Technology
PNNL Technologies Garner Six R&D 100 Honors
RICHLAND, Wash. – A shoe scanner that would allow people to keep on their footwear as they pass through airport security and a cement that repairs itself are R&D 100 Award recipients. The scanner and self-healing cement are among five innovations developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that were …
Aerial firefighting technology and tactics
Resource planning is essential Aerial firefighting resources come in many shapes, sizes, and capabilities. Canada-based Conair, for example, has a fleet of over 70 fixed-wing aircraft, each one fitting into a specific part of a wildfire control agency’s fire management plan. “The majority of our aircraft are secured via long-term exclusive-use contracts for a specific …
World-Class Technology Leaders to Discuss Fostering the Data-Driven Organization to Propel the Business Forward at HMG Strategy’s Upcoming 2020 HMG Live! Washington, D.C. CIO Executive Leadership Summit
HMG Strategy’s 2020 HMG Live! Washington, D.C. CIO Executive Leadership Summit Join the top CIOs and technology executives from the Washington, D.C. area and across the U.S. as they explore opportunities to work with the CEO and the executive team to reimagine the business and create new business models to enable their companies to survive …
Technology helps brain-injury patients heal during pandemic – Marin Independent Journal
In the face of adversity, opportunities and silver linings exist. This time of COVID-19 has brought unforeseen challenges along with new possibilities. During this pandemic and “shelter in place,” people’s health and social needs did not go away. If anything, they increased, and our medical system is not equipped to handle all these needs at …
Arm Spins-out Cerfe Labs to Advance Development of CeRAM Memory Technology
CAMBRIDGE, England & AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today Arm announced the spin-out of Cerfe Labs to develop and license new types of non-volatile memories based on correlated electron materials (CeRAM) and ferroelectric transistors (FeFETs). Arm CeRAM researchers will join Cerfe Labs and assume ownership of the Arm joint development project with Symetrix Corporation. As part of the …
Mirroring National Jobs Data, US Technology Employment Mixed in September
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The latest data from the monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation report confirms a recovery that remains uneven and unpredictable. Mirroring this pattern, the #JobsReport shows a mix of good news in IT sector employment gains and disappointing news in IT occupation job losses, according …
Lummus’ Indmax FCC Technology Wins HP Award for Best Refining Technology
HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lummus Technology today announced that its Indmax Fluid Catalytic Cracking Technology has received the HP 2020 award for Best Refining Technology. “It is an honor to receive this prestigious award, which is a recognition by our clients and peers of our innovation and technology leadership,” said Leon de Bruyn, President and …
DFW Airport to Install Ultraviolet Technology to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is adding new technology to help purify air and sanitize surfaces. According to DFW Airport, Ultraviolet C lighting will being installed in terminal HVAC systems over the next several months. Ultraviolet C lighting, also known as UV-C, refers to ultraviolet light with wavelengths between 200 and 280 nm and is a disinfectant …
House Passes Two Bills to Support U.S. Emerging Technologies – MeriTalk
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE Act) and the Consumer Safety Technology Act (H.R. 8128), both now move to the Senate for consideration. The COMPETE Act is a bipartisan piece of legislation meant to “restore American global competitiveness in emerging technologies” and calls for …
The Importance of 5G in Global Technological Development — Valdai Club
Is 5G a Step Forward in ICT Development? Despite the fact that fifth-generation communication is superior in quality and many quantitative parameters of assessment to everything that already exists on the market, ICT industry leaders have many doubts that investments in this area are attractive, both in the short- and long-term. The main constraint is the lack of a mass market for the next generation of ultrafast …
