Sentences with phrase «on advanced technologies for»

She received her PhD in 2011 from MIT in Engineering Systems, focusing on advanced technologies for nuclear waste recycling, and she holds dual masters degrees from MIT in nuclear engineering and technology policy.

It's making its patents royalty - free until 2020 for researchers working on advancing the technology for other purposes.

Not exact matches

April 27 - Wall Street struggled for direction on Friday as inflation jitters and sagging technology and energy stocks offset an advance in the consumer discretionary sector led by Amazon.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Based on this, the company aims to expand its R&D investment to 10 % of the sales for core auto components and future business, focusing on development of future advanced technologies.

According to a report on disruptive technologies from the McKinsey Global Institute, advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and user interfaces like voice recognition are automating knowledge - worker tasks once deemed impossible for machines to tackle.

One of the experts I interviewed for the story — Jun — Ho Oh, a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology — said he considers some of the newest cameras on the market to be robots.

That is, until Stevens signed up for Fundbox — a financial - technology company that doles out low - cost advances on invoices of $ 100 to $ 20,000.

PERTH - based Medi - tech Research Limited may be on the brink of a major advance in cancer therapy with its hyaluronic acid technology for the delivery of anti-cancer drugs.

The technology behind the next - generation solar panels SolarCity will produce in Buffalo — developed by Silevo, a start - up it acquired in 2014 — incorporates advances in nanoscience, a burgeoning field that New York has zeroed in on as a source for its manufacturing revival.

Commenting on the continuing improved trade between Canada and the Philippines, the Philippine Ambassador to Canada, Francisco Benedicto, said the main industry sectors of opportunity for Canadian businesses are advanced technology products and services, energy and natural resources, and agriculture and food products.

For now, the only country where Airobotics has received full approval to operate is in its home country of Israel, which — partly because of its position in the Middle East and ongoing conflicts with neighbors — has taken a leadership role globally in building defense systems and doubling down on using technology to advance itself.

April 27 (Reuters)- Wall Street struggled for direction on Friday as inflation jitters and sagging technology and energy stocks offset an advance in the consumer discretionary sector led by Amazon.

Initiated for research and collaboration on advancing artificial intelligence in a responsible manner, the Partnership on AI illustrates how these tech giants are not only the suppliers of new technologies, but also the facilitators and tone - setters of the rule - making process to govern their innovations.

The Advanced Energy Centre is a public - private partnership focused on driving the adoption of innovative energy technologies in Ontario and Canada, while also fostering international market opportunities for Canada's energy innovations.

What is particularly important to consider this time is the impact that technological progress could have on income inequality.5 Technological advances may lead to higher incomes for workers whose skills are complemented by the technology, but not for those whose skills are substituted by it.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and his heavyweight team of U.S. officials handed China a lengthy list of demands on trade, ranging from immediately cutting a trade imbalance by $ 100 billion a year to halting all Chinese government support for advanced technologies.

Less obvious, we believe, are the opportunities emerging for enterprise software - as - a-service (SaaS) application companies as machine learning advances and as customers embrace SaaS deployment models over more cumbersome «on - premise» technology deployments (meaning those installed in an enterprise's data center).

The New York Times reports that China is taking a hard line on the two specific requests made by the Trump administration: to cut the US bilateral trade deficit by $ 100bn from the current $ 375bn, as well as limits to state support for advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars, and commercial aircraft, all part of the Made in China 2025 programme.

Research on a new «gene editing» technology known as CRISPR — which theoretically allows any cell or organism to have its genome altered — is advancing exponentially, with early research ongoing on human embryos created for that purpose.

The overall alternative to capitalistic globalization would be the utilization of the advances of science and technology for the betterment of all present and future human life on earth.

His comments on the dangers of modern technology go beyond past statements about the need for technical advance to be matched by moral maturity.

The full line system is based on modern processing technology using sanitary membrane plants and advanced evaporation and drying equipments from its Anhydro and APV product lines for large - scale production of WPC.

Other quality control solutions on display include latest developments in X-ray and checkweigher technology; multihead weighers on show comprise Ishida's latest and most advanced RV series, its revolutionary solution for handling sticky meat, and its advanced iTPS weigher and bagmaker combination for snacks; and Ishida's mid-range tray sealer will demonstrate the company's ability to maximise product freshness while delivering high quality pack presentation.

Since its initial report in 2011, the committee has monitored global progress on food and nutrition security issues and explored three aspects in greater depth — the role of technology and innovation in agriculture, opportunities for advancing nutrition security, and the need for environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable agricultural systems.

