Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Wolfram Alpha is about to allow users to analyse and manipulate their own data – including pictures and sounds. The service is part of a new “pro” version of the data search and analysis engine to be launched on Wednesday. Read More
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
On Saturday February 4 at 12:37 Moscow time GeoEye-1 satellite took images of the Moscow city. Image were processed by the GeoEye’s distributor – ScanEx Research & Development Center – by the request of RIA Novosti. February 4 witnessed several rallies – the most massive were organized by the anti-Putin marchers through Yakimanka Street, which
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Gazprom intends to invest $7 million in the Shtokman project this year. The Russian gas giant will not yet open its wallet in the Barents Sea. While the oil industry eagerly awaits a final investment decision in the huge offshore project, the main field partner will itself spend only peanuts on the project this year. Read
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
German air pollution levels were higher in 2011 than in previous years, despite environmental zones banning certain cars from urban areas. Authorities attribute the rise to weather and industry. Read More
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
It’s business hours as usual for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The message amidst the mess, is to stay focused on immediate missions and not the madness orbiting them, thanks to the Devas-Antrix row. Read More
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
Glynn Rhinehart has been named president of Fugro Chance Inc., which has 400 employees in Lafayette and Houston. Rhinehart has been with Fugro for 17 years, most recently as president of John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. which provides land surveying and aerial LiDAR mapping services to the oil and gas, railroad, and electric transmission industries throughout
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad plans to invest $3.9 billion in upgrades to its network this year. The railroad said Wednesday that its capital spending plan is $400 million bigger than its 2011 budget of $3.5 billion. Overall, the nation’s major freight railroads, which include BNSF, plan to spend about $13 billion this year, up
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad plans to invest $3.9 billion in upgrades to its network this year. The railroad said Wednesday that its capital spending plan is $400 million bigger than its 2011 budget of $3.5 billion. Overall, the nation’s major freight railroads, which include BNSF, plan to spend about $13 billion this year, up
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
It did not take long: the day after the European Commission’s decision to award the contract for a second batch of Galileo satellites to a consortium headed by prime contractor OHB System AG in Bremen, Germany, the first angry reaction has come. Read More
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
A new study by Carnegie Mellon, MIT and Georgia Tech researchers found that people on Twitter said only 36 percent of the tweets that fill their feeds each day are worthwhile. Mashable reports that respondents disliked another 25 percent of the tweets they rated and reported neutral feelings about the remaining 39 percent. Read More