Thursday, April 14th, 2011
“Though we are targeting the richness of the With Glasses 3D imaging, our 3DFMax images are designed to mimic the way the eye sees. It is a more ‘real’ natural 3D image which can be enjoyed as effortlessly as conventional television without any eyestrain, viewing restrictions or unacceptable side effects. With the 3DFMax 3DTV technology,
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Sustainable Events managing director Fiona Pelham, who is chair of the ISO technical committee that develops ISO 20121, said: “Everyone is encouraged to engage with their national standards body or one of the liaison bodies and share their feedback. The international working group has delivered an outstanding draft international standard and now is an opportunity
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Sweden’s Swepos became the first foreign company to use Russia’s GLONASS positioning technology, due to Swepos’ conviction that it is better than GPS at northern latitudes, reported Reuters. Swepos is Sweden’s national network of permanent satellite reference stations. Its purpose is to provide satellite data for a range of applications, from real-time positioning that is accurate
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Electricity demand, which collapsed in 2009 to 4.5% as a result of the crisis, is recovering. The president of Spain’s Red Electrica (REE), Luis Atienza, advanced yesterday that this year, total electricity demand-no-peak demand will grow by around 2%. This, coupled with the recovery already noted in 2010, will return to levels before the crisis. The nightmare of
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Turkish airline companies will need to add 480 aircraft to their fleets over the next 18 years to accommodate huge projected increases in the number of flights through the country, according to French-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus. “Turkey’s air traffic has grown fast, and this will continue,” Airbus Vice President Chris Buckley said at a press meeting
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Learning network is a new model for co-operation between workplaces and R&D organizations, based on open innovation approach. The network is built around some common interest, and it aims at learning and joint innovation processes at various dialogic forums.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
The Statistics Bill provides the legal framework for the development and establishment of the National Statistics System, which will consist of the Namibia Statistics Agency and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. According to the proposed legislation, the Namibia Statistics Agency will be the state agency responsible for the design, coordination, production, analysis and dissemination of all state-produced
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Four companies that run German nuclear power plants said they have stopped payments to an environment fund as a result of a government moratorium on nuclear power extension plans. EON, RWE, Vattenfall and EnBW have all been contributing to a fund since January that was designed to support renewable energy. The payments were a condition
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
A Swedish firm has become the first known foreign company to use Russian positioning technology GLONASS, in a sign that the system could become a credible challenge to established U.S. rival GPS. Sweden’s Swepos, a national network of satellite reference stations which provides data for real-time positioning with meter accuracy, said GLONASS was better than
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
The world’s largest atlas made its debut at an appropriate venue—the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest trade fair for books, held each October in Germany. The atlas, created by Sydney, Australia, publisher Millennium House and named Earth: Platinum Edition,measures 183 by 137 centimeters (6 x 4.5 feet), weighs 120 kilograms (264 pounds), and sells for
