Given North America's recent record-breaking cold with its thousands of cancelled airline flights, ice and aviation are very much in the news-especially the ice that cakes up on wings and tails, requiring trips to de-icing stations on the ...
Tags: Aircraft Icing, Alpha Particles
Las Vegas' annual Consumer Electronics Show has offered much to get excited about, not least a glimpse at some of the hi-tech toys to be hitting the market in the near future. Parrot unveiled its latest in app driven toys this week, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, hi-tech toys, Parrot, Yuneec E-Go Cruiser
A privately launched supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Thursday following a series of delays ranging from the cold to the sun. Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its unmanned Antares rocket from Wallops Island, ...
Tags: supply ship, International Space Station, Orbital Sciences, Cygnus
The ultra-thin electronic membrane sticks to various surfaces. Credit: Peter Rueegg, ETH Zurich Researchers at ETH are developing electronic components that are thinner and more flexible than before. They can even be wrapped around a ...
Tags: ETH, electronic components, ultra-thin, transparent sensors
If your New Year's resolution was to get in shape, you should ease into your exercise program, an expert warns. Trying to get quick results could do more harm than good. "It's important to know and respect your body's limits," Dr. Joshua ...
Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) ("Ithaca" or the "Company") announces completion of flow test operations on the second development well on the Stella field and provides an update on Greater Stella Area ("GSA") development ...
Tags: Ithaca, flow test operations, Greater Stella Area, Stella field, A2 well
This new entry-level 2014 BMW 3 Series is a prime example of the blurred lines that exist in the premium sedan segment these days. Priced from $52,300, the BMW 316i with its 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine reduces the entry ...
Tags: BMW 3 Series, 316I M Sport
Aimed at applications across medical equipment, domestic appliance, office and industrial machinery, the 6210-VO features a solid state optical sensor for wear free operation with long and reliable life of more than one million operations, ...
LG Electronics (LG) continued to let most of its 2014 International CES cats out of its proverbial bag over New Years day, this time pre-announcing plans to show an assortment of new Ultra HD OLED TVs and screen sizes. As previously ...
Tags: LG Electronics, International CES, 77-inch
Manufacturing industries require various tools to design and fabricate products with precise accuracy. Each industry requires a specific type of mechanical device that will provide the right amount of accuracy and speed to create products ...
Tags: Precision Linear Actuators, Electromechanical Actuators
A new baby can put a strain on mom's back, sometimes leading to injury and pain. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests how new moms can prevent a sore back: Resume exercising as soon as is safe after delivering baby. ...
Rosneft began handling and installing oversize equipment at its Kuibyshev, Syzran, Achinsk, Komsomolsk and Angarsk refineries in early December, following the unique transport operations, one of which was noted in the Russian and European ...
Tags: gas oil hydrofining units, organic admixtures, vacuum gas oil
In the recent times, people are turning towards pumps that have lower maintenance costs; thereby, monoblock pumps are the most preferred for both domestic and commercial usage. These have various benefits and features associated that makes ...
Tags: Monoblock Pumps, Preferred Pumps
Carrying and lifting heavy luggage during the holidays can lead to neck, wrist, back and shoulder pain and injuries unless you take proper safety precautions, an orthopedic surgeon says. In 2012, nearly 54,000 luggage-related injuries ...
We went into the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials with what we thought were realistic expectations. And generally, we had the right idea: the robots are very slow, very deliberate, and not always successful. But overall, we've been surprised ...
Tags: Robotics, Electrical, Electronics