Fincantieri to build a super luxury ship for regent Seven Seas Cruises Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 Fincantieri has received an order from Regent Seven Seas Cruises for the construction of a super luxury cruise ship. The new ship will be ...
Tags: ship, Transportation, Service, logistics
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington DC has developed a method to grow epitaxial nitride semiconductors on graphene [Neeraj Nepal et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p061003, 2013]. The researchers hope that this could lead to ...
Tags: Graphene, Electrical, Electronics, hot-electron transistors
Lloyd's Register issues guide to new construction in South Asia Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 Lloyd's Register has issued the first Guide to New Construction in South Asia. The Guide provides an overview of the shipbuilding and ship design ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
The U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program has awarded $1.071 million to PPG Industries' Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Coatings Innovation Center (CIC) to help develop non-isocyanate liquid ...
Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay calls for STCW audit assistance at GL Maritime Round Table Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 Germany and the EU cannot possibly have world-class efficient commercial ships manned by Filipinos today, and ...
Tags: Transportation
Researchers at Virginia Tech have built an autonomous, robotic jellyfish that could someday work as an underwater military spy. The Virginia Tech College of Engineering unveiled the prototype robot, named Cyro. The life-like, autonomous ...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Computer Products
The US Navy and 40 allies gathered in Bahrain Monday to begin two weeks of naval anti-mine exercises designed to keep the Persian Gulf open to oil shipping. Although the exercises, billed as the largest ever in the region, have been ...
Tags: US Navy, Allies, Persian Gulf
DESMI Pumping Technology A/S is to supply pump system packages for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s four new fuel tankers. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet, owned by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), which ...
The US Navy will install a solid-state laser weapon on a ship for the first time in fiscal year 2014. Fitted to USS Ponce, the laser will be part of a number of directed energy programs for ship, airborne and ground use. Officials are ...
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The Hennessey Venom GT is the world’s fastest production car available for public purchase, after registering a top speed over 427km/h. The US-built Lotus Elise/Exige-based Hennessey Venom GT, powered by a twin-turbocharged General ...
Tags: production car, car, Auto
Ohio State University (OSU) has used polarization engineering to create low-resistance tunnel junctions in gallium nitride (GaN)-based structures [Sriram Krishnamoorthy et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol102, p113503, 2013]. Such junctions could ...
Tags: GaN, InGaN, semiconductor
Consistent power supply becomes vital in remote places with no grids facility. It is also required for organizing various events anywhere and anytime. To cater to this urgent requirement of people, numerous companies now provide superior ...
Today Mohu announced its first-ever outdoor/attic-mounted antenna, The SkyHDTV. Weighing three pounds and measuring only an inch thick, the Sky is a progressive multidirectional antenna that has redefined antenna technology for the consumer ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, SkyHDTV, TV
Castelli, which established a separate triathlon division earlier this year, has signed two top triathlon pros to exclusive apparel contracts for 2013. The company has signed Mirinda “Rinny” Carfrae and Timothy ...
Tags: Castelli, Tri Pros, K-Swiss Tri Team
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has called on Australian governments to show more support for the nation's manufacturing sector. The union claims governments are now buying fewer locally-made cars at a time when they ...
Tags: manufacturing, manufacturing sector, Manufacturing Workers