We are delighted to invite you all to attend and register for the «2nd International Congress on Advances in Food Chemistry and Technology» which is going to be held during September 14 - 15, 2018 Vancouver, Canada.

2nd International Congress on Advances in Food Chemistry and Technology (Food Chemistry 2018) welcomes submission of abstracts for original contribution to the field in the following scientific tracks:

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Using Microsoft advanced digital technology, service technicians from Tetra Pak were able to cut downtime on 17 food packaging lines, during a six - month trial, by up to 48 hours for each line.

Last October, being a market leader in packaging solutions for fresh produce, R.O.P was invited to lecture at Multilayer Packaging films 2014 — the International conference on advances in flexible packaging technology, materials, and markets that was held Cologne, Germany.

While the hybrid technology that has advanced through competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship puts its abilities on display in six - hour races, it might be that it is not yet ready for the long distance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The manufacturers proclaim this unit to be one of the most advanced baby monitors on the market and utilizing new technology for quality, clear transmission standards and private, secure signal strength.

While I so very much appreciate the advances of modern technology and the mindset of more and more scans just to be on the safe side, for me, I can't help but think when you go looking for trouble, often you find it when it isn't even there and this can negatively impact the pregnancy as well.

Though the potential for technology to have such results is real and significant, other manifestations are far more advanced, and have already generated palpable effects on both intra-state and interstate relations.

The Buffalo area's two House members — Reps. Chis Collins and Brian Higgins — put forward a new proposal for an improved plaza on the American side of the Peace Bridge, saying technology advances could put major border operations on the Canadian side of the span and minimize the need for any expansion of the U.S. site.

The Buffalo area's two House members Monday put forward a new proposal for an improved plaza on the American side of the Peace Bridge, saying technology advances could put major border operations on the Canadian side of the span and minimize the need for any expansion of the U.S. site.

«As technology evolves, we must ensure these advances don't become new avenues for dangerous predators to prey on new victims,» Cuomo said.

«If John Podesta had Advanced Protection in 2017, the world might be a very different place,» said Joseph Hall, chief technologist at the Centre for Democracy and Technology, who was briefed on the new features by Google.

«These projects have been advanced to leverage private investment to create jobs and innovative technology on Long Island using one of our best natural resources, our human capital at world class universities located right here in our own backyard,» said Scott Reif, a spokesman for Senate Republicans.

Times Union staff photo by Lori Kane — Alain Kaloyeros, director for the Center of Advanced Technology at the University of Albany, talks about the Sematech project at the Times Union on July 17, 2002.

Space in the new Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials Research — a # 235 million (US$ 338 million) publicly funded facility scheduled to open in 2019 that will be supported by six UK partner universities — is already dedicated to research on nuclear technologies.

The Coalition has created new human rights resources for science and engineering associations, tools for human rights organizations that seek to incorporate science and technology in their work, increased awareness of the opportunities for scientists and engineers to contribute to human rights, and advanced international discussions regarding the significance of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, as guaranteed in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

BUT: At the same time, Bush tried to abolish another program with the same aim, the Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program, a Clinton administration favorite that provides government funds for consortiums of private firms, sometimes in collaboration with universities or government laboratories, to work on common industrial problems.

Less often, a company will make the first move, knocking on your door looking for help solving technical problems and advancing development of their products and technologies.

At Santa Cruz, we've been thinking about putting in place something we're calling Graduate College, which would allow us to provide a structure and a community for graduate students and postdocs, but give us a very specific way in which we could offer not just career counseling but really specific, tangible benefits, like certificates in advanced college teaching, certificates in instructional technology, certificates in laboratory management, labor relations, and so on.

«Physical activity and aerobic fitness are known to have beneficial effects on the underlying structures and functions of the brain,» said Barbey, a member of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at Illinois.

Libicki said the demand for cybersecurity professionals began to overtake supply in 2007, largely due to increased reports of large - scale hacking, including the leakage of credit card data, attacks on Internet connectivity, and the discovery of «advanced persistence threats» — teams of hackers who go after intellectual property by establishing a persistent presence in the networks of U.S. and other technology targets.

The DTI is in the process of organising its final Advanced Technology Programme (ATP) for research and development, approved just before the scheme was axed in May's White Paper on science.

The Department of Energy, for example, has an office that's breaking new ground on advanced energy technologies that could boost the U.S. economy significantly.

To this end, Lewicki's team has been working on developing a fleet of low - cost spacecraft named Arkyd, equipped with advanced spectral sensors and new technologies for onboard computing.