the older IITs (Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. M. Tech. admissions are done on the basis of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, (popularly known as GATE test). In addition to the B. Tech. and M. Tech. programs that IITs are mostly known for, IITs also award other graduate degrees such as M.S. in engineering, M.Sc in Math, Physics and Chemistry, MBA and Ph.D. through tests such as Common Admission Test (CAT), Joint Admission Test to M.Sc. (JAM) and Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED). About 15,500 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students study in the IITs, in addition to research scholars.
IIT alumni have achieved success in a variety of professions.[8] Most of the IITs were created in early 1950s and 1960s as the Institutes of National Importance through special acts of Indian Parliament. The success of the IITs led to the creation of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) in the late 1990s and in the 2000s.
The 1961 act lists seven institutes, which are, in order of establishment, IIT Kharagpur in Kharagpur (1950; as IIT 1951[2]), IIT Bombay in Mumbai (1958), IIT Madras in Chennai (1959), IIT Kanpur in Kanpur (1959), IIT Delhi in New Delhi (1961; as IIT 1963), IIT Guwahati in Guwahati (1994) and IIT Roorkee in Roorkee (1847; as IIT 2001).
In addition to the seven IITs, the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2010 seeks to add nine new institutes to the list. Of these, eight are new institutes, in order of establishment, IIT Ropar in Rupnagar (2008), IIT Bhubaneswar in Bhubaneswar (2008), IIT Gandhinagar in Gandhinagar (2008), IIT Hyderabad in Hyderabad (2008), IIT Patna in Patna (2008), IIT Rajasthan in Rajasthan (2008), IIT Mandi in Mandi (2009) and IIT Indore in Indore (2009).[3] These IITs are registered as societies and are in various stages of consolidation and development.[4] The ninth is Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), which is currently a faculty under the administration of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, which is to be named "Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi",[3] which is to be abbreviated IIT-BHU.[5] The bill was approved by the Indian Cabinet in February 25, 2011,[6] and the Lok Sabha passed the bill on March 24, 2011.[7] It is still to be adopted by the Rajya Sabha.
Each IIT is an autonomous university, linked to the others through a common IIT Council, which oversees their administration. They have a common admission process for undergraduate admissions, using the very selective Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), which in 2011 had an acceptance rate of less than 1 in 50 (485,000 candidates and only 9,618 seats). Undergraduate students will eventually receive a B. Tech. degree in Engineering. The graduate level program that awards M. Tech. degree in engineering is administered by the older IITs (Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. M. Tech. admissions are done on the basis of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, (popularly known as GATE test). In addition to the B. Tech. and M. Tech. programs that IITs are mostly known for, IITs also award other graduate degrees such as M.S. in engineering, M.Sc in Math, Physics and Chemistry, MBA and Ph.D. through tests such as Common Admission Test (CAT), Joint Admission Test to M.Sc. (JAM) and Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED). About 15,500 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students study in the IITs, in addition to research scholars.
IIT alumni have achieved success in a variety of professions.[8] Most of the IITs were created in early 1950s and 1960s as the Institutes of National Importance through special acts of Indian Parliament. The success of the IITs led to the creation of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) in the late 1990s and in the 2000s.
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World Top 100 Engineering Colleges:
These are the list of best 100 engineering institutes all over world. Aspirants preparing for engineering entrance in all over world, Plz go through & chosse which will make of your dream comes true... although all are very prestigious one.
These are the list of best 100 engineering institutes all over world. Aspirants preparing for engineering entrance in all over world, Plz go through & chosse which will make of your dream comes true... although all are very prestigious one.
