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EPSRC Fund National Centre for Power Electronics

The UK’s capacity in power electronics, a technology that underpins and is vital to many of the country’s industries and its economy, received an £18 million boost today from the Engineering and Physica...

1 Jul 2013

Multi-Sensor Seasat Spacecraft Dedicated to Observe Earth's Ocean Lives On

"The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others." - Albert Schweitzer

29 Jun 2013

Teledyne RESON Multibeam Sonar Video Contest for Hydrographic Surveyors

Teledyne RESON has added a Jury’s Pick Prize to its Multibeam Sonar Video Contest. The contest is open to hydrographic surveyors who upload their best Multibeam Sonar video and describe what's seen in the v...

26 Jun 2013

Deployment of Ground-Based Monitoring Equipment to Study Pre-Eruptive Activity in Ethiopian Volcanoes

Images taken from space have indicated that some of the world’s unmonitored volcanoes may not be as peaceful as we might like to think. Satellite radar has shown that the surfaces of a number of volcanoes within the East African Rift are deforming – inflating and deflating.

20 Jun 2013

Completion of Delivery of Tranche 2 Typhoon EW Systems - Announcement by Selex ES

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has completed deliveries of the Praetorian electronic warfare self protection system for Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoons. All 236 Tranche 2 Typhoons operated by the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain will be equipped with electronic support measures, electronic countermeasures and missile approach warning elements. Together, these combine to inform the pilot on potential hazards and automatically take measures to protect the fighter.

From Leonardo Electronics US, Inc. 29 May 2013

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Plan to Install Locata Network as Core Positioning Technology

Locata Corporation announced today that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) plans to install a Locata network as the core positioning technology in a $30 million upgrade soon to be under way at their famed Vehicle Research Center (VRC) near Washington DC.

From Locata Corporation Ltd. 16 Apr 2013