A stratospheric balloon that encloses enough volume to hold a Boeing 747 will carry the InFOCus X-ray space telescope with the X-Calibur x-ray photon polarization detector mounted at its focal plane.
Bridges are made to transport vehicles, not to make it easy for inspectors to do their job. That’s why inspecting the undersides and support pillars of tall ones is no easy task, either requiring people looking for problems to perform feats of contortion or the structure to go without review.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES---September 2, 2014---GE (NYSE: GE) today announced its jet engine-based aeroderivative gas turbines have been chosen to power First Generation Corporation's (First Gen) Avion power plant in the Philippines. The 97-megawatt (MW) plant will pave the way for increasing utilization of cleaner and more efficient energy technology than more traditional fossil fuels in the local power generation industry, and GE's LM6000-PC Sprint gas turbines will be the first of their kind in the country.
3D printing first emerged as a technology to manufacture such things as aircraft parts to prosthetic limbs in the 1980s. However, advances in these tools, and the subsequent emergence of advanced cell biology technologies, have given way to the possibility of 3D printing with human cells for research, drug development and testing, and possibly even regenerative medicine applications. Ultimately, it is not a far stretch of the science of the imagination to think that replacement organs, such as a kidneys or pancreases could become reality.1
When you think of transformative advances in medical technology, big and complex probably comes to mind --- MRI machines that take up entire rooms or robotic arms that can assist in tricky surgeries.
Les secteurs sports motorisés et véhicules récréatifs connaissent un bel essor alors que les détaillants de produits nautiques se concentrent sur la gestion de leurs stocks
Mississauga, ON, 29 --- La société Financement commercial aux détaillants (CDF) de GE Capital constate des tendances positives au niveau des industries canadiennes des sports motorisés et des véhicules récréatifs (VR) en ce premier semestre de l'année, tandis que l'industrie nautique connaît un léger ralentissement après la croissance accélérée de l'année dernière.
Motorsports & RV surge ahead while marine dealers focus on managing inventory
Mississauga, ON --- GE Capital's Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business sees positive trends in the Canadian motorsports and recreational vehicle (RV) industries through the first half of the year, while the marine industry is experiencing a slight slowdown after last year's accelerated growth.