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States | 100.0 |
| 2. | University of California, Berkeley United States | 93.9 |
| 3. | Stanford University United States | 85.3 |
| 4. | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States | 81.6 |
| 5. | University of Cambridge United Kingdom | 76.2 |
| 6. | Carnegie Mellon University United States | 71.6 |
| 7. | Imperial College London United Kingdom | 70.9 |
| 8. | Georgia Institute of Technology United States | 68.9 |
| 9. | University of Tokyo Japan | 67.4 |
| 10. | University of Toronto Canada | 66.0 |
| 11. | National University of SINGAPORE(NUS) Singapore | 64.5 |
| 12. | Tsinghua University China | 63.4 |
| 13. | Eth Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland | 63.1 |
| 14. | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 61.6 |
| 15. | Princeton University United States | 61.5 |
| 16 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States | 61.4 |
| 17. | Delft University of Technology Netherlands | 60.4 |
| 18. | Mcgill University Canada | 60.1 |
| 19. | Harvard University United States | 59.6 |
| 20. | University of Illinois United States | 58.4 |
| 21 | Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan | 57.0 |
| 22 | Kyoto University Japan | 56.8 |
| 22 | University of British Columbia Canada | 56.8 |
| 24 | Cornell University United States | 56.4 |
| 24 | Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong | 56.4 |
| 26 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore | 55.2 |
| 27 | University of New South Wales Australia | 54.7 |
| 28 | The University of Melbourne Australia | 54.4 |
| 29 | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Israel | 54.1 |
| 30 | University of Waterloo Canada | 53.9 |
| 31 | École Polytechnique France | 52.6 |
| 32 | University of Texas at Austin United States | 52.0 |
| 33 | Purdue University United States | 50.9 |
| 34 | Kaist - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Korea, South | 50.5 |
| 35 | University of California, San Diego United States | 50.3 |
| 36 | Australian National University Australia | 49.9 |
| 36 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) India | 49.9 |
| 38 | Peking University China | 49.2 |
| 38 | University of Michigan United States | 49.2 |
| 40 | Technische Universität München Germany | 48.7 |
| 41 | The University of Sydney Australia | 48.0 |
| 42 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) India | 47.7 |
| 43 | Seoul National University Korea, South | 46.0 |
| 44 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland | 45.2 |
| 45 | University of Manchester United Kingdom | 44.8 |
| 46 | University of Alberta Canada | 44.6 |
| 47 | Monash University Australia | 44.3 |
| 48 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China | 43.8 |
| 49 | Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands | 42.3 |
| 49 | National Taiwan University Taiwan | 42.3 |
| 49 | Osaka University Japan | 42.3 |
| 49 | University of Science and Technology of China China | 42.3 |
| 53 | Texas A&M University United States | 41.8 | |
| 54 | Kth, Royal Institute of Technology Sweden | 41.5 | |
| 55 | Chalmers University of Technology Sweden | 41.3 | |
| 56 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium | 40.8 | |
| 56 | The University of Auckland New Zealand | 40.8 | |
| 58 | Yale University United States | 40.7 | |
| 59 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA TECH) United States | 40.4 | |
| 60 | University of Edinburgh United Kingdom | 40.2 | |
| 61 | University of Queensland Australia | 40.0 | |
| 62 | University of California, Santa Barbara United States | 39.8 | |
| 63 | Columbia University United States | 39.5 | |
| 63 | Politecnico di Milano Italy | 39.5 | |
| 65 | Technische Universität Berlin Germany | 39.3 | |
| 66 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States | 38.7 | |
| 67 | Johns Hopkins University United States | 38.5 | |
| 68 | Universität Stuttgart Germany | 38.0 | |
| 69 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 37.3 | |
| 70 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) India | 37.1 | |
| 70 | Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Germany | 37.1 | |
| 72 | Universität Karlsruhe Germany | 37.0 | |
| 73 | University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States | 36.9 | |
| 74 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) India | 36.0 | |
| 74 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 36.0 | |
| 76 | Vienna University of Technology Austria | 35.9 | |
| 77 | Technical University of Denmark Denmark | 35.8 | |
| 78 | University of Pennsylvania United States | 35.0 | |
| 79 | Mcmaster University Canada | 34.9 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania State University United States | 34.9 | |
| 81 | Northwestern University United States | 34.6 | |
| 81 | University of Maryland United States | 34.6 | |
| 83 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) India | 34.5 | |
| 83 | University of Chicago United States | 34.5 | |
| 85 | University of Washington United States | 34.3 | |
| 86 | Chulalongkorn University Thailand | 34.0 | |
| 87 | Université de Montréal Canada | 33.9 | |
| 87 | University of Southern California United States | 33.9 | |
| 89 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 33.7 | |
| 90 | Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia | 33.5 | |
| 90 | University of Calgary Canada | 33.5 | |
| 92 | Fudan University China | 33.2 | |
| 93 | Brown University United States | 33.1 | |
| 94 | Helsinki University of Technology Tkk Finland | 33.0 | |
| 94 | Rmit University Australia | 33.0 | |
| 96 | Ucl (University College London) United Kingdom | 32.8 | |
| 96 | University of Southampton United Kingdom | 32.8 | |
| 98 | Tohoku University Japan | 32.7 | |
| 98 | University of Birmingham United Kingdom | 32.7 | |
| 100 | École Normale Supérieure, Paris France | 32.4 |
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The campus has made a lot of investments recently in technology including wireless networking, smart white boards, podcast lectures and 24 hour secure access to computer labs.
Cost per year is approximately $7500 per year in-state and just under $19,000 per year out of state.
All that cool technology comes at a price - the annual tuition is approximately $34,000.
Tuition is just over $25,000 per year.
Tuition is $3000 per year in-state and $11,000 per year out of state.
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A list of the best technical colleges for technical careers students is put out annually by PC Magazine, with input provided by The Princeton Review. The assessments include factors such as availability of information online, hardware and software provided by the university, lab facilities, student organizations. Basically, the three main areas of focus were academics, student resources and campus connectivity. The top technical colleges are listed below.
