Sunday, August 28th, 2011
LMI Technologies, a global industry leader in 3D laser measurement and control sensor technology today announced the signing of distribution agreements with Braas Company (USA), FLW of PA (USA), Inc., and DVC machinevision BV (Netherlands/Belgium/ Luxembourg). This expansion of distribution brings the all-in-one Gocator 3D smart sensor to a market of factory automation customers looking
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
When this year’s batch of new students at Masdar Institute signed up for their courses, they expected they would be there to learn and conduct research. They might not, however, have suspected that they would be the subjects of a Big Brother-style social experiment. Other researchers will be watching them closely; not for their personal interactions and
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Archeologists in the Arctic hoping to find Sir John Franklin’s long-lost ships neared the end of their latest search Friday with no shipwreck in sight. It appears HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, two of the most sought-after wrecks in Canada, will remain undiscovered for now. Parks Canada archeologists spent the last six days combing an area west
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
The Chinese military’s naval wing published its first digital international standard nautical chart covering the country’s maritime territory, including the Yellow, East China, South China and Bohai seas. The official nautical chart published by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conforms with the International Hydrographic Organisation’s (IHO’s) S-57 standard. Read More
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Heads are expected to roll in Russia’s space industry in the wake of the recent failures, above all the August 24 incident when the cargo spaceship Progress M-12M crashed in the Altai Region in southern Siberia, reportedly braking into three parts. The Roscosmos space agency is now busy rescheduling future launches and setting up a commission
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) announced that it has acquired certain technology related assets from Numenus GmbH, a software provider of high-end visualization technology used to efficiently render and review 3D datasets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to have no impact on Autodesk’s guidance issued on August 18, 2011. Numenus’ founders are
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering services, has announced its HyperWorks 11.0 Americas Rollout Series, a series of one-day workshops aimed at educating customers and partners on the features and updates in HyperWorks 11.0, the latest version of Altair’s computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite.
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
EON Reality, the world’s leading interactive 3D software provider, today announced the release of the EON Mobile Ifloat, a PC based 2- channel immersive environment in which participants are completely immersed in virtual imagery and sound. Objects float in front of the participant and can be interacted with and manipulated by users in real-time.
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
A massive typhoon sliced through Philippines on Friday at speeds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and producing gusts unto 220 km/h (138 mph). The typhoon sliced through the northern part of the island on Friday and is headed to the South China Sea, off the Taiwanese coast it is expected to travel in the northwestward
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
The book Sustainable Land Management: Learning From the Past for the Future provides a summary for ‘Anthroscpaes’ – those landscapes impacted by humans. These landscapes are affected by culture and history, thus, the book attempts to examine sustainability through space and time, recognising the fluid nature of landscapes. It includes a compendium of topics, combined
