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The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments from the public on a variety of experiments and data collection initiatives that will review how customers are affected by technology transitions. These transitions are being used to update the nation’s communications networks.

The first seven awards provided by the Japan-U.S. Network Opportunity (JUNO) program were announced last month by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).

The Department of Transportation has announced that it is working towards mandating vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology, where cars will communicate with each other to avoid accidents. 

Research and Markets has released their latest strategic outlook on the Automotive Ethernet Technology in Europe and North America. The study focuses on a strategic analysis and the comparison of European and North American OEM and supplier benchmarking.

The Second Annual Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards will be held on February 6, 2014 in Washington, D.C and will recognize 160 recipients who have had accomplishments in manufacturing.

Singapore’s Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU was signed today to create a larger partnership in science and technology.

New data released by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) found that efforts to encourage students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) degrees may be starting to work. The research center found that over the last 5 years, bachelor’s degree awarded in science and engineering disciplines grew nearly twice as fast as others.