The mains were more than 200 years old.

 

A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for May 8, 2017.

Governments of Canada and Quebec are supporting two projects to improve water and wastewater systems.

 

Gosh what a Hoo-Ha. Sensationalised accounts of  No.10 dinners don’t usually end up in the German press. On the upside, Juncker’s united the country behind the PM for the General Election which means she’ll slaughter Jezza; and, on the downside, a victorious PM with a mandate will become even more insufferable in Cabinet. For me …

Read full article: Ed Bones Up On WTO Rules

Infineon saw calendar Q1 revenues increase 9.7% y-o-y to $1.8 billion for a profit of €296 million and a gross margin of 36.5%. The calendar Q2 forecast is 3% growth plus or minus 2%. For the 2017 FY to the end of March 2018, Infineon expects 8-11% growth. Capex was €219 million and will be …

Read full article: Infineon’s calendar Q1 has 9.7% y-o-y growth

Step forward Saar Drimer, a talented designer, who agreed to customise and create the BrightSparks trophies. A distinctively unique ‘supra-component’ of the awards ceremony!

Read full article: BrightSparks trophies make their mark

AzilPix, an Imec spin-out, has developed a camera which can cover all viewing angles.

Read full article: Imec spin-out develops 360° camera

AI is not going to be a massive job destroyer, according to the chairman of Google Eric Schmidt. ‘I’ve taken the position of ‘job elimination denier’,” said Schmidt in a talk at MIT, “I’ve just decided I’m going to be contrarian, because the data supports me, and it’s more fun to be in opposition anyway.” …

Read full article: Google boss is a ‘job elimination denier’

Intel introduced the EPROM  at the February 1971 ISSCC in Philadelphia. To demonstrate the EPROM’s erasable feature as vividly as possible, the company produced a film. “The movie showed a pattern of bits being erased—bit by bit, this sea of dots would disappear until only an Intel logo remained,” recalled Gordon Moore, “with continued UV …

Read full article: EPROM The Movie Star

How about this video for a Friday afternoon fantastical glimpse of a future? I guess the first question that comes to mind is it really for real?

Read full article: Video: A glimpse of the jet-powered-flying-hoverboard future!