GE Water & Process Technologies will supply advanced wastewater treatment technology to Luo Fang Wastewater Treatment Plant, Shenzhen City, making it China’s largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) facility.
Saudi’s SWCC cancels EPC contract with Samsung Engineering
The contract for a major power and desalination plant in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, has been cancelled by Saline Water and Conversion Corporation (SWCC) after it disagreed with EPC contractor Samsung Engineering over project changes.
Singapore cuts the ribbon on new water reuse facility
Singapore’s water agency PUB officially opened the country’s fifth water reuse plant, BEWG-UESH, the second in the planning zone of Changi, on Tuesday 17 January 2017.
Xilinx wins space design-in
FPGAs are at the heart of processing in Iridium NEXT satellites launched a few days ago, according to Xilinx.
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The Top 10 (+9) Countries Which Like Immigration Most
Thanks to YouGov for this one – the 19 countries which are most in favour of immigration:
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Danielle George says Marconi can inspire a generation
How did the work of Guglielmo Marconi. the pioneer of long-distance radio transmission lead to today’s massive radio arrays which are watching star formation in deepest space?
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Melexis chip-set implements ToF 3D vision
Melexis brings out a chipset and its evaluation kit that simplify and speed the implementation of time‐of‐flight 3D vision.
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US FTC suing Qualcomm
After fines from Korea and China for abuse of a dominant market position, Qualcomm is now being sued by the American FTC for abuse of a dominant market position.
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Charger chip for LiFePO4 cells leaks less
Intersil announces a 3.6V single-cell battery charger for lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells.
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Work
Automating jobs via AI is one of the obsessions du jour with a couple of candidates for the French presidency offering €750 a month guaranteed state-paid incomes for everyone. However a McKinsey report suggests, sensibly, that an awful lot needs to happen before that becomes necessary. That’s not to say that a large …
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