Thursday, March 27th, 2014
The Thailand Earth Observation Satellite (Thaichote) has spotted 300 floating objects in the Indian Ocean, some 200 kilometre southwest of the area being searched for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Thailand is the fifth country that has produced...
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), in conjunction with three other companies, has developed a remote control machine – an autonomous forklift – designed to enter buildings following earthquakes to determine damage, plus move obstacles and even goods for...
Monday, April 9th, 2012
When the Tohoku tsunami struck the northeast coast of Japan last March, retreating waves swept an estimated 5 million tons of debris out to sea. About 70 percent is believed to have sunk to the seafloor, leaving...
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
On the eve of the first anniversary of the worst natural disaster in Japan in a century, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says the remarkable progress to sort and dispose of millions of tonnes of waste...
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are setting out to survey Australia’s 35,000-kilometre coastline to measure marine debris and its impact on sea life. The work is part of the...
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Debris continues to wash up on the west coast of Vancouver Island and speculation is mounting that it could be coming from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March. Now, The Province is offering an interactive map on...
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
The space debris created by China's anti-satellite test in 2007 poses a threat to Indian satellites, the government said this week. India's remote-sensing satellites are placed in low-earth orbit above 175 km (600 km to 900 km...
