Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc.and FARO announced their collaboration to add direct integration of point cloud data to AutoCAD 2011 software. FARO and Autodesk have also entered into an agreement for FARO to promote AutoCAD Plant 3D software as its preferred 3D modelling application for the process plant industry. In addition, Autodesk announced the FARO Laser Scanner Photon as its preferred
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
OSIL are pleased to be able to offer the new YSI CastAway, an effortless and powerful profiler that gives oceanographers, hydrologists, and surveyors the ability to instantaneously view profiles of temperature, salinity, and sound speed from any dock, bridge, or boat. This compact handheld CTD is the first of its kind. With three taps of
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
A doughnut and an oyster are among five marine energy projects sharing £13 million to harness the power of the sea.The grants from the WATERS fund (Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support) will help develop emerging energy technologies and improve the operation of marine renewables devices.WATERS is a collaboration between the Scottish
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
As part of the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is offering a special topic prize for “next-generation navigation”. This subject area is meant to motivate participants to come up with fundamentally new ideas, optimised technologies, and application-oriented innovations for the satellite navigation of tomorrow. Oriented toward companies, research institutes, public
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
BBC – An inquiry into questions raised by the so-called ClimateGate affair will release its conclusions on Wednesday. The Independent Climate Change Email Review was commissioned by the UK’s University of East Anglia following the hacking of emails from its servers. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
LIFE IN ITALY – Italy’s current mobile-phone network risks collapse if smartphones keep spreading at the rate they are, the head of Italy’s media watchdog Agcom said Tuesday. Agcom chief Corrado Calabro’ said the body was striving to free up extra bandwidth to cope with increasing demand. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Green Chile – a multimedia project that seeks to promote innovative ways to protect the environment and increase energy efficiency – announced winning initiatives this week that aim to promote environmental awareness and energy efficiency with the hope that investors will find the initiatives to make good business sense. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
ITAR TASS – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday hold a conference on construction and reconstruction of airports in Russia as part of his working trip to the North Caucasian Federal District. The meeting to be attended by government members and the leaders of specialized federal agencies will discuss prospects for development of
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
DUTCH NEWS – Although it did not uncover any new serious errors in the controversial UN climate report, a Dutch research institute said on Monday the UN body should improve its quality controls. The national environment assessment agency PBL was commissioned by the Dutch environment ministry to look into the results of the IPCC report after
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – An additional constraint (and size) to delay the decline of world production. Saudi Arabia, world’s largest producer of oil, would put an end to the exploration on its soil in order to save their wealth and pass them on to future generations,according to a statement from King Abdullah. Read More
