Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Ultrasound scanners are used for tasks as diverse as examining unborn babies and searching for cracks in the fabric of aircraft. They work by sending out pulses of high-frequency sound and then interpreting the reflections as images. To do all this, though, you need a device called a transducer. Read More
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Eruptions continued at the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland on Tuesday as a plume of smoke headed toward Britain, causing flight disruptions and stoking fears of a repeat of an eruption last year at another Icelandic volcano. “The low-level winds are … blowing strongly towards the UK,” said Peitur Arason of the Icelandic Meteorological Office, as British
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
CloverPoint is working with three local companies on the development of QR code campaigns. We can’t tell you who they are, because it’s top secret. But in the meantime if you are unfamiliar with the QR Code movement here’s the Wikipedia definition: A QR Code is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Valtus Imagery Services, a division of North West Geomatics Ltd. and Iunctus Geomatics Corp. announced today that they have entered into a partnership whereby SPOT Image satellite data will be made available through the Valtus distribution and delivery channel, enhancing the Valtus library of coverage for the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin as well as other
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Be Together: The Bentley User Conference – May 24, 2011 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced at this annual gathering of infrastructure professionals the addition of new interoperability offerings to the iWare Apps site (www.bentley.com/iWare) it launched this past March. The site provides fast and easy access to Bentley’s no-cost iWare Apps for enhanced interoperability, along
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Be Together: The Bentley User Conference – May 24, 2011 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced at this annual gathering of infrastructure professionals that it is extending its ProjectWise V8i synchronized collaboration and Bentley Navigator V8i review and markup capabilities to users of
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The UCITS fund will invest in companies and sectors best positioned to take advantage of the sustainability theme, including healthcare, education services, waste and water management. The manager will employ environmental, social and governance factors in the investment process to create a concentrated portfolio of high conviction stocks set for positive earnings growth, driven by sustainable
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The council is proposing planning changes that would introduce tighter restrictions for building on rural land, with permits required to build on anything less than 250 hectares. The council says the scheme aims to protect agricultural land but the Victorian Government has vowed to block the changes in Parliament because it believes the 250 hectare limit
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This year the Islands’ marine parks celebrate their 25th anniversary. Join us as we look back at what it took to ensure the protection of Cayman’s seas for future generations. Next, we hear how a new, multi-agency national road safety strategy aims to reduce road collisions, injuries and deaths on local roads.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This year is the second consecutive year in Chile’s history that thermoelectricity will surpass hydraulic energy production in the central south of Chile, due to the combination of stable oil prices and low rainfalls leaving water reservoirs well-below-average levels in the past two years. Read More
