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Investment in Smart Grid Improvements Could Have Enabled Hurricane Sandy

Jan 7, 2013

Investment in smart grid improvements (such as smart metering, outage management and distribution management systems) by utilities companies in the US could have enabled Hurricane Sandy to be handled more effectively. Outages could have ...

Tags: Hurricane Sandy, Opus Energy Summary Smart Grid, smart grid technology

Market for Devices Used in Commercial FSO Communications Systems Will Near-Double by 2018

Jan 7, 2013

A new forecast by market researchers at ElectroniCast Consultantssuggests that the market for devices used in commercial free-space optical (FSO) communications systems will near-double by 2018. However, such is the niche appeal of the ...

Tags: ElectroniCast Consultants, free space optical communications

Non-Manufacturing Sector Economic Activity Showed Growth for The 36th Consecutive Month

Jan 7, 2013

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that non-manufacturing sector economic activity showed growth for the 36th consecutive month. In its monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM reported that the index it ...

Tags: Institute for Supply Management, economic activity, America

It's a New Year's Tradition for Anyone Who Writes for a Living

Jan 7, 2013

It’s a New Year’s tradition for anyone who writes for a living: use the first column of the year to look back at what just happened and try to make sense of what’s to come. Truth be told, it was probably a way for writers ...

Tags: Automation, New Year, car industry, promoption

The Long Courtship Is Set to End in Marriage Just a Little Too Late

Jan 7, 2013

The long courtship between the Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, which promotes a fast wireless LAN technology that runs on very high frequencies, is set to end in marriage just a little too late for the International CES ...

Tags: WiFi Alliance, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, LAN technology

The Supreme Court of Virginia Has Vacated a Preliminary Injunction

Jan 7, 2013

The Supreme Court of Virginia has vacated a preliminary injunction against reviews posted by a woman on Yelp and Angie's List, in an outcome that is being described by civil rights groups as a victory for freedom of online speech. In a ...

Tags: Court of Virginia, preliminary injunction, Yelp, Angie's List

Several Reports Claim The Island Could Become The World's Top Rare Earth Producer

Jan 7, 2013

Greenland’s treasure trove of rare earth metals, the largest deposit outside of China, cannot be mined because the elements are connected to restricted radioactive materials. Several reports, such as The Epoch Times’ latest ...

Tags: oil, gas, Greenland, rare earth metals, China

EPC Firm Tecpro Systems Has Got a INR 267.3 Crore Order

Jan 7, 2013

PTI reported that EPC firm Tecpro Systems has got a INR 267.3 crore order from an NTPC subsidiary for supply of the entire coal handling plant package for its Muzaffarpur plant. The Gurgaon-based firm said that the company has received an ...

Tags: Tecpro System, coal handling plant, Thermal Power Project

Smartphone and Tablet Owners Downloaded a Record 1.76 Billion iOS and Android Apps

Jan 7, 2013

Smartphone and tablet owners downloaded a record 1.76 billion iOS and Android apps during the week of Dec. 25 to Dec. 31, a mobile analytics company said Wednesday. According to San Francisco-based Flurry, which projected total downloads ...

Tags: Smartphone, tablet, iOS, Android apps

African Queen Mines Ltd Has Abandoned Its Operations in Mozambique

Jan 7, 2013

The Canadian company African Queen Mines Ltd has abandoned its operations in Mozambique, after a thorough review of its portfolio of exploration properties in Southern, West and East Africa. A press release from the company states that ...

Tags: Mines, gold, gold bearing mineralization, mineralization

The Honey Came From May Contain 60,000 Honey Bees Leading to China

Jan 7, 2013

Grab the bear bottle of honey off the Walmart shelf and have a look.By appearance,the honey looks golden and wholesome.The beehive the honey came from may contain 60,000 honey bees;and those same bees probably tapped over a million flowers ...

Tags: honey, import, tariff, tainted food

An International Relations Expert Says Open Warfare Could Break out Between China & Japan

Jan 7, 2013

A leading international relations expert says open warfare could break out between China and Japan in 2013. Hugh White, a professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University, says in an article for Fairfax that the ...

Tags: China, Japan, international relations, warfare

War & Lack of Basic Infrastructure Are Likely to Continue Delaying Much Needed Mining Boom

Jan 7, 2013

Mining companies would give their eye teeth to exploit Afghanistan’s recently discovered $1 trillion of untapped mineral wealth, but analysts warn that corruption, war and lack of basic infrastructure are likely to continue delaying ...

Tags: mining, mineral wealth, Afghanistan, energy

Activism and Philanthropy Have All Been Celebrated for Remaking The Globe

Jan 7, 2013

SEATTLE — This city has a noble notion of itself at the leading edge. Its jets, coffee, computers, environmental activism and philanthropy have all been celebrated for remaking the globe. Now Seattle wants to change not just the ...

Tags: LED, Streetlights, Lighting, Remaking

Fire Resistant Glass From AGC's Pyrobel Range Is Used in GAC

Jan 7, 2013

Fire resistant glass from AGC's Pyrobel range is used in General Aviation Centre's (GAC) new S$10-million aviation hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park. Pyrobel 53N fire resistant glass has been selected to glaze the compartments that ...

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