1. Villanova University
Villanova University tops the PC Magazine list of best colleges for technical careers. Located in Villanova, PA, the private college provides new laptops for all students(included in tuition), tech support calls with guaranteed 24-hour turnaround time, and state of the art labs and student programs. Students can perform many activities online, including registering for classes, accessing the library to receive reading assignments, downloading lectures (or receiving them via podcast), taking exams, submitting papers, and receiving grades. Tuition is approximately $29,000 per year.2. MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best known technical colleges around. It has its own operating system (a unix based desktop interface called Athena) and the campus is completely wireless, with over 3000 wireless access points. The university's OpenCourseWare system provides course materials on the Web, free of charge, to any user in the world. Over 80 percent of MIT's faculty participates, and over 1,400 courses are available on the system. MIT is known for letting their students have free reign over "teching out" their dorms - which has resulted in an emergency pizza button (push for a Dominoes deliver) as well as many other amazing additions. Cost is approximately $34k per year.3. Indiana University, Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington has won awards and numerous industry accolades for their research and technology offerings. The school owns the fastest university-owned supercomputer, and they have agreements in place with the larger software vendors to make applications available to the students at little or no cost. The school is a leader in the open-source software community. In addition, their online portal, called Oncourse, allows students to check grades and scheduling information and allows teachers to post comments to students and vice versa. Students can also communicate with each other via Oncourse, asking questions and discussing topics virtually. Cost is approximately $19k out of state and $6k in state.4. Swarthmore College
Located in Swarthmore, PA, the college offers dedicated computing services throughout the campus. The dorms have recently gone wireless, and there is 24/7 tech support. Many professors use Blackboard software to distribute assignments and host forums for discussions.Student run computer society manages a media lounge and video pit, among other things.Cost is approximately $32,000 per year.5. Creighton University
Located in Omaha, NE, Creighton is the first school to notify students via text message of their acceptance. They host a huge, annual Gamefest, which has drawn big name sponsors. Creighton offers small class sizes and over 50 IT related majors and courses in technology and leadership. Several courses are avilable via podcast. The school is currently researching and testing the ability to have applications delivered via cellular networks, which would enable students can get their grades, register, take quizzes, and more from their cell phones.6. University of Illinois
The University of Illinois has some very big entrepreneurial names among its alumni. The school feels that the environment - one where calculated risk taking is encouraged and rewarded - plays a big role in this. The University is the birthplace of the first web browser and the first parallel supercomputer. Some of the highlights of the program:- On campus Apple and Dell stores, with student discounts.
- Extensive wireless connectivity.
- Video games and consoles for rent int he library
- 600MB of free online storage space
7. Michigan Tech University
Michigan Technological University is a small school in the town of Houghton, MI. With approximately 5500 students, the program places a large value on student involvement. There is also a big emphasis on real world education. One example of this is the University's Blue Marble program - students form corporations, which are structured to mimic corporations in the real world. The corporations then receive grants from companies in order to solve real world problems.The campus has made a lot of investments recently in technology including wireless networking, smart white boards, podcast lectures and 24 hour secure access to computer labs.
Cost per year is approximately $7500 per year in-state and just under $19,000 per year out of state.
8. University of Southern California
USC is on the cutting edge of technology availability for students. The school has one of the fastest supercomputers, which students can schedule research time on and access from ports all over the campus. They also offer hundereds of wireless access points, and hundreds of classrooms are set up with webcams and microphones. There is an onlince course management system, called Blackboard, that allows professors to post lectures and review notes online.All that cool technology comes at a price - the annual tuition is approximately $34,000.
9. Quinnipiac University
Located in CT, Quinnipiac is a wired university, with a majority of classes requiring online communications through their own Blackboard system. All incoming students are required to purchase a laptop, and the university checks the freshman students laptop configuration to make sure it will work with their wired campus. Students are also able to stay connected via a Windows Mobile PDA. The university recently partnered with Rave Wireless to allow students access to things like academic info, shuttle-bus locations, class and group messages, and text messages.Tuition is just over $25,000 per year.
10. The University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma offers a user-friendly communication and learning platform called Desire2Learn, which allows for online access to lectures and notes, and also facilitates discussions with chat systems that connect the students with the professors. The University also offers students their own Sooner Account, which allows them to stay in contact with each other and includes a bunch of services, with access to research, the ability to legally download movies and music, 1 GB of online storage space per student, and free web space. They also offer the students access to thousands of Dell computers through lots of wireless access points in the university.Tuition is $3000 per year in-state and $11,000 per year out of state.
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In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the Space Act, officially creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. From the beginning, the purpose for the new branch extended beyond space ships and moon boots. The law stipulated that its research and advancements should benefit all people, and in its 50-year history, NASA has certainly fulfilled that role.
Although most people today will never set foot on the moon, everyone likely comes in contact with a NASA by-product every day. Partnering with various research teams and companies, NASA continues to spawn a vast array of new technologies and products that have improved our daily lives. Basic steps in health, safety, communications and even casual entertainment find their roots in the government branch commonly associated with rocket ships and floating people. In fact, NASA has filed more than 6,300 patents with the U.S. government [source: NASA Scientific and Technical Information].
Each year since 1976, NASA has published a list of every commercialized technology and product linked to its research. The NASA journal "Spinoff" highlights these products, which have included things like improved pacemakers, state of the art exercise machines and satellite radio. Each product was made possible thanks to a NASA idea or innovation.
But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to use many of these so-called spinoffs. Read on to learn about ten of these familiar products.
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