Friday, December 31st, 2010
Two new fast train services opened in the country’s most southern and northern areas on Thursday, enabling more people to enjoy the convenience of the world-class technology. On the tropical Hainan island, a 308-kilometer-long railway links cities along its east coast. Trains on the line travel as fast as 250 km an hour. Read More
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
ESONET Network of Excellence, coordinated by IFREMER, aims at preparing the implementation of multidisciplinary observatories seabed at 12 locations in Europe. Associated with this network, the European infrastructure EMSO aims to set up observatories in preparing the legal and financial basis of the specifications ESONET. Read More
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Some among the nine flamingos tagged by the EAD since 1995 have flown to Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, and provided new insights into their adventurous journey, an official told Gulf News. The tracking programme is not meant for getting any new information on the behaviour of the birds but their migratory routes and stopover sites
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
This phone will be released in March, 2011 and will be available for 11 thousand rubles. New device has a chip GPS/GLONASS, this feature differs it from iPhone 4. This product is a joint development of Sitronics company, filial of Sistema and Qualcomm and ZTE companies. Some more device series are also expected in 2011
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Despite cranes dotted around the city, relatively few new buildings actually opened their doors to the public in 2010. There was lots of talk: Lansdowne, light rail and a new central library. But, with infrastructure money flowing and a tight deadline to spend it, more seems to have been built below ground than above. The
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
The objectives of the paper are to summarise: (1) observed 20th-century and projected 21st-century changes in key components of the Arctic climate system and (2) probable impacts on the Arctic marine environment, with emphasis on the vulnerabilities of marine and sea ice–based ecosystems.
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
The cabinet under Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has decided to establish a company to undertake water and sanitary drainage services in the Suez Canal area. The new company will work under the umbrella of an organizational body to be affiliated to the Housing Ministry, Cabinet Spokesman Magdi Radi said. The meeting was attended by Finance Minster Youssef
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
The UAE’s connection to the rest of the online world will receive a boost after a major submarine telecommunications cable was switched on. Etisalat said the India-Middle East-western Europe (I-ME-WE) cable, a 13,000km submarine broadband connection that crosses three continents, has been activated this month. Read More
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Carbon offset schemes are linking Western consumers with Nepali farmers, and helping both arrive at a better accommodation with nature. But do they just amount to an expensive way to make a worthy donation? Read More
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
2010 was a year of ups and downs for the smart grid industry. While the sector had one of the hottest acquisition records out of the greentech world (OK, that’s not saying much), most of the startups that were bought seemed to have gone for a small to modest price tag. While the stimulus funds
