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Defense Tech (Free subscription) | yesterday
My good friend Matt Cox over at Army Times has done it again. In what might be the best military weapons story of the year so far, Matt got his hands on a brief that shows the Army is seriously looking at major improvements to the current M4, including a heavier barrel, a new round counter [...]
Defense Tech (Free subscription) | yesterday
The big cyber news event of the week is the just released report by McAfee. In this report the security industry giant asks if the age of cyber warfare has arrived. The thirty-seven page report has several very provocative statements about cyber warfare. Upfront, they present three key finding in the report and they are as follows: Although there [...]
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
A new species of chameleon has been discovered in a threatened forest in Tanzania. Researchers first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest when they disturbed a twig snake eating one.
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
A new study concluded that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock. Economically viable production of a perennial grass monoculture from which substantial quantities of biomass are removed annually is expected...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
(AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
Defense Tech (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
If the service thought they’d buried the issue of armor testing, they forgot to ask their new Secretary. ArmySec John McHugh announced today he had enlisted the services of the National Research Council to examine the service’s armor testing procedures and compliance protocols in light of a recent GAO report calling into question the Army’s adherence [...]
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon, the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) was recognized today as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world.
Defense Tech (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As if we didn’t already have enough to consider with Marpat, UCP, UCP-D, MultiCam and Desert Brush, in comes another pattern making inroads in the milgear blogosphere. I’ve been trolling over at our friends Soldier Systems’ site over the past couple days, and the editor over there is obsessed with the development of this new pattern. [...]
Defense Tech (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Manufacturer BAE Systems is formulating its marketing of the Mantis medium-altitude long-endurance UAV demonstrator air vehicle in the U.S., following the recent kickoff of test flights of the U.K. version. Mark Brown, BAE Systems vice president of unmanned aerial systems, is positioning the Mantis as a next-generation [...]
The engineer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The government has launched a £30m fund to provide more charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the UK’s streets.
The engineer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
BAE Systems claims that its British Army Warrior infantry fighting vehicle will help sustain UK combat effectiveness by 2013 if its bid to upgrade the army’s existing fleet is successful.
The engineer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Manchester-based Nano ePrint has secured a £234k grant from the UK’s Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
The engineer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The backers of an energy bill introduced in Parliament promise it will introduce powers and clearer legislation for supporting energy consumers.
The engineer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Guernsey-based Renewable Energy Generation (REG) said it plans to significantly increase its wind-power assets next year.
The engineer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
AMEC has been appointed as project management contractor for the development of a multi-billion-dollar energy and chemical complex in China.
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www.carbonfreeenergy | 06/19/2009
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. And "clean coal," which involves capturing carbon emissions and sequestering...
paisano1 | 03/12/2009
I get offers for many products by e-mail which i mostly delete or let the spam filter take care of them. But in the past week i got bombarded from several different sources regarding one apparently free product. The sheer amount of e-mails made me read through one of them. It was an announcement for a free distribution of some SEO program.
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