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ASSE Comments On 2009 BLS Report
September 2, 2010

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) passes along its condolences to the families of the 4,340 people who lost their lives last year due to on-the-job injuries…

Entries Accepted For 2011 International CES Awards
September 2, 2010

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced recently that entries for the 2011 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards will be accepted…

MBP Wins HVAC Commissioning Contract
September 1, 2010

McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc. (MBP) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Fairfax County Public Schools to provide HVAC commissioning services for the county’s Capital Bond Improvement Projects.

New ASHRAE iPhone App
September 1, 2010

Calculating ventilation rates is now a little easier with a new iPhone application…

Synchronizing Clocks Method
September 1, 2010

Maintaining the correct time is of particular importance when it comes to computers, telecommunications, and other complex systems.

Updated Black Box Proposed
September 1, 2010

Black boxes, which house a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder, are considered the weakest link in the investigation of airliner crashes.

Aiding The Fight Against IEDs
September 1, 2010

Texas Tech University’s Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics researchers have been instrumental in the United States Department of Defense’s (DOD) efforts to combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Virginia Special Places At Risk From Climate Change
August 31, 2010

Virginia’s economy faces a major impact if climate change is left unchecked in the coming years…

SBIR Water Power R&D Awardees Announced
August 31, 2010

The Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) congratulates members of the Coalition on securing Water Power R&D Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants…

Finalists Announced In Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards Competition
August 30, 2010

Despite a sputtering national economy, innovative entrepreneurship is alive and well in the Commonwealth of Virginia, where Thompson & Litton, Inc. is among the twelve thriving businesses…

ASSE To Hold Virtual Symposium
August 30, 2010

The ‘Safety in the Petroleum Industry’ virtual interactive symposium to be held by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) this September…

Virginia Tech Wins 2010 NASA Contest
August 27, 2010

Ten Virginia Tech undergraduate aerospace engineering students recently took the top prize in a NASA aeronautics competition…

Climate Change Research Advanced
August 27, 2010

Scientists can now study climate change in far more detail with powerful new computer software released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

Surfboard Outfitted With Computer
August 26, 2010

For their senior design project, four undergraduates from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at the University of California, San Diego…

1297 Magna Carta To Have New Encasement
August 26, 2010

Fabrication specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are joining forces with conservators at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to protect and display a document…

NAVFAC Launches NWU Website
August 25, 2010

NAVFAC launched a Web site for the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type II/III August 9th.

ASFE Fall Meeting 2010
August 25, 2010

ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association (ASFE) will be holding their fall meeting…

Forum To Address Collaborative Science
August 24, 2010

Cooperation comes naturally to science; or at least it should, as the big problems science is called upon to address…

Developing a Scope of Service With ASFE
August 24, 2010

What are best practices for development of a geoprofessional scope of service? The answers are provided in the newest Lunch & Learn self-contained seminar kit…

Testing American Sign Language by Cell Phone
August 23, 2010

University of Washington (UW) engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks.

Fees Reflects Market Challenges
August 23, 2010

Reeling from the economic downturn in recent years, A/E firms face a competitive business environment, and setting fees at levels that attract clients has not been without its challenges.

GET Solutions Anounces Office Relocation
August 20, 2010

GET Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce the relocation of its Elizabeth City, North Carolina branch office.

Future Technologies Draw Attention at SPIE Symposium
August 20, 2010

Technologies that will transform the future in profound ways dominated the conversation at the SPIE Optics and Photonics symposium in San Diego recently.

ASFE Practice Alert 49 Now Available
August 19, 2010

It’s all about people, as every geoprofessional should know, and the most important people of all tend to be client representatives…


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