Engineering
NASA ‘Mars Rocket’ Launch On Hold
(INFORMATION WEEK) - NASA early Wednesday delayed the test launch of a new rocket that’s designed to replace the aging space shuttle and could one day be used for missions to Mars.The space agency said inclement conditions in the vicinity of Florida’s Kennedy Space Center were behind the decision to keep the Ares I-X on [...]
Lombardi President Phil Gilbert to Speak at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo
BPM Leader to Discuss Why Business “Buy-In” Is Critical For Process Improvement Success
London UK (PRWEB) October 28, 2009 — Lombardi®, a leader in business process management (BPM) software, today announced that its President, Phil Gilbert, will be presenting at a Networking Lunch as part of the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009. Lombardi is a sponsor of the [...]
Panorama Antennas Join the South African TETRA Association (SATA)
Panorama Antennas this week announced that they had joined the South African TETRA Association (SATA) to share their knowledge and skills in manufacturing antennas for the emergency services.
London, UK (PRWEB) October 4, 2009 — Panorama Antennas this week announced that they had joined the South African TETRA Association (SATA) to share their knowledge and skills [...]
3G Traffic Volumes Will Increase 20-fold by 2014, says Unwired Insight
3G operators must be able to support huge increases in mobile data traffic over the next few years, according to a new report from Unwired Insight. The report, entitled ‘Will 3G Networks Cope?’, shows that 3G traffic volumes will rise to unprecedented levels, and some 3G operators will not be able to cope.
Huntingdon, UK (PRWEB) [...]
Plan for energy co-ops to cut fuel bills by 20%
(GUARDIAN) - Gas and electricity bills will be cut by up to 20% under a scheme that will also cut carbon emissions by encouraging an increase in environmentally friendly technology.
Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary, will today back the scheme, which is designed to answer climate change sceptics who say tackling global warming will mean [...]
Geo-engineering should be developed as insurance against dangerous climate change
(TELEGRAPH) - The Royal Society said that while the geo-engineering solutions were not a “silver bullet” and carried their own risks, they could be the only hope of saving the world from disastrous climate change.
A report written by a panel of eminent scientists suggested that the world [...]
Apollo 11 vets urge Mars mission
(THE REGISTER) - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins have urged NASA to scrub its lunar ambitions and set its sights on Mars, the BBC reports.
Speaking at an Apollo 11 reunion of the pair and Neil Armstrong at Washington DC’s National Air and Space Museum, marking the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, Collins said: [...]
Leading Italian Catering Equipment Brand Appoints New UK Distributor
FEM to supply full range of Sirman brand quality catering equipment, with fast turnaround ex-stock.
(PRWeb UK) June 16, 2009 — Sirman SpA, the Italian manufacturer of specialist foodservice equipment, has appointed Foodservice Equipment Marketing Ltd (FEM) as its main distributor in the UK and Ireland.
Sirman is a global brand manufacturing a huge portfolio of products, [...]
New Job Board Launched Specifically for the Global Food Industry
Following significant investment, just-food.com, the world’s leading online information resource for the global food industry, has announced the launch of its new job and recruitment service.
(PRWEB) June 16, 2009 — Drawing upon expert industry knowledge and a wealth of technical experience, just-food has specifically aimed the new jobs board at food professionals and industry recruiters [...]
How a trip to the laundry averted nuclear disaster
(MAILONLINE) - A chance decision to wash some clothes narrowly averted a nuclear disaster, a safety report has found.
While using the laundry room at Sizewell A power station, a contract worker spotted a leak from a cooling tank.
By the time he raised the alarm more than 40,000 gallons of radioactive fluid had spilled out from [...]
