Engineering News
- Women did well on Defcon social engineering test Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:55AMIDG News Service - Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.
- Teaching kids to reach for the stars, literally Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:50AMA space shuttle engineer and an astronaut trainer team up to teach children about outer space and how to dream bigger dreams.
- NCKU Associate Prof. Soon-Jyh Chang Developed Circuit Design Techniques of Energy Saving Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:48AMTAINAN, Taiwan----Associate Prof. Soon-Jyh Chang of Department of Electrical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University , Tainan, Taiwan, has led a research team of doctoral students to develop three advanced circuit design techniques, which can consume the lowest energy in the world and save 80% of energy in comparison to the traditional design techniques.
- In the middle, Goff looks like the answer Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:47AMHe speaks softly and carries a big stick. If there is one Giant who was born to worship at the altar of Talk Is Cheap, Play the Game, it is Jonathan Goff. So it has been easy for Goff to get lost in the shuffle. He was a fifth-round draft...
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center opens new building Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:46AMA ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of the new Medical Office Building at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.
- Grant for medical research Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:45AMAusten BioInnovation Institute is lead organization in $2.6 million award from state to develop sensors Grant to help create 15 jobs in first year
- CHEERS FOR STEM Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:45AMBuilding renovated, addition created
- 6 Shares That Could Save Your Retirement Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:45AMThese mid-sized companies have great dividend paying records, and could be just the ticket for your retirement portfolio.
- Water Committee a milestone for Canterbury Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:13PMCanterbury’s water management has reached a significant milestone with the appointment of seven community representatives to the Regional Committee of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.
- Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:13PMNEW YORK - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Nikkei likely to edge higher, eyes on jobs data Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:06PMNikkei likely to edge higher, eyes on jobs data
- More expats coming on local packages Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:02PMSINGAPORE - The economy may be recovering fast from the recession, but companies here are still cautious about their bottom lines. And as a result, new expatriates are no longer offered the sort of packages their peers once enjoyed.
- Man caught with 12-year-old is now banned from UF campus Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:01PMA 24-year-old Gainesville man who was found with a 12-year-old in his car in High Springs on Aug. 15 is now trespassed from the University of Florida.
- North Korea Takes Steps to Extend Dynastic Rule Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:00PMNorth Korea’s leader is to convene a ruling party meeting where it is expected that his son will be given an official post, a step on the road to leadership.
- Gibsons’ geoexchange holds promise, risk Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:58PMBuried underneath the streets and parks in what will be the Coast’s newest subdivision are hundreds of metres of coils and pipes that no other development in the country can claim to have.
- Fasttalk: Airfields have a place in history Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:59AMBack during World War II, the U.S. Navy operated two airfields in the Patterson area — the Crows Landing base just 2 miles south of town and another at Vernalis, some 14 miles to the north.
- Levee wall gains footing Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:58AMThe completion of the levee wall project for the city of Stillwater is still a ways off, but at least it seems to have climbed up the priority list for the Army Corps of Engineers, which is heading up the project.
- Carnegie Mellon hosting first conference to explore scientific use of gigapixel imagery Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:55AM( Carnegie Mellon University ) Scientists who are pioneering the use of gigapixel imagery will discuss how they are leveraging this new technology Nov. 11-13 at the first Fine International Conference on Gigapixel Imaging for Science, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. The deadline for early conference registration is Sept. 13.
- NC National Guard Ready For Earl Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:54AMThe North Carolina National Guard has 94 personnel on state active duty in preparation of Hurricane Earl.
- KSU grant will fund scholarships to recruit, train teachers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:52AMKennesaw State University has received a $2.85 million grant from National Science Foundation to help meet a growing need for highly qualified middle and high school science teachers locally an...
- UPS and Electric Vehicles International Begin Demonstration of Fully Electric Walk-In Van Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:52AMToday, Electric Vehicles International announced that UPS has begun a 90-day demonstration trial of their walk-in van . Over the past year, EVI and UPS have worked together to develop a vehicle to meet the needs of the parcel delivery service industry.
