Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The need for more land resulting from population growth, urbanization and industrialization has increased the pressure on land use planning and development. To extend the use and functionality of the land, complex infrastructures are being built, both...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Many coastal Tohoku municipalities in Japan hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and others affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis are suffering from a severe shortage of civil engineers and other backup staff, according...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Objet has appointed Objective 3D to distribute its 3D printer range, with the vendor aiming to double its market share in Australia in the next three years. Objet's 'PolyJet' products are inkjet-style 3D printers that use photopolymer to...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Sea ice is an important contributor to global climate changes. Specifically, sea ice thickness helps to understand ocean circulation and heat transfer. The ability to capture more information about global sea ice thickness has advanced considerably and...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The municipality recently created a council in order to manage the town’s land properly. The town’s council through the leadership of Vice Mayor Aureiana Sacpa formulated the land information office and cadastral council last month. This is to...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The treatment meted out to the former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman, G. Madhavan Nair, was inappropriate, according to senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh. “This is not the way to treat a great scientist like him,”...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Due to an aggravated ice situation in the Sea of Okhotsk 3 fishing vessels got stuck in drifting ice. “Suvorovets” rescue tug boat took the “Gutsul” mother fishery ship out of the thick ice on Friday and...
