 How Facebook engineered successHow the social network strategised its way to Wall Street [BBC]  How Facebook engineered success How the social network strategised its way to Wall Street [BBC News] US engineers unveil laser-guided bullet that can hit target a mile away Makers say bullet twists and turns in flight, making up to 30 corrections per second, as it guides itself towards target
Engineers in the US have invented a bullet that directs itself to a target like a tiny guided missile and can hit a target more than a mile away.
According to Sandia National (...) [The Guardian] Heavy Industrial Leader in Portugal Expands its Investment in Vector's Software Asset Optimization Technology January 26th Atlanta GA, Montreal and Birmingham UK Vector Networks Europe announces the supply of another 1,000 licenses of IT Asset Manager Pro to Portuguese engineering company EFACEC. - - EFACEC (www.efacec.com... [WebWire Computer software] Microsoft engineers file system for a new era The upcoming release of Windows Server 8 will feature an entirely new file system, called ReFS, that addresses many of the shortcomings of the aging NTFS now used across all current Windows editions, the company announced Tuesday in a (...) [ComputerWorld] Aaron Coret: snowboarding's slippery slope to a happy landing Snowboarding can be the ultimate thrill… and desperately dangerous. Now one enthusiast who broke his neck in a fall has invented a landing pad that offers an effective safety net
Seven years ago, engineering student and budding pro-snowboarder Aaron Coret had an accident that left him paralysed (...) [The Guardian] TicketNetwork® To Host Job Fair March 20th *Media Welcome to Attend. - What: TicketNetwork® is hosting a job fair. - TicketNetwork® will be hiring new employees for positions in software quality assurance, software engineering, web deve... [WebWire Electronic Internet commerce] TicketNetwork® To Host Job Fair March 20th *Media Welcome to Attend. - What: TicketNetwork® is hosting a job fair. - TicketNetwork® will be hiring new employees for positions in software quality assurance, software engineering, web deve... [WebWire Internet technology] TicketNetwork® To Host Job Fair March 20th *Media Welcome to Attend. - What: TicketNetwork® is hosting a job fair. - TicketNetwork® will be hiring new employees for positions in software quality assurance, software engineering, web deve... [WebWire Computer software] Theory explains how new material could improve electronic shelf life Engineers have discovered that the new material graphene conducts heat about 20 times faster than silicon, making it an option as a semiconductor material that could produce quieter and longer-lasting computers, cellphones and other (...) [Science daily] Forecast for 2012: Google engineer predicts hi-tech boost to UK high street David Singleton, a lead engineer at Google, marks a mammoth year for the internet giant's social ambitions, and looks ahead to a year when the internet will help out the ailing high street.
• What will 2011 be remembered for?
The year that each one of us started to take control of what we post (...) [The Guardian] Letters: We must rebalance the economy now Vince Cable writes (Comment, 20 December) that we need to put the whingeing of the City aside and "concentrate on [...] rebalancing the economy". We could hardly agree more – but Cable needs to back his words with action. Investment in science and engineering is crucial if we're to achieve this (...) [The Guardian] Self-healing electronics could work longer and reduce waste Engineers have developed a self-healing system that restores electrical conductivity to a cracked circuit in less time than it takes to blink. As a crack propagates, microcapsules filled with liquid metal break open and the liquid fills the gap, restoring electrical flow. The technology is (...) [Science daily] New method for enhancing thermal conductivity could cool computer chips, lasers and other devices Engineers have discovered a surprising new way to increase a material's thermal conductivity that provides a new tool for managing thermal effects in computers, lasers and a number of other powered devices. [Science daily]
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