Padre Dam Municipal Water District was nationally honored by Public Relations Society of America, the California Association of Public Information Officials and the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for its video, Water, Too Good to Waste.
WaterWorld Weekly Newscast, May 23, 2016
A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for the week of May 23, 2016.
Marriages Made In Heaven
The partnership between Arrow and Indiegogo seems an inspired idea. What is the good of an idea if the originator doesn’t have the means to implement it? Arrow has both the design capabilities and the supply chain mastery to turn any idea into a product. And Indiegogo is a master generator of product ideas. So …
Intel Lay-Off Letters Spark Rio Rancho Closure Rumour
According to the Albuquerque TV station KOAT there are rumours going around that Intel will close its Rio Rancho fab site in New Mexico. The rumours have arisen because, in the letters sent to some employees notifying them of their ‘involuntary separation’, it states that the reason being given is ‘site closure or consolidation’. When …
Indiegogo gets serious business model from Arrow
Arrow is already supporting projects on the Indiegogo, as the crowd-funding website moves into the area of commercial product launches. Examples of the types of campaigns being supported include: · Solar Roadways, the project to turn roads into renewable energy sources, launched on Indiegogo and raised more than $2.2m in funding. With Arrow’s product support, …
Arrow and Indiegogo harness ideas and execution
Indiegogo and Arrow have created a crowdfund-to-production platform aimed at supporting technology entrepreneurs. Through this partnership, crowdfunded companies will be able to scale faster than ever before to bring their products to market. Arrow is already supporting some of the Indiegogo campaigns, such as : · Solar Roadways, the project to turn roads into renewable …
Capex to rise 3%
Semiconductor capex will rise 3% in 2016, says IC Insights, going from $64.8 billion in 2015 to $66.8 billion this year. “Intense rivalry in the foundry business will push capital spending in this semiconductor manufacturing segment to nearly $23 billion, which will break the previous record high level of $22.1 billion set in 2014,” says …
Picture Gallery: BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition
Check out these photos from a recent launch event for a BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition.
Moscow researchers explain very strong magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite
Scientists from MIPT explain how the giant magnetoelectric effect occurs in bismuth ferrite.
Moscow researchers explain very strong magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite
The Back-Packer
Hans Snook, who founded Orange, got offered his first job in telecoms while back-packing in Hong Kong. It was with a local paging and computer company called Young Generation. “At the end of the year they convinced me to stay on one more year,” recalled Snook. As the second year came to its close, he …