R3 Fusion, Inc., a clean technology company based in Rensselaer Technology Park, announced that it has executed a contract to demonstrate its patented SPaCeR™ technology on the treatment of flowback water generated in hydraulic fracking operations. Unconventional gas reserves in shale deposits have greatly extended the fossil fuel reserves available to the United States and will be critical in ...
Continue reading...Sunday, March 18, 2012
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NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Shout! Factory and Saban Brands have signed a multi-year home entertainment agreement involving such iconic children's television characters as the Ninja Turtles and the Power Rangers, the companies said Monday. The new pact grants Shout! Factory exclusive DVD and Blu-ray rights and certain digital rights to Saban properties in the United States and Canada. The deal ...
Continue reading...Monday, February 20, 2012
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In this new essay collection, astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson lays out a series of arguments for NASA’s continued relevance. The space program drives technology, he says. It cultivates a sense of national pride
Continue reading...Friday, December 16, 2011
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More than 815 technology companies based in the Western region of the United States will showcase their latest consumer electronics products at the 2012 International CES®.
Continue reading...Thursday, December 8, 2011
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There is no doubt that governments, corporations, groups, and individuals use the power of technology for good and evil. Speaking at the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski connected the hardships of those who endured Nazi oppression in Europe during and before World War II to any person alive today. Much like how the Nazis used the latest technology to ...
Continue reading...Saturday, October 1, 2011
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( University Hospitals Case Medical Center ) Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the United States, with approximately 200,000 new diagnoses each year. Early detection is key in the treatment of breast cancer and the biggest advancement for detection in 30 years has arrived at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center -- tomosynthesis, an innovative ...
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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The United States Postal Service is a perfect example of technology eradicating human jobs. The organization’s current state brings to mind age-old conspiracy theories about robots replacing grocery clerks, bus boys, tailors, and of course, postmen.
Continue reading...Sunday, July 10, 2011
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Cambridge University has released a report on how information and communication technology affects family life. The study analyzed questionnaires from 1,000 families each in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and China. The conclusion: Technology can both improve and hinder family relationships
Continue reading...Saturday, July 9, 2011
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Atlas Productions signs DVD deal with 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentSanta Monica, CA (PRWEB) July 09, 2011 Atlas Productions, LLC announced today it has signed a distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment for the release of ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART 1 on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download and Video on Demand.ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART 1 is set in a dystopian United States where ...
Continue reading...Sunday, June 26, 2011
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With Thailand remaining on the United States' Priority Watch List (PWL) for another year, local film distributors and home entertainment companies are questioning the government's ability to enforce the law against pirated films, which cost the industry more than Bt10 billion a year.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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A guest lecturer from India recently spoke on technology’s important role to improve life all over the world. Professor Allam Appa Rao, the vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, advocated technology as a poverty alleviating tool in all countries. He said as India grows, so will the United States, because so many people have immigrated and shared their ideas in the land ...
Continue reading...Saturday, March 12, 2011
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The new iPad went on sale in the United States, with Apple fans queuing at the company's stores across the country to be among the first to snap up the coveted tablet computers.
Continue reading...Friday, October 22, 2010
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Technology companies are enlisting in steadily growing numbers in the smart grid campaign around the United States, and it ma...
Continue reading...Friday, October 22, 2010
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Technology companies are enlisting in steadily growing numbers in the smart grid campaign around the United States, and it ma...
Continue reading...Monday, September 27, 2010
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Technology stories in mainstream newspapers and on TV during the past year were split between two seemingly incongruous themes - tech made life more productive, but it could also be unsafe, according to a study released today. Also, the Pew Research Center...
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Monday, April 2, 2012
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