Friday, October 28th, 2011
The energy density map above shows the energy consumed by buildngs – both electricity and natural gas – for an ultra-high efficiency scenario. Energy and carbon can be reduced in the context of population and employment growth if alternative building standards and retrofits are implemented between the present day and the year 2036. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
In the chaotic aftermath of a natural disaster, recording the devastation in minute detail might seem like a macabre pursuit. But researchers are increasingly doing just that with laser technology that, they say, can help them better understand the colossal forces at work, and can help better prepare communities for the next catastrophe. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Vizada and Mexican service provider MultiSAT today announced that the companies are now offering a broad range of mobile satellite services and solutions for the Mexican mining industry. IsatPhone Link offers users a new low-cost, land-based global satellite phone service; vehicular BGAN turns any vehicle on the move into a mobile communications hub; and the
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has been targeted in a cyber attack, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Takeshi Maeda told a news conference on Oct. 28 — the latest in a series of attacks on Japanese computer systems. Speaking in a news conference after a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 28, Maeda said,
Friday, October 28th, 2011
A Cranfield business has won its share of a consortium contract with the government of the Philippines. GPS vehicle tracking systems specialist AutoAlert Ltd put forward a tender to develop a system to improve taxi (jeepney) scheduling and monitoring in the Island of Cebu, The company, based at the Cubic centre, at Cranfield University, has been given
Friday, October 28th, 2011
NASA launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, the first satellite to monitor climate change and measures of the main meteorological variables. The rocket Delta II , the United Launch Alliance, carrying the satellite NPP was torn from its launch pad 48 at 9 am GMT. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The Mekong River provides food, water and work for millions of people, but development plans for hydroelectric dams pose a threat to the environment and diets. As a key decision looms, neighbors look on anxiously. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Blom has made new appointments and taken the important decision to restructure its business to strengthen the company and to enable profitable expansion. The reorganisation will allow the business to become more competitive both on an international and local level. At executive management level Blom has appointed three Vice Presidents responsible for the company’s core activities.
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Flooding situation in Accra, the capital of Ghana is increasingly becoming a ritual, my heart bleeds over deaths emanating from flooding which could have possibly be prevented. This calls for national concern and immediate re- planning of the Accra city and other flood zones. It has been noted, that among the natural hazards that do
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
A global killer that eludes capture by changing its coat, influenza is one of the world’s most intractable viruses and consuming public health challenges. It infects 5–15% of the world’s population and kills up to about half a million people each year; a figure that rose to many millions in the three major flu pandemic outbreaks that
