Implementing Sustainable Technology To Monitor The Integrity Of Bridges
Miami FL (SPX) Apr 20, 2009
Today, humans perform visual inspections every two years of most of the nation's older bridges. But with a scarcity of inspectors and tens of thousands of bridges, that process can be long and laborious. While newer bridges have monitoring devices already incorporated into their design, there are thousands of bridges erected during the 1960s and '70s, when much of the nation's infrastructu ... read more
UBC Researchers Put A New Spin On Electrons
Vancouver, BC (SPX) Apr 20, 2009
In the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique--bouncing electrons through a microscopic channel of precisely constructed, two-dimensional layer of semiconductor. It's the first time the intrinsic properties of a semiconductor-not external electric or magnetic fields-have been used ... more
Nuclear power making comeback, top energy officials say
Beijing (AFP) April 19, 2009
Growing energy demands and concerns about oil supplies and greenhouse gas emissions means nuclear power is making a comeback, top international specialists declared here Sunday. "Nuclear is really back on the agenda. There is a need for more energy," said Thierry Dujardin, a deputy director of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's nuclear energy arm. However, speaki ... more
Hobbled US giants face China carmakers in Shanghai
Shanghai (AFP) April 19, 2009
Troubled US auto giants will square off against Chinese newcomers in Shanghai this week as they try to pull ahead in what has suddenly become the world's number one car market. Despite seeking government life support at home, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corp had banner months in China, which has overtaken the United States to be the world's largest auto market for three months runn ... more
Commentary: Saving America's future
Washington, April 20, 2009
From right to left, Washington's think tank senior economic fellows agree the capitalist system is broken. But few agree on what comes next. Borrow-and-spend must now give way to save-and-invest. Clearly, the mammon of profits-before-people has been knocked off its pedestal. Borrowing $2 billion to $3 billion a day from other countries -- mostly China -- to maintain the world's highest standar ... more
China's recovery only boosting neighbours: analysts
Beijing (AFP) April 19, 2009
An emerging recovery in China is good news for the rest of Asia but the nation does not yet have sufficient clout to boost the global economy as a whole, analysts say. Data published last week have raised hopes that China could be the first major economy to disentangle itself from the worldwide crisis, providing new growth momentum for several of its trading partners. "It's one of the su ... more
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