Germany calls for black boxes in driverless cars
Posted on 19 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Lawmakers in Germany are pushing for new legislation to help deal with driverless car accidents.
Health and Safety
Motorcycle airbag jacket market set to grow as Motorcycle injuries continue
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each year in the US alone, some 4,000 people are killed while riding motorcycles and a further 90,000 are injured. Cobots manufacturer Universal Robots opens new West Coast HQ in Irvine
Posted on 28 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
Universal Robots, a market leading producer of cobots, the emerging new class of industrial robots that can work outside of safety enclosures alongside employees, has chosen to expand it's US presence with a new 3,000+ sq ft West Coast base in Irvine, CA. UGG and US law enforcement uncover $700k worth of fakes on Long Island
Posted on 28 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
While serving an eviction notice on Long Island for failure to pay rent, US law enforcement discovered an established counterfeit operation and uncovered more than 3,660 pairs of counterfeit UGG boots worth an estimated $700,000. PepsiCo and Indofood linked to Indonesian worker exploitation claims
Posted on 16 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
A report released last week has claimed instances of worker exploitation, including child workers, at two palm oil plantations owned and operated by Indonesian food giant Indofood, a producer of PepsiCo branded snack foods. Tensions build after toxic PFOS and PFOA chemicals found in Australia
Posted on 14 Jun 2016 by Doug Neale
Earlier this month, the potentially cancer-causing chemical, PFOS, was found in water streams near Sydney airport, and in several other places around Australia. 5 ways predictive maintenance cuts down on costly downtime
Posted on 6 Jun 2016 by The Manufacturer
The industrial sector is undergoing massive transformation like never before. Sundeep Sanghavi co-founder of DataRPM looks deeper than preventative maintenance into the realm of predictive maintenance. Xstat bullet wound syringe saves first life with sponge injection
Posted on 1 Jun 2016 by Tim Brown
The makers of the XSTAT hemostatic device, a syringe filled with tiny sponges used to stem excessive blood caused by a severe injury, has announced the first documented clinical use of the product since its release. Fire at world’s largest concentrated solar power plant caused by own mirrors
Posted on 25 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant was shut down last week after a small fire broke out at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located near the California-Nevada border. Futuristic skyTran levitating pod transportation set for Lagos, Nigeria
Posted on 23 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Well known as having a very enterprising population, in both good and bad ways, it should not be surprising that Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, may soon be home to one of the world's most innovative transportation systems.