Applied Physics

Shields Down- Solar Wind Lowest In The Space Age

Data from the Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since we've had readings and it could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our Solar System. The Sun's solar wind plasma is a stream o ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2008 - 12:51pm

Follow The Roadmap To Sustainability At Working Buildings 2008

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/-- As energy costs rise and the need to reduce carbon emissions grows, many businesses are looking to their facilities managers to cut energy use and create a more sustainable business model. Greater public scrutiny is mak ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 23 2008 - 1:31pm

Chrysler LLC Surges Forward With Production-Intent Electric Vehicles

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, September 23 /PRNewswire/--- Company Introduces Three Advanced Electric-Drive Vehicle Prototypes Actions speak louder than words. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

ARCADIS Wins Large Infrastructure Projects In Poland

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, September 24 /PRNewswire/-- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, announced today that it has won several large infrastructure projects in Poland, with a tot ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 2:32am

Jaspersoft Translates European Roots Into Commercial Success Across The Region

PARIS, September 24 /PRNewswire/--- New customers, partners represent Jaspersoft's growth throughout Europe; company opens fifth European office in Paris Jaspersoft Corporation, the market leader in open source business intelligence (BI) and the worl ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 4:32am

Northrop Grumman Introduces New Series Of Multisensor Speed Logs For Maritime Market

LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/-- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is introducing a new family of multisensor marine speed log products at the 2008 SMM maritime technology exhibition in Hamburg, Germany this month. A photo accompanying this rele ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2008 - 10:32am

ECO And Bizanga To Provide A Common Platform For ISPs To Share Information In Real Time For Combating Spam

SAN MATEO, California and COLOGNE, Germany, September 25 /PRNewswire/--- Bizanga to Integrate eco's Certified Senders Alliance Whitelist and Make it Available to its Growing Installed Base ECO, the association of German Internet enterprises, and Biza ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 25 2008 - 2:33am

Northrop Grumman Wins Orders To Supply Integrated Bridge Systems For Novoship Newbuilds

LONDON, September 25 /PRNewswire/-- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has been selected by Novorossiysk Shipping Company (Novoship) to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for ten new tankers being built in Kore ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 25 2008 - 10:33am

Fluid Mechanics Problem Gets Solved After 100 Years (Thanks, MIT!)

As a car accelerates up and down a hill then slows to follow a hairpin turn, the airflow around it cannot keep up and detaches from the vehicle. This aerodynamic separation creates additional drag that slows the car and forces the engine to work harder. Th ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2008 - 11:28am

Odyssey IV- Swims Like A Fish, Hovers Like A Helicopter

MIT researchers have designed a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter — an invaluable tool for deepwater oil explorers, marine archaeologists, oceanographers and others. The new craft, called Odyssey IV, is the latest in ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 4:48pm