Sunday, February 19th, 2012
Donald Kessler’s vision was a rather ominous one. Twenty years ago, the NASA consultant envisioned a scenario in which space junk blocked humans from traveling in space. The risk of colliding with such heavenly detritus, he argued, would one day make it too dangerous for astronauts. He warned that the number of hazardous objects could
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
The research conducted in the article was for automatic vehicle navigation. Unintended lane changes are a major cause of traffic accidents. These accidents are responsible for 50% of all fatalities on American roads. If we could equip cars with sensors that warn the driver when a lane changes occurs, we could save lives and reduce
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
As geo-political tensions remain, the demand for drones is set to skyrocket in Asia, and that means new players will battle with industry giants for market share. “We’ve got quite a bit of interest from Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, India,” says Bill Schaefer from Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, a dominant player in the unmanned aerial vehicle
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Canadian National Railway Co. says it plans to invest $1.75 billion in 2012, slightly more than last year, to maintain and upgrade its rail network and fund growth and productivity initiatives. CN says more than $1 billion of its capital investment program will be used for track infrastructure, including replacement of rail, ties and other track
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Almost 10 international companies have applied to undertake a project to explore oil and natural gas off Mersin, a southern province on the Mediterranean coast, according to the Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız. The exploration projects will be concluded soon, he said, at a meeting organized by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
European countries have to make drastic cuts to their carbon dioxide emissions to reach targets they have set themselves. Brussels is explaining why reducing CO2 makes sense for the environment and for business. Senior European Union leaders say nearly eliminating carbon emissions from Europe’s energy by the middle of the century may work out to be
Friday, February 17th, 2012
The environment is already affecting patterns of human migration. On the island of Hatia, along coastal Bangladesh, 22 percent of households have migrated to cities as a coping strategy following tidal surges. But we would be wrong to assume that our only concern should be for the millions of people who might try to leave areas
Friday, February 17th, 2012
For many years solar energy was only profitable because of state subsidies. But photovoltaic cell prices recently dropped significantly, making solar energy as cheap as standard electricity. Developments on the international solar electricity market are proceeding at a rapid pace. These days a solar cell costs just half of what it did four years ago. Solar
Friday, February 17th, 2012
The UK is to sign a deal with France to strengthen co-operation in the development of civil nuclear energy. The government says it reiterates the UK’s commitment to nuclear energy “as part of a diversified energy mix”. Read More
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Cybercrimes can be defined as offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm. Read More
