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01.09.2010 - DJ EANS-Adhoc: Jungfraubahn Holding AG / Jungfrau Railways are investigating using the building on the ... Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:03AM=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution.
BT broadband reaches 15m customers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:44PMWith three-quarters of UK homes and business using broadband, the market is seen to be maturing The drive to create Broadband Britain has hit another milestone, as BT signed up the 15 millionth user to its high-speed network last week. Ten years after broadband was first launched in the UK, it has now been taken up by around three-quarters of the UK's homes and small businesses. With Virgin ...
First Lakefront Utilities scholarship winner announced Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:06AMCOBOURG-- St. Mary's Secondary School graduate Travis Burnet will soon begin studies at Humber College, with a little help from a new scholarship begun by Lakefront Utilities.[...]
Business leaders call for NBN Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:00AMA GROUP of telecommunications executives yesterday made an 11th-hour plea to independent MPs over the National Broadband Network.
Mobile CNC Laser Scanner adapts to different part sizes/shapes. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:54AMWith scan on location functionality, MobileScan3D enables fully automatic reverse engineering and part inspection verification. Full CNC automatic scanning enhances accuracy of acquired dataset while providing automatically structured and ordered data. Used in complete or semi CNC mode, solution is comprised of 2-axis CNC swivel head and one of 3 interchangeable scanning sensor heads. Product ...
Invisible threads on the horizon Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:35PMIt's no invisibility cloak, but a new nanomaterial being developed at the University of Sydney could make invisible clothing suitable for an emperor.
Chinese fibre could aid Chilean mine rescue - NZ expert Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:46PMA former British deputy prime minister will make a formal offer to Chilean authorities to supply Chinese fibre-optic technology.
Real invisibility threads would be fit for an emperor Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:06AMCombining techniques used to produce light-bending metamaterials with those used to make optical fibres might just make see-through threads a reality
PHOTONICA 2011 - 6th International Specialized Exhibition For Laser, Optical And Optoelectronic Technologies Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:13AMPHOTONICA 2011 takes place from 18 to 21 April at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow. The exhibition spans the entire spectrum of laser, optical and optoelectronic technologies.
Vaccine has cut child cases of bacterial pneumonia, says study Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:32PM( Imperial College London ) The number of children admitted to English hospitals with bacterial pneumonia decreased by a fifth in the two years following the introduction of a vaccine to combat the disease, according to a new study published today in the journal Thorax.
Telco: '1Gbps is “speed that you can hardly fathom ... it is like having a billion dollars.’’ Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:22PMBut let’s hope the promises are kept. As they say, the proof of the pudding’s in its eating
Fiber battle delayed as IMRA vs IPG is adjourned Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:00PMThe long-running patent dispute brought by IMRA America against market-leading fiber laser vendor IPG Photonics had been due to start on August 24.
Paget Minerals Discovers High Grade Rare Earths at Mt. Bisson Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:08AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 25, 2010) - Paget Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PGS) ("Paget" or the "Company") today announced that a recently completed program of rock chip sampling on its 100% owned Mt. Bisson project has returned an assay of 8.64% total rare earth elements (TREE) from a newly discovered mineralized zone.
Paget Minerals Discovers High Grade Rare Earths at Mt. Bisson Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:00AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 08/25/10) - Paget Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: PGS - News ) ("Paget" or the "Company") today announced that a recently completed program of rock chip sampling on its 100% owned Mt. Bisson project has returned an assay of 8.64% total rare earth elements (TREE) from a newly discovered mineralized zone. High grade rare earth mineralization in the discovery zone ...
Oman's Nawras plans to offer 260m shares via IPO Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:18AMOman's Nawras plans to offer 260m shares via IPO
Fibre optic sensor interrogator for PXI Express Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:05AMNational Instruments' NI PXIe-4844 optical sensor interrogator is a two-slot 3U PXI Express module specifically designed for fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. FBG sensors operate by reflecting a wavelength of light that corresponds to changes in physical phenomena such as strain and temperature.
Nawras plans to offer 260m shares via IPO Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:44AM25 August 2010 MUSCAT: Nawras, the Sultanate's second biggest telecom service provider, is planning to offer 260 million shares through an initial public offering (IPO) by next month.
How fair is the Australian electoral system? Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:49PMIt might be weeks before we have a new Federal Government, and in the end it could come down to a handful of independents
Net Neutrality: What’s all the fuss about? Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:17AMSearch Engine Google and Verizon, a leading internet service provider and formerly one of the AT&T Bell companies, are close to finalising a deal which would facilitate Verizon’s being able to speed online content to internet users more quickly, if the content’s creators are willing to pay for it.
Earth's helium reserves 'will run out within 25 years' Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:11AMNobel laureate Robert Richardson, a professor of physics at Cornell University said that once our helium reserves are gone there will be no way of replacing it.
Peregrine's 'Solition' observed at last Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:54AM(PhysOrg.com) -- An old mathematical solution proposed as a prototype of the infamous ocean rogue waves responsible for many maritime catastrophes has been observed in a continuous physical system for the first time.
Australia heads for polls amid discord Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:15PMAll eyes are on Australia as voters decide whether to give Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor party a second term or back conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott, writes MERAIAH FOLEY.
