Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Geophysicist from ETH Zurich have the first dive of a tectonic plate beneath the other simulated with supercomputers. In the scientific journal “Einstein” They present their amazing insights that even the earthquake research can come good. Read More
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
DARPA, the United States’ defense technology research agency that’s created such notable projects as the Internet you’re using right this moment, is now looking for help in creating a swarm of “disposable” eyes in the sky. It is seeking technical assistance from a wide range of fields – from auto racing to optics – to
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
The R22 million wind atlas project, a partnership between the SA and Danish governments and various institutions, provides highly accurate modelled data on where and when the wind blows, for how long and at what speeds – crucial information at no cost for would-be developers of wind farm projects. Read More
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
News stories about satellite photographs suggesting efforts by Iran to “sanitize” a military site that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said may have been used to test nuclear weapons have added yet another layer to widely held suspicion that Iran must indeed be hiding a covert nuclear weapons program. Read More
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Hydro bills should be simpler to understand, says Ontario energy minister Chris Bentley. But at the same time he wants to give ratepayers access to more of the information that their smart meters are collecting, so they can manage their energy use more wisely. Speaking to reporters after a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade, Bentley
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
From one of the earliest depictions of the continent – to the colonial scramble for land – the maps of Africa reveal a great deal about the people who have lived there through the centuries. To try to shed new light on the African archives held by the Royal Geographical Society, London-based African community groups were
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Werner Frohwitter drives his white Prius into Feldheim, parking halfway down the village’s one street in front of what looks like a shipping container. Behind the street is a field where 43 giant wind turbines loom over the village’s 37 houses. Frohwitter works for Energiequelle Gmbh, which owns the wind park. He greets a Russian
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
The need for reliable geophysical data cannot be overemphasized in any economy, especially in economies blessed with natural resources as Nigeria. Ruth Tene looks at the available bankable data and the potentials for the mining sector. For many years the absence of reliable geophysical data has been seen as one of the many challenges hindering the
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Residents in the districts of Huye and Nyanza say that the land consolidation policy has contributed greatly to improving their social wellbeing. The land consolidation programme seeks to bring together fragmented plots of land and encourage the cultivation of particular crops on the consolidated land in the spirit of maintaining food security. Read More
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Authorities will seek the help of Indian surveyors to demarcate 100,000 blocks of Mahaweli land which is to be distributed among the public. Irrigation and Water Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said as his ministry is unable to find adequate surveyors locally from state and private sectors, the ministry had sought the services of
