Friday, August 13th, 2010
Three years ago, GE scientists discovered that nanostructures from wing scales of butterflies exhibited acute chemical sensing properties. Since then, GE scientists have been developing a dynamic, new sensing platform that replicates these unique properties. Recognizing the potential of GE’s sensing technologies for improving homeland protection, DARPA is supporting further research. Radislav Potyrailo, a principal scientist
Friday, August 13th, 2010
To celebrate National Science Week 2010 (14-22 August), CSIRO is stagingevents across the nation designed to both showcase its accomplishments andinspire members of the public to begin their own journeys of scientificdiscovery. Read More
Friday, August 13th, 2010
“Our focus on growing our revenue base while controlling costs resulted in better than expected revenue and profitability in the second quarter,” said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. “Although the pace of the global recovery is varied by country, we are pleased that we achieved revenue growth in all of our major geographies. We experienced
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Following on from the success of previous events, gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets can today announce the next date in its popular series of Gazetteer Best Practice Days. Specifically for the Welsh Gazetteer community, this best practice day will be held at the Media Resource Centre in Llandrindod on 2nd November 2010 and will see
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is seeking to appoint an Executive Director to serve as its chief executive officer based at the Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, as of 1 November 2010. Please go to http://www.iufro.org/news/article/2010/08/10/iufro-seeks-new-executive-director/ for the full announcement of the position which is based on secondment or a specific donor grant.
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
“The building design, construction and infrastructure industries must improve productivity, while at the same time completing complex projects on time and at or under budget,” said Jay Bhatt, senior vice president of AEC Industry Solutions on a recent visit to the UK. He was speaking at a time when a string of big-name contractors and
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
NASA — Even as Muscovites choked under a blanket of thick smoke in the first week of August 2010, concentrations of a colorless, odorless gas spiked to dangerous levels. A product of fire and a component of smoke, carbon monoxide is among the pollutants that wildfires spread across much of western Russia. This image, made
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Trimble announced today that British Gas, one of the world’s leading energy companies, will be implementing Trimble’s GeoManager™ solution across its smart meter fleet. British Gas, a current Taskforce™ and GeoManager customer, will be deploying GeoManager to the smart meter business to realize the full benefits of integrated vehicle tracking to manage operations. “British Gas
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Alberta announced Tuesday it has teamed with the government of British Columbia to develop a new forecasting system that will provide more advanced notice of anticipated smoke resulting from forest fires. The Blue Sky Western Canada Smoke Forecasting system combines information related to burning wildfires, such as location and size, with weather forecasts, said Alberta
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Industry and climate change organisations have criticised government plans on reducing emissions as ‘too vague’, according to analysis from Alva, the corporate reputation analysis company. July’s review of traditional and social media also identified that future private sector investment in the programme is dependent on Ministers developing a more rigorous policy framework. “Despite the