Sr VP of Infosys calls on Konkani-Speaking community Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:08PMSpeaking after distributing scholarships to 135 engineering and MBBS students belonging to the Konkani community, at a function organised by the Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation (KLCF) in collaboration with the VKSS Fund of World Konkani Centre and while citing the example of the Jewish community, he said ''Their achievements are great although they are few in number.
Meet the candidates for Flynn Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:15PMDays away from the federal election and candidates from the seat of Flynn spoke to the ABC's morning presenter Aaron Stevens on the issues they're focused on.
WiFi concern spreads Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:16AMA question by local parents has prompted a provincewide debate over the impact wireless Internet access in schools may have on our children's health. A group of local parents says Wi-Fi in elementary schools is making their children sick.[...]
Globex Samples Return High Grade Rare Earth Assays at Turner Falls Property Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:53AMROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC, CANADA-- - GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. is pleased to provide an update of work undertaken on our 942 hectares, 100% owned, Turner Falls Rare Earth project, 50 kilometres east -northeast of Kipawa, Quebec.
Globex Samples Return High Grade Rare Earth Assays at Turner Falls Property Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:53AMROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC, CANADA--(Marketwire - 08/19/10) - GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. (TSX: GMX - News )(Frankfurt: G1M - News )(Pinksheets: GLBXF - News ) is pleased to provide an update of work undertaken on our 942 hectares, 100% owned, Turner Falls Rare Earth project, 50 kilometres east -northeast of Kipawa, Quebec. Over the summer 22.2 kilometres of lines were cut over a small portion of ...
£300,000 scheme to light Berwick railway bridge Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:15AMWORKbegan this week on a £300,000 scheme to light up Berwick's iconic Royal Border Bridge. (18/08/2010 15:13:19)
Wi-Fi fears swell Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:06AMA question by local parents has prompted a provincewide debate over the impact wireless Internet access in schools may have on our children's health. A group of local parents says Wi-Fi in elementary schools is making their children sick.[...]
Positive message will win out Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:00AMON day one of this campaign I drew a very simple strategic road map titled "stability".
Copper thieves strike again Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:13AMTelus is reporting a return to the days of copper thefts and service outages.
The sheriffs of the wild web Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:21PMOn a Thursday evening in December a remarkable attack by a shadowy group of hackers briefly paralysed Twitter. For two hours anyone who typed www. twitter.com into their internet explorer's address bar was re-routed to a simple black screen showing a green flag and the words: "This site has been hacked by the Iranian Cyber Army."
A closer eye on the heavens above Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:00AMSOUTH African astronomers could rightly feel that Australia's got the inside track in the race to be the site for the world's most powerful telescope.
Q&A with key Liberal Party broadband architect, Paul Fletcher Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 1:21AMLiberal Party MP, Paul Fletcher, has been singled out by IT industry sources as a key architect of the Coalitionâs Broadband plan. DAVID RAMLI asked him how many mobile towers would be needed under the plan and when the party decided to move against the filter
17. TM says UniFi customers to double by year-end Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:39PMJOHOR BARU: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) expects the number of its UniFi customers nationwide to double or treble by the year-end.
Tech choices affect our economic future Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:00AMAS we count down to the federal election this weekend, the ACS is pleased to see that technology has been pushed up on the national agenda.
A Tri-lateral Trans-Himalayan Economic Cooperation Agreement Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:23AMFor such a vision, we need to make sure our regional politics are tied to our economic development strategies and that we can promote interests that are mutually beneficial for all parties involved.
Scientists call for a global nuclear renaissance in new study Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:28PM( Imperial College London ) Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy that could see nuclear reactors with replaceable parts, portable mini-reactors, and ship-borne reactors supplying countries with clean energy, in research published today in the journal Science.
Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:45AM( Imperial College London ) Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralize the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest in a new study published this week.
Broadband stoush starts Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:47PMThe Coalition has dealt itself into the broadband debate, offering a $6 billion scheme for faster internet but declaring it will not enter a spending ''arms race'' with the government.
Future on display: Technology you'll want to stroke Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:23AMYou might not expect it, but a new furry display is the latest in computer technology – and people can't help but stroke it
Fibre not a healthy option Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:00AMI TOO would like a Ferrari, but why should it be subsidised by the government?
Broadband boosted by govt Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:03PMThe Govt has announced a national broadband network to reach 93% of the nation and create 25,000 jobs.
Govt to announce expanded NBN Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:00PMThe Gillard government will announce that the national broadband network coverage will be expanded.
Govt's last shot at useful policy Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 12:10PMOh, dear. Here we go again: another upheaval in telecommunications regulation; another suboptimal outcome for customers and companies; and another massive destruction of shareholder value.
Weekly Datelines Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 7:04AMYour guide to what's on in Surrey, White Rock and North Delta. Email event listings to edit@thenownewspaper.com or fax 604-572-6489.
Sensory experience for tots Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 6:13AMBUBBLE lights, mirror balls and fibre optics are lined up to give babies a multi-sensory experience.
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Analyst Study on Windstream and CenturyLink -- A Quick Overview in the Domestic Telecos Industry Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 8:46AMJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--(Marketwire - August 5, 2010) - www.wallstreetequityresearch.com brings investors market knowledge on the aspects moving the domestic telecom services stocks, and offers complete analytical research on companies like Windstream Corporation ( NASDAQ : WIN ) and CenturyLink Inc. ( NYSE : CTL ). Register with www ...
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