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Marines test new energy-efficient weapon in the war on trash

In partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a high-tech trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a half-pint jar of ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited

Scientists at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid have presented a new technique based on artificial intelligence that can automatically create plans, allowing problems to be solved with much greater speed than ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Swarming and transporting

On its own, an ant is not particularly clever. But in a community, the insects can solve complicated tasks. Researchers intend to put this 'swarm intelligence' to use in the logistics field. Lots of autonomous ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improving logistics of biofuel raw materials

If the increased use of biomass to produce alternative fuels is to become a reality, more attention needs to be paid to logistics – how, for example, biomass raw materials are shipped from farm to refinery, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

IBM partners with Brazil billionaire Batista's EBX

US computer giant IBM has signed a deal to purchase 20 percent of a subsidiary of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's EBX group in exchange for a $1 billion contract, the companies announced.

Technology / Business

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

Laser makes sure food is fresh

Minced meat, bread, fruit juice and many other foods are packaged in a protective gas which extends their shelf life. There is currently no good method to check whether the packaging has the correct gas content. However, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malaysia urged to force big oil to produce biofuel

Malaysia must force major oil firms to produce biofuel if the once-vaunted biodiesel industry is to have any future, industry experts told a conference Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Revolutionary sensor system protects ports, bridges and distribution centres

(PhysOrg.com) -- Özlem Durmaz Incel, researcher at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, has developed a spectacular new method that enables wireless sensor networks to function up to ten times more efficiently. Networks ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers seeking better use of aircraft, personnel and fuel

Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded Colorado State University researchers are trying to solve computationally difficult problems related to logistics planning, vehicle routing, resource allocation, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NCAA Tournament Pool: Leveling The Brackets

That whirlwind of cubicle activity greeting office drones reporting to work this week is not a frenzy to finish last week's sales reports.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When do people seek help for hearing difficulties?

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research, the first of its kind, has studied illness perceptions in medically unexplained hearing difficulties. Medically unexplained hearing difficulties are common and account for at ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Senior citizens as co-researchers to improve urban planning

Heavy carrier bags and a lurching bus are an equation that is difficult to solve for most people, but for an elderly person getting the shopping home on public transport can be an almost insurmountable task. A newly launched ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Image: Inspecting Raffaello

In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-135 crew inspects the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module with the carrier's technician.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 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

Getting cars onto the road faster

Auto manufacturers are looking for shorter production times, faster logistics processes, new materials and technologies. A novel software platform will help companies to achieve these goals by reducing not ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Logistics

Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and often security. Logistics is a channel of the supply chain which adds the value of time and place utility. Today the complexity of production logistics can be modeled, analyzed, visualized and optimized by plant simulation software, but is constantly changing. This can involve anything from consumer goods such as food, to IT materials, to aerospace and defense equipment.

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