Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
NIS GLONASS General Manager Alexander Gurko announced at a press conference yesterday that his company could invest as much as $100 million dollars in acquisitions of Russian and foreign companies during this year and the next. These acquisitions will help develop new satellite-based navigation services for both the domestic and Indian consumer markets. Read More
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Aurubis Finland Oy has introduced a new innovation on a global scale, in which solar collectors are fully integrated into a building’s prepatinated copper façade architecture. The system opens completely new usage possibilities for solar energy when solar collectors are integrated into the façade without making any architectural compromises. Read More
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
The European Commission today adopted a decision that will allow it to coordinate the initiatives of EU Member States to accelerate the commercial deployment of mobile satellite services (MSS) pan, and, if necessary to adopt appropriate enforcement action. The mobile satellite services use radio spectrum to deliver for all Europeans communication services such as Internet access,
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
The capital Sofia will have several electric car charging stations in just weeks, according to Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov. Traikov further said Monday that he was all in favor of introducing legal incentives for the use of electric vehicles, adding this is an issue that should not be overlooked. The Minister voiced disappointment that the State has not done much in
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Work to tackle illegal logging has taken a step forward with the news that Indonesia has become the fifth country to sign a voluntary partnership agreement with the EU to protect its forests which will lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Indonesia is leading the way in Asia and has one of the biggest
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
A team from the IOI-Malta Operational Centre, made up of Alan Deidun, Aldo Drago, Adam Gauci, Joel Azzopardi and Anthony Galea, recently conducted a research project in which they statistically compared ocean colour values from satellites with in situ values collected in the field. Ocean colour can be used to gauge the productivity of a marine
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Finns commute. Statistics show that a third of the Finns that are in regular employment go to work outside of their municipality of residence. The commuter traffic, which often takes place by train, is primarily directed towards larger cities and central communities.According to information compiled by Statistics Finland, of the larger cities in the country, the
Monday, October 10th, 2011
The Russian space agency has dropped plans to construct a new Rus-M carrier rocket by 2015, Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said on Friday. “We have come to the conclusion that we do not need a new rocket, we can continue using those we already have,” Popovkin said. The two-stage Rus-M, intended to replace Russia’s ageing Soyuz carrier
Monday, October 10th, 2011
During a seminar on ‘Urban Infrastructure and Services’ at Cept University, Dr Isher Ahluwalia, head of High-Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) presented the report on the financial implications of providing urban infrastructure in 500 cities to Gujarat government. Sharing the report, Ahluwalia praised the town planning schemes and the use of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are solely for military purposes, but professors and researchers at the Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ) at the Brno University of Technology see great potential for “civilian” uses of UAVs. Instead of sitting back and waiting for legislation to take hold, researchers at the university are moving forward and developing
