Daily technology news - 13-May-2007

UQ Research Heralds Vaccine Technology Breakthrough (Medical News Today)Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a widespread infant illness that has been linked to asthma and can be deadly but may be curable by the development of this new vaccine technology by the Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre and The University of Queensland's Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences. [click link for full article]

Technology Gives New Perspective to America?s Cup (New York Times)When Queen Victoria watched what became the first America?s Cup race in 1851, her minions scanned the horizon with telescopes to watch the demise of the British fleet at the hands of the schooner America.

Kia Motors plans to tighten security after alleged technology leak (The Star Online)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kia Motors, South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Saturday it plans to beef up security in response to an alleged leak of production technology to China.

MTA Tests Technology to Protect Track Workers (WNYC New York Public Radio)The MTA is testing new technology designed to alert workers when a train is coming. The tests come after two track workers were killed within five days late last month. The system would provide work....

Technology's battering bowlers into submission (Sydney Morning Herald)TECHNOLOGY is killing cricket and the International Cricket Council must confront the issue in the same way baseball and golf administrators have done, two former fast bowlers warned yesterday.

Aecom Technology looking at acquisitions after IPO (Market Watch)NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- With a war chest of more than $700 million after its initial public offering this week, engineering and consulting firm Aecom Technology Corp. plans to continue its practice of buying other companies, the chief financial officer of the company said Friday.

Legislation introduced to promote the use of coal-to-liquids technology (Collinsville Herald)U.S. Reps. Rick Boucher (D-Virginia), chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee, and John Shimkus (R-Collinsville) introduced federal legislation to promote the use of coal-to-liquids, a technology which enables the production of transportation fuels from coal.

Back to Tech Update Ezine by Jeffotto.com Ltd. Shopping Site

Back to technology news archives

Daily technology news - 13-May-2007