News tagged with airport operations

Berlin airports to close because of volcano ash cloud

Berlin airports will close as of 0900 GMT Wednesday because of danger posed by ash pouring from an Icelandic volcano, Germany air safety officials announced.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop a new tool to assess the performance of air cargo supply chain operations

The cargo industry has undergone a major transformation over the past 20 years, with air freight now preferred for a wide range of products. In 2006, the air cargo industry was responsible for distributing ...

Technology / Other

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All-in-one computerized scheduling will make airports greener, more efficient

A new computerised approach to airport operations is being developed that will reduce delays, speed up baggage handling and decrease pollution.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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SKA super telescope to be built in Australia, South Africa (Update 2)

A long-running joust to host a radio telescope that would give mankind its farthest peek into the Universe ended on Friday with a Solomon-like judgement to split the site between Australia and South Africa.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Cloudy with a chance of pirates

Imagine being tasked with finding a nondescript gray car being driven somewhere in the United States. And imagine that your primary tools for finding that car are a few aircraft and a handful of vehicles of your own. 

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

N. Korea jamming affects flights: Seoul official

Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a Seoul official said Wednesday, amid rising tensions with Pyongyang.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists study of thunderstorm impacts on upper atmosphere

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and other organizations are targeting thunderstorms in Alabama, Colorado, and Oklahoma this spring to discover what happens when clouds suck ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Shuttle Enterprise flight over New York City metro area moved to April 27

NASA managers, in coordination with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, tentatively are targeting Friday, April 27, for the ferry of space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport to John ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space shuttle discovery to fly over Washington metro area April 17

(Phys.org) -- NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Discovery mounted atop will fly approximately 1,500 feet above various parts of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, April 17.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Airborne prayers problem solved for tech-savvy Muslims

As a frequent flier and devout Muslim, businessman Abdalhamid Evans always comes up against the same challenge in the air: when to say his prayers.

Technology / Other

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Swiss researchers present breakthrough in semiconductor structuring

(PhysOrg.com) -- ETH Zurich physicists, in collaboration with colleagues at universities in Switzerland and abroad, have made a breakthrough in the manufacture of monolithic semiconductor structures on silicon. ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Major contract will supply solar panels derived from CERN technology

At Geneva International Airport, SRB Energy delivered the first of the solar panels that will form one of the largest solar energy systems of Switzerland. Ultimately, some 300 high-temperature solar thermal ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Authentication Outlet': Electricity use can be managed, consumed on a per-user and per-device basis

In recent years, the situation surrounding the supply of electricity and energy has changed significantly, and this has raised social concern over the impact of such supply on the global environment and our ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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