News tagged with national railway

Deutsche Bahn, RWE sign renewable electric contract

German national railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) and power company RWE signed on Monday a 15-year hydro-electric supply contract worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.9 billion).

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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

France's SNCF hopes to run high speed rail in US

The United States is ready for a truly high-speed rail system and France's national railway SNCF would be "very interested" in operating a network, a senior executive said Thursday.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 9




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Italy launches private high-speed train

Italy launched Europe's first private high-speed train service this week, as the country looks towards the more liberal economy that Prime Minister Mario Monti wants to put on the rails.

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Canadian Arctic to lead national growth

Canada's northern territories will lead the nation in growth in the next two years, buoyed by high commodities prices and a ramping up of new mines, a report said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adelaide climate to mirror Whyalla in 50 years

Adelaide’s climate will become hotter and drier to mirror Whyalla’s climate in 50 years’ time – and we need to prepare for this change accordingly, research conducted at University of South ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The rail and road network in Spain does not follow economic criteria, but central

A researcher at the University of Barcelona has examined the construction of surface transportation infrastructure in Spain from 1720 to 2010. The economist and author of the study, Germà Bel explains ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy

There are critics and readers who say American historian Richard White should not have made fun of rich people in his new book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Your itineraries at a glance

RouteRank, a Swiss start-up of the Ecublens Science Park, is including a new function in its product which will enable users to visualize their itineraries.

Technology / Software

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probing Question: How are museums keeping up with the changing times?

From America’s oldest collection, Charleston Museum, circa 1773, to its tiniest—the 134-square-foot World’s Smallest Museum; from the majestic American Museum of Natural History to the head-scratching ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Triton resource helps 'track' how kinesin molecules move

Researchers at UC San Diego’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, in collaboration with several universities in the U.S., United Kingdom, and Poland, have developed a new picture of how kinesin ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Super-tough seed coat keeps Michaux's sumac on critically endangered list

It is one of the rarest shrubs in the southeastern United States, and for scientists trying to save it, the critically endangered Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) is not cooperating.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

S.African high-speed train link takes off

The main link on Africa's fastest railway opened Tuesday to thousands of commuters who shuttled at 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour between Johannesburg and the South African capital Pretoria.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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