- Naim: Maintain Buy, target price RM3.90 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:49AMMIDF Research has maintained its "Buy" call on Naim Holdings Bhd (5073)with target price unchanged at RM3.90, although it was reported that its unit, NCSB Engineering Sdn Bhd, together with Samsung Engineering Co Ltd, won a RM2.4 billion job from Petronas. "Until a clearer picture emerges, we are maintaining our forecast for financial year 2010 and financial year 2011," it said. The research ...
- Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staff Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:31PMUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > About 3,000 new students, their parents and other family members jammed into Alumni Arena for the annual University Welcome on Aug. 27. For parents and siblings, the late afternoon event followed a busy day of helping UB freshmen move into residence halls, learn to navigate the campuses and get acclimated to both heightened academic ...
- Topcon Announces New European Precision Agriculture Headquarters Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:29PMLIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has announced the opening of its new European facility – Topcon Positioning Iberia (TPI) in Madrid, Spain. TPI was formerly doing business as InlandGEO Holdings.
- KSFY Action News: Breaking News, Weather and Community |SDSU proposes Imaging Sciences Institute Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:29PMBROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota State University wants to create an on-campus institute to better tap its partnership with a nearby federal repository for satellite images.
- A four-story field of dreams Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:28PMIn June the Weaver Hotel, Waterville, sold its last room sponsorship, room 10, which is now known as the Livers-Taplin-Ricard Room. Since its grand opening more than a year ago, the renovated Weaver Hotel has had more than 15,000 guests. They’ve come from 20 states and four foreign countries.
- IBR announces appointment of new President & CEO Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:28PMInternational Bio Recovery Corporation , a developer and marketer of proprietary technologies for the production of organic-based, high-value agricultural products from organic wastes, is pleased to announce the appointment of Blair Heffelfinger as President and CEO of the Company, and as a director.
- Chinese Company To Build Venezuela Port Terminal Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:27PMVenezuela has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build a new shipping container terminal at its largest cargo port.
- NSO: more than parties for campus politicos Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:27PMEvan Medina Taking advantage of the flood of new, wide-eyed freshmen arriving on campus, political groups at Penn are pushing for a higher voter registration rate in preparation for the midterm elections this November. Penn Leads the Vote, a non-partisan, student-run voter mobilization group, will conduct a voter registration drive at the Student Services Expo in Houston Hall from Wednesday to ...
- Former NASA Astronaut Scott Altman Joins ASRC Research and Technology Solutions Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:27PMGREENBELT, Md. -- ASRC Research and Technology Solutions today announced that former NASA astronaut ...
- Engagements Ridgway, Hammer plan wedding Wright, Kneisel to wed Saturday Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:25PMKatherine Ridgway, daughter of Judith and Richard Ridgway of Westerville, and Michael Hammer, son of Kerry and Kathleen Hammer of Troy, Mich., will exchange wedding vows in a Sept. 4 ceremony at the Darby House in Galloway.
- Nigeria embarks on vast free trade zone with China Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:53AMNigeria embarks on vast free trade zone with China
- Obituary: Rustum Roy / World-class materials science expert at Penn State Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:49AMRustum Roy combined interests in science and the humanities in a rare mixture of contributions, many of them related to some 60 years of teaching and research at Penn State University.
- Sprint, T-Mobile bring higher speeds to Hub Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:46AMGreater Boston’s airwaves have become a broadband battleground, as two wireless carriers launch new, high-speed data services today designed to leave current 3G cellular services in the dust. T-Mobile USA - Sprint Nextel - United States - 3G - Broadband
- Va. atomic research center getting $73.2 million upgrade Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:45AMNEWPORT NEWS -- The U.S. Department of Energy is breaking ground on a $73.2 million expansion and renovation at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The department is holding a ceremony today to inaugurate the construction phase of the Technology and Engineering Development Facility. There, scientists and engineers will focus ...
