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Did you know Trivia - Indian outsourcer Wipro is extending its product design services to include developing manufacturing prototypes, and even getting the product manufactured for the customer.
The company is already offering this range of services to three customers, including a vendor of set-top boxes, said Sudip Nandy, chief executive of Wipro's Telecom and Product Engineering Solutions business unit, on Friday. Wipro works with third-party manufacturers to get the products into small volume, trial production, he added.
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Sunday 15 June, 2008 08:49 PM |
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Did you know Trivia - M7 Aerospace of San Antonio, a supplier of manufactured parts and assemblies to the aerospace industry, has been briskly moving into the helicopter market as it expands from its fixed-wing business activity.
Successful in pursuing manufacturing and engineering opportunities with major helicopter OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), M7 Aerospace is now an approved supplier to AgustaWestland, Sikorsky, MD Helicopter, Erickson Air-Crane and Bell Helicopter. The company vastly increased its manufactured parts production in 2007 fueled by demand for helicopter parts and assemblies. The company anticipates continued growth in its manufacturing business unit through 2008. click this link to read more
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Sunday 15 June, 2008 06:47 PM |
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did you know Trivia - The order intake by the German mechanical and plant engineering industry was up by 35% in real figures in April as compared to April 2007.
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Thursday 12 June, 2008 11:56 AM |
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did you know Trivia - General Electric Co. on Tuesday announced a deal valued at almost $1 billion to sell gas turbines for an Algerian power plant.
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Thursday 12 June, 2008 05:55 AM |
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did you know Trivia - Quantum Fuel Systems technologies announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a contract by EDAG Engineering + Design AG (EDAG) to develop advanced hybrid vehicle powertrains for the Future Steel Vehicle program sponsored by WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI). click this link to read more
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Wednesday 11 June, 2008 11:53 PM |
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Did you know Trivia - Graphical visualisation software firm Right Hemisphere’s 2D and 3D technology is being licensed by SAP for use in its PLM (product lifecycle management) solution.
Right Hemisphere CEO Michael Lynch says his Deep Server system will serve as the standard for viewing, collaborating and publishing graphical product data for SAP’s next application release, due to ship later this year. Click this link to read more
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Tuesday 10 June, 2008 10:50 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - A tricycle that moves seamlessly from land to water has been developed by engineers.
The designers say the machine could be used to deliver aid to flood-hit areas.
The trike is the final project of seven students from Southampton University's School of Engineering.
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Monday 9 June, 2008 02:42 PM |
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Did you know Trivia - A professor from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California has developed a modular bamboo structure that can be assembled in four hours to help house the victims of China's recent earthquake.
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Monday 9 June, 2008 10:40 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - Houston, Texas, (SPACEHAB) – SPACEHAB Incorporated, (NASDAQ: SPAB), today announced that the company has finalized a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for use of the International Space Station (ISS), a designated U.S. National Laboratory, for research, development and industrial processing purposes. This agreement marks the beginning of SPACEHAB’s new subsidiary BioSpace Technologies, Inc. as one of the first commercial entities to have access to the International Space Station’s national laboratory and can now process valuable products in space to be commercialized on earth.
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Wednesday 4 June, 2008 02:14 PM |
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Did you know Trivia - Co-authored with Dr. A.T. Papagiannakis, professor and department chair of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Texas-San Antonio, the new pavements textbook includes the most recent information regarding all the aspects of pavement engineering.
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Wednesday 4 June, 2008 10:25 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - High-voltage electrical engineering combines with the fine arts to produce a lightning arc drum in the University of Canterbury's electrical and computer engineering department.
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Wednesday 4 June, 2008 02:20 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - TOKYO - Japanese scientists say they have used cutting-edge technology to create a noodle bowl so small it can be seen only through a microscope.
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Tuesday 3 June, 2008 12:22 PM |
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Did you know Trivia - In a major new project that could help set the agenda for policymakers, researchers and industry leaders, a team of MIT faculty members has begun a comprehensive study of the technology and the economics of a variety of approaches to harnessing the power of the sun.
Under the direction of Institute Professor John Deutch, the group will spend about a year and a half analyzing the prospects for solar photovoltaics, solar thermal generating systems, solar water heating, and the use of solar energy to produce fuels.
The MIT Future of Solar Energy Study will be the third in a series of broad studies of energy options, joining earlier studies on the future of coal and the future of nuclear power. "Once again, we're going to do a study on a big energy area," says Deutch. "We're looking for it to be both widely read and influential."
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Tuesday 3 June, 2008 10:20 AM |
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DID YOU KNOW TRIVIA - Alter driving behavior - The best way to increase gas mileage is to alter driving behavior. There's lots of advice out there. The editors of Edmunds.com, a car-buying site, tested some common gas-saving driver tips and made recommendations based on the following:
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Monday 2 June, 2008 12:45 PM |
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DID YOU KNOW TRIVIA - DUBAI: Zoom Developers will invest $130 million to set up an aluminium production plant at the port of Sohar in Oman.
The plant which will produce aluminium for use in secondary industries, will provide 750 jobs including 500 to the Omanis, said the Oman news agency.
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Monday 2 June, 2008 04:35 AM |
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DID YOU KNOW TRIVIA - FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- He's the man behind such clever "As Seen on TV" gadgets as the Ped Egg, the Stick Up Bulb and the Doggy Steps.
But wait, there's more!
A.J. Khubani is not only the founder and chief executive of TeleBrands, one of the nation's top direct-response TV marketing companies. He's also a college lecturer, helping to inspire a new generation of inventors at Princeton University.
"A.J. has basically brought an extraordinary amount of real-world insight and talent into the course," said Daniel M. Nosenchuck, a Princeton associate engineering professor who runs the "Entrepreneurial Engineering" course.
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Monday 2 June, 2008 02:34 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - The Russian government is developing another campaign to support the national car industry to put competitive pressure on foreign made cars, especially used foreign-made cars. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved the introduction of prohibitive import tariff rates for cars made more than five years ago. In addition, the insurance cost and the tax for old cars will be raised too, the Vedomosti newspaper wrote. click this link to read more
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Saturday 31 May, 2008 11:13 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - XINING - China expects to find 100 million tons of oil equivalents (TOE) in the northwestern Qaidam Basin this year, with a 700-million-yuan (100.76 million U.S. dollars) investment in exploration.
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Saturday 31 May, 2008 10:27 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- China will build seven production bases for new materials to boost the development of high-tech industries, the top economic planning authority said Friday.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said the bases would be built in Ningbo, Dalian, Luoyang, Jinchang, Guangzhou, Baoji and Lianyungang.
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Saturday 31 May, 2008 10:22 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., maker of the toughest, most capable ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles, is proud to announce that the Yamaha Raptor 250 and Raptor 250 SE were recently named Consumers Digest Best Buys in the Sport ATV category.
Yamaha’s new Raptor 250 has raised the bar in entry-level sport ATVs. Unlike competing models, which are typically modified from a utility ATV base, the Raptor 250 was built as a sport machine from the ground-up providing superior performance for new or experienced riders (not recommended for riders under 16-years-old).
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Friday 30 May, 2008 04:05 AM |
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Did you know Trivia - Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. in Huntsville said today it has won a $92 million contract to provide equipment for a company that provides the enriched uranium fuel for U.S. nuclear power plants.
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