Sentences with phrase «scale technology projects»

Bonkalo's approach was to make incremental improvements, one step at a time — as opposed to large scale technology projects that tended to collapse under their own weight.

As senior director of systems development, he's responsible for getting CAST's large - scale technology projects off the ground.

According to the report, the de Blasio administration is already taking steps to implement many of its recommendations, like having a program manager lead all large - scale technology projects, and having a so - called independent integrity monitor, which the city is now in the process of hiring.

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It also says technology to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities — so - called carbon capture and storage — needs support in order to encourage large - scale projects.

PERTH - based Tanganyika Gold Ltd, which has a diverse portfolio of mineral projects, including the Balla Balla vanadium deposit in WA, has acquired waste to energy technology in a deal that has «enormous potential» on a world wide scale.

Senno project, built on the NEO blockchain, aims to bring sentiment data analysis to small and medium scale businesses with blockchain technology.

More than 26,000 MW of utility - scale solar power projects are already under development in the U.S. Rayton Solar technology will improve efficiency, cut costs, and even develop new applications for utility - scale projects.

«We'll be working with global partners, who can deliver large - scale energy projects, to bring this technology to market.»

the solution lies in the scaling systems of Blockchain technology, and China's largest retailer JD.com at the end of February announced the launch of a business incubator for start - UPS to attract foreign projects Blockchain.

With the large - scale EIT Food project, since 2016 the pan-European food industry has been on the way to reinforce its importance and economic power worldwide and standing out against international competition by linking and introducing innovative technologies.

Established to conduct the first large - scale experimental social research project in the United States, Mathematica's commitment to innovation drives us to develop new methods, explore emerging fields, and apply new technologies in ways our early employees could barely have imagined.

Since the era of mass communications really began - towards the end of the nineteenth century - technology has completely reset the way political consultants work on two occasions: firstly, during the inter-war period, when radio became commonplace and politicians had the chance to speak directly to the masses; and secondly, in the 1950s and 60s, when TV ownership mushroomed and politicians could construct and project image on a massive scale.

The Fossil Energy R&D program would substantially scale back most activities, including carbon capture and storage pilot projects and R&D on advanced combustion systems, re-focusing exclusively on exploratory technology activities in hopes that industry will take on greater responsibility across the board.

A new project at the Alberta oil sands is part of a $ 2 - billion effort to test the technology at an unprecedented scale

No «clean coal» technology has been demonstrated with carbon capture and storage and no large - scale sequestration projects have been undertaken.

«The size and scale of islands we're attempting is pushing the boundaries of the current technology,» which typically involves using anticoagulant rodenticides, says Karl Campbell, Island Conservation's project director.

At the inaugural meeting, the instigators of the project highlighted the aim of the study, this being «to generate new products and to increase the profitability of microalgae cultivation technology on an industrial scale, and to establish Spain as a leader in the production of these bioproducts.»

Another important finding is that technologies and strategies focused on efficiency — as opposed to large - scale projects, such as building new reservoirs — have been extremely successful.

The Senseable City Lab conducts large - scale data projects, often based on mobile technology or social media, to evaluate patterns of activity in urban environments or among technologically connected networks of people.

Those inhabiting the human body have received increased attention in recent years, owing to a greater appreciation of the interrelated nature of humans and their microbiome, an improved understanding of microbial ecology, and an unprecedented ability to detect fine - scale microbial community changes with high - throughput sequencing technology (Human Microbiome Project Consortium, 2012).

Recent and rapid advances in technologies that permit large - scale creation and synthesis («writing») of longer pieces of synthetic DNA, as well as the advent of extremely fast, cheap and accurate sequencing («reading») of DNA, have changed our collective thinking about the feasible size and scope of projects in many labs.

The Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program promotes transformational advances in science and technology for computationally and / or data intensive, large - scale research projects through large allocations of computer time and supporting resources at the Argonne and Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (LCF) centers, operated by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.

Shell states that tar sands are less damaging that coal: Well since when was coal and oil used to the same ends unless they are talking about widespread adaption of CTL technology which could happen in some countries with large scale coal rserves I guess but even I doubt that CTL projects will scale to 3 — 5 mbpd which is the projected output of Albertas oil sands come 2030.

By 2007, NHGRI concluded that the technology had sufficiently evolved for a full - scale project, in which the institute invested approximately $ 123 million over five years.

«The fine - scale magnetic connection model will become part of the discussion among scientists as they try to reconcile what may be happening on a fine scale with what happens on a larger scale,» said Voyager project scientist Ed Stone of the California Institute of Technology.

He directs a Genome Data Analysis Center as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, a comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies, including large - scale genome sequencing.

The research project encourages school and industry collaboration, and several school - industry activities were established with the ability to be scaled to make a difference to the way that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) models are implemented in schools.

analysis of small scale and intermediate technology projects such as rainwater harvesting and tanks, boreholes and pumps, fog water harvesting, smart irrigation and recycling 4.

Those initiatives include; Let's Get Digital, a scheme to help schools get the most out of technology and incorporating groundbreaking projects with Microsoft and Google; DigiSafe, a centre of excellence for online safety; CyberProtect, founded to protect schools from security threats; SuperCloud which is about helping schools save money through the cost effective harnessing of next generation cloud technologies; SmartBuy, a commitment from LGfL to use its economies of scale to purchase technology and software for schools at a vastly reduced price saving schools money and allowing access to technology that might otherwise be out of financial reach; and Bridge the Divide which is about tackling inequality and supporting those most in need.

Although this isn't the first time Hill and team have used such technology to collect data, it is the first large - scale research project using Android tablets.

Personalize learning experiences: Capitalize on technology's efficiencies and functionality to meet students» individual learning needs, for example, scaled tests and quizzes; adaptability tools and features; software data that can capture where students are struggling or spending the bulk of their time; competency - based learning resources; tools that facilitate student reflection; project planning, organization and time management; communication; collaborative work; individual research and curation; and design and creativity.

TODAY»S FEDERAL REGISTER: PRIORITIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOL GRANTS: The Education Department is pondering whether grants to nonprofit organizations that run charter school projects [http://1.usa.gov/17v5Lqz] should be weighted based on whether they improve efficiency through economies of scale, improve accountability, recruit and serve students with disabilities and English - language learners more effectively and combine technology - based instruction with classroom teaching.

PBL incorporates interesting and relevant topics, issues, and challenges; interaction with the teacher; and discussions and debates with peers, educators, and others into larger - scale projects with multiple learning targets and standards, and it usually involves technology and student presentations.

While there are certainly times when teachers want to use technology for large scale projects, such as the fourth grade Canada and Mexico project (stay tuned for a post on that), more often than not, teachers are apt to use technology when it enhances rather than impedes their progress towards achieving the curriculum goals.

Thus in the Preface to Person and Object (1979) he writes «The book would not have been completed without the epoch - making File Retrieval and Editing System...» [21] Brown University's work in electronic book systems continued for many years, including US Navy funded projects for electronic repair - manuals; [22] a large - scale distributed hypermedia system known as InterMedia; [23] a spinoff company Electronic Book Technologies that built DynaText, the first SGML - based e-reader system; and the Scholarly Technology Group's extensive work on the Open eBook standard.

To monitor and scale our activities, GBM has chosen Dell PowerEdge technology