- UAEU Faculty of Engineering Programs Attain ABET Accreditation Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:43AM01 September 2010 UAEU is pleased to announce that its Faculty of Engineering programs have now obtained accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, the accreditation body responsible for accrediting all Engineering, Computer, Technology, and Applied Science programs in the USA. The accreditation is a culmination of 18 month review process.
- Octogenarian hikes Grind for flood aid Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:19PMMuhammad Iqbal, 80, takes the first steps up Grouse Mountain early Thursday morning on his second climb to raise money for flood-relief in Pakistan, his former home. Iqbal has committed to climb the mountain 20 times before winter, aiming to raise $800 each time.
- FutureGen Alliance may pull out of clean coal project Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:18PMCHICAGO - A multibillion-dollar effort to develop clean coal technology in Illinois could be in jeopardy after federal officials changed the nature of the program.
- OSK Research maintains Trading Buy on KKB Engineering Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:06PMKUALA LUMPUR: OSK Research is maintaining its Trading Buy on KKB Engineering Bhd with its target price tagged at RM2.37, based on 10 times FY10 EPS. KKB’s subsidiary, Harum Bidang Sdn Bhd secured a RM114 million contract to supply concrete-lined mild steel pipes and mild steel mechanical couplings to CMS Infra Trading SB (CMSIT). The research house said on Wednesday, Sept 1 the award was ...
- rfid Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:00PM...melexis and phase iv engineering have joined forces to create new wireless sensing solutions for difficult to solve sensing applications. based on the melexis mlx90129 hf rfid enabled sensor tag ...
- BUSINESS BRIEFING: September 1 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:56PMWARREN
- Drilling to reach trapped Chilean miners begins Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:55PMDrilling has begun as part of an effort to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, authorities said Tuesday.
- Mayor reveals car-free Plaza de Panama plans Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:40PMPlans to restore the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park back to a pedestrian area, rather than a vehicle space, was announced Monday.
- Mumbai-educated gets key post in GOP unit of NJ Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:40PMNew York, Aug 31 : An Indian-American, who was educated in Mumbai, has been appointed to a key post in the Republican Party unit of New Jersey formed to promote community participation in the state.
- Farm Progress Show kicks off in Boone Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:40PMBOONE - Hagie Manufacturing unveiled Monday night to a bevy of farm journalists its latest design for self-propelled sprayers that is unique to the industry.
- IMPACT hotel 70% complete The Bt2 billion project is to open January 2011 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:31PMÇѹ·Õè 31 ÊÔ§ËÒ¤Á 2553 11:19 ¹. IMPACT updates the progress of IMPACT hotel, the Bt2 billion worth project that the construction is now 70% complete and expected to open in January 2011 as scheduled.
- Hybrid protein tools developed for gene cutting and editing Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:30PMResearchers have developed a type of hybrid proteins that can make double-strand DNA breaks at specific sites in living cells, possibly leading to better gene replacement and gene editing therapies.
- A community shaken Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:28PMThe close-knit Suck Creek community where Patrick Durham grew up is reeling from the news that the 24-year-old Army sergeant was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Saturday.
- Cecil casino must meet goals for minorities, women Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:40PMIn Maryland’s nascent gaming industry, the struggle to meet set-aside goals for minority- and women-owned businesses extends beyond stocking new casinos with slot machines. The Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs found that Penn National Gaming Inc., which is set to open the state’s first slots parlor Sept. 30, was far from the minority business, or MBE, [...]
- Griffon Announces Extension of Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations for Senior Floating Rate Notes Due 2012 and 10 ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:40PMNEW YORK----Griffon Corporation announced today that Clopay Acquisition Corp., Griffon’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary , is extending the expiration time for the previously announced cash tender offers for all of the outstanding Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2012 of Ames True Temper, Inc. and all of the outstanding 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 of Ames and the related consent ...
