News articles tagged with 'infrastructure'
SEQ climate adaptation research a national first
— 19 Jun 2009 08:21 | EnvironmentIdentifying practical ways for South East Queensland (SEQ) to respond to the impacts of climate change is the focus of a new AU$14 million research initiative announced today... — full story
IBM and Russian Railways build smarter transportation system
— 22 May 2009 12:45 | TechnologyRussian Railways, one of the largest railway operators in the world, is working with IBM to help optimise its IT infrastructure and is using new technologies to improve its freight... — full story
Self-healing concrete for safer, more durable infrastructure
— 23 Apr 2009 12:54 | TechnologyA concrete material developed at the University of Michigan can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary - just water and carbon dioxide... — full story
Business facing surging water risk
— 21 Mar 2009 14:20 | EnvironmentA world running short of water is presenting a new category of risk to business that many have not even begun to appreciate, the World Water Forum in Istanbul was told today... — full story
IBM joins EDISON project to build smart grid for electric cars
— 19 Mar 2009 15:12 | TechnologyIBM announced its membership in the EDISON research consortium, a Denmark-based collaborative aimed at developing an intelligent infrastructure that will make possible the large scale... — full story
Swedish radar facility on Europe's wish list
— 10 Dec 2008 11:04 | TechnologyWhen European countries get together to prioritise what infrastructures are needed for future research, the Swedish radar facility EISCAT will be on the table among 7 new projects.... — full story
Solar energy as a sustainable source of European economic growth
— 27 Nov 2008 11:20 | EnvironmentScientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies... — full story
The city beneath the city
— 17 Nov 2008 15:44 | TechnologyThe diamond-shape island state of Singapore is more or less the same size as the Danish island of Bornholm. It takes about an hour to drive from the east to the west of the little island... — full story
Wetlands restoration not a panacea for Louisiana coast
— 9 Oct 2008 11:29 | EnvironmentCounting on wetlands restoration projects to protect storm buffeted infrastructure along the Louisiana Coast is likely to be a 'losing battle' that provides 'false hope' and prevents... — full story
The viability of hydrogen transportation markets: Chicken or egg?
— 11 Sep 2008 23:16 | TechnologyHydrogen may well be the new gasoline. But where's the nearest 'gas' station where you can pull up and refuel your energy-efficient vehicle? Will hydrogen stations be strategically... — full story