Friday, June 11th, 2010
A new ESRI-powered mapping application allows anyone to freely create and share dynamicoil spill economic impact maps. The application allows individuals to visualize and understand the spill’s economic effects related to fishing, boating, tourism, and employment in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico. They can quickly create a precise economic impact map of the
Friday, June 11th, 2010
EOPORTAL – There are already many satellites observing the Sun. Missions such as Cluster, Double Star, Soho and Stereo are investigating the solar wind, solar flares and radiation, magnetic field, as well as the Sun’s structure and composition. In a context of considerable change to the Earth’s climate, Picard will soon be joining the team
Friday, June 11th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – A major push to train Emirati scientists and engineers was announced yesterday as part of a strategy for higher education unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.It aims to make sure the emirate’s universities are producing the right kind of graduates for the future needs of its job market. Read More
Friday, June 11th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Communities surrounding the Gola Forest reserve have commended the effort of government and other partners in transforming the jungle into a national park for ecotourism and other economic activities for the benefit of local communities. It has been revealed that frantic efforts are being made to upgrade the standard of the forest
Friday, June 11th, 2010
NOVINTE – Investments in wind power generators are a great way to support smaller municipalities around Bulgaria, according to Tsonko Tsonev, mayor of the Black Sea town of Kavarna. “The operation of the wind power parks in the Kavarna Municipalities creates employment, produces environment-friendly energy, and on top of everything else contributes revenue that we
Friday, June 11th, 2010
EIB – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a GBP 250 million Loan Facility with DONG Energy, guaranteed by the Danish Export Credit Agency (Eksport Kredit Fonden, EKF) on the basis of deliveries from Siemens Wind Power and Per Aarsleff. The loan is part of the financing for the construction of the London Array
Friday, June 11th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Germany’s fastest vehicle runs on electricity. It can hold more than 400 passengers, distributed among eight cars. The Intercity-Express (ICE) train, being built in the Uerdingen district of Krefeld in western Germany, reached 404 kph (251 mph) during a demonstration trial. The area where German engineering company Siemens makes its trains strikes
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The project to “map the Earth in 3D” is now entering its final preparation stage as the German Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X is readied for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On 21 June, at approximately 04:14:02 CEST, the satellite is due to be launched in to orbit at an altitude of 514 kilometres
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
VOLVO RSCH – The Future Urban Transport (FUT) programme – how to deal with complexity – is a research programme financed by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). The overarching aim of VREF is to contribute to the development of sustainable transportation systems. Today, some three billion people live in cities – more people
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
BBC – Berlin plans to cut the national budget deficit by a record 80bn euros ($96bn; £66bn) by 2014. Only education and research will be spared from the cutbacks, receiving an extra 12 billion euros as planned. “So far we don’t see any impact on space and aeronautics,” Professor Woerner told the BBC. He was
