Friday, March 16th, 2012
My mother-in-law likes to use public transport. Why wouldn’t she, as a trip from her home in Espoo to the centre of Helsinki is easy. Numerous bus lines are running just a couple of hundred metres away from her home, two of which will whisk her to Helsinki’s Kamppi in 20 minutes. In a few years’ time,
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen says Germany can become world champions in resource efficiency. A recent cabinet paper outlines 20 ways the country can achieve that goal and critics are reacting positively. Late last month, Germany’s environment ministry published a report outlining how the country would slash the amount of resources it uses in its economy. Known
Friday, March 16th, 2012
“We need smarter tools to manage, search, and manipulate information – tools that can comprehend language as humans speak it.” Fulbright scholarships are awarded for a combination of academic merit and leadership potential. The Fulbright Program is part of one of the largest and most prestigious educational exchange programs in the world. Read More
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
First Chinese attempt to traverse the Northern Sea Route will take place this summer. It will be the first time ever a Chinese icebreaker sails into the Barents Sea. China is eyeing the Arctic and increases its presence by announcing a research expedition all along the north coast of Siberia towards the Barents Sea. The icebreaker
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Even the most accurate plan omits many details and design options. The client requires imagination to imagine the finished building.Now enables 3D video glasses from the KIT Spinoffs “inreal Technologies” a faithful representation in virtual reality. With the help of integrated high-resolution motion sensors in the virtual environment in real time to match the natural head movement.Read
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
All the buildings in 3D, curves and lines with more realistic simulation EA has announced the continuation of urban simulation “SimCity”. The game will be released for PC in 2013. A Mac version has not been confirmed. Read More
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
