Archive for September 2008

Military Applications in Combat Support

In PLM, manufacturing, technology on 28 September 2008 with View Comments

Make Parts Fast has an interesting article on the US Military’s “Mobile Parts Hospital” (MPH), a facility to quickly manufacture, reverse-engineer, and finish metal and plastic in the field. The program includes a Lathe Manufacturing Model (LMM) based on a 5-axis Mazak Integrex with all tooling and maintenance equipment stored on board. Set up takes [...]

Plastic from Bacteria

In technology on 22 September 2008 with View Comments

Genetic engineering of bacteria yields a strain of E. Coli that generates plastic in the process of growing.   “Scientists at San Diego–based Genomatica, Inc., have announced success in manipulating the bacteria to directly produce butanediol (BDO), a chemical compound used to make everything from spandex to car bumpers, thereby providing a more energy-efficient way of making [...]

Offshore Datahaven

In alternative energy, cloud data on 21 September 2008 with View Comments

In the patent application seen by The Times, Google writes: “Computing centres are located on a ship or ships, anchored in a water body from which energy from natural motion of the water may be captured, and turned into electricity and/or pumping power for cooling pumps to carry heat away.”

mobaganda

In service on 19 September 2008 with View Comments

event planning made simple no registration, no login a custom url, rss feed and an email address to email all attendees {hat tip: Eric}

Wired Magazine Turns 15

In visionaries on 18 September 2008 with View Comments

Kevin Kelly is a fountain of great ideas. In celebration of Wired magazine’s 15th birthday, here are some of his thoughts.

BBC: Visualizing Globalization

In globalization, gps on 18 September 2008 with View Comments

The Box: BBC has purchased a shipping container and equipped it with a GPS tracking unit that continually updates its location for everyone to see on the web.