Thursday, October 6th, 2011
New technology designed to help drivers find open parking spaces is also making it easier for police to ticket illegally parked cars. Smart parking systems that use sensors embedded in road that can tell if spaces are occupied and then communicate with drivers via smartphone apps are popping up in cities across the country. The idea
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
I’m glad to be here this morning on behalf of the citizens of our province to dialogue about Alberta, Canada’s energy sector. I had the opportunity last fall to meet with a number of elected officials from the European Parliament during their visit to Alberta and the oil sands. It was with their encouragement that I have
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The Metropolitan Police has released a list of every murder case in London for the last five years. Click on a borough to see how many murders took place. Read More
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The inaugural ceremony of World Space Week (WSW)-2011, organized by Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), was held on Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 at National Center for Remote Sensing & Geo Informatics (NCRG) Suparco HQs, Karachi. Read More
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Russia’s global navigation satellite system Glonass is now fully operational and can provide global cover. The 24th satellite in the system was successfully launched from the Plesetsk space center outside Arkhangelsk and put into orbit in the early hours of Monday, NTV writes. Read More
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Ocean beds are fascinating in their own accord. Their very depth is what makes them so enchanting. Most oceans go up to depths of several thousand meters. But what is the deepest part of the ocean exactly? Scientifically speaking, it refers to the maximum depth of a point that can be accessed or defined. Read
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
A well preserved male hunter’s coat from around the year 300 A.D. was found this summer in the Breheimen National Park, making it the oldest piece of clothing in the country. The coat was found in the rock bed left by a melting glacier. The warmer weather caused by climate change provides archaeologists, researchers and museums with new opportunities to find
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The powerful influence of the Sun and the nature of the mysterious ‘dark energy’ motivate ESA’s next two science missions. Solar Orbiter and Euclid were selected today by ESA’s Science Programme Committee for implementation, with launches planned for 2017 and 2019.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The GSBI, announced in this month during the conference on Soil Science in a Changing World in Wageningen, The Netherlands, is a collaborative initiative brought forth by representatives from each of five institutions: Professor Diana Wall, Colorado State University, USA, Professor Wim van der Putten, Netherlands Institute of Ecology/Wageningen Centre for Soil Ecology, Professor Richard
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The multinational has bought 11 acres of land and an existing building in the Profile Park in the west of the city in a 75m euros investment. The search giant said Ireland’s naturally cool climate contributed to its decision as it will use outside air to cool equipment, instead of costly air-conditioning units. It should take 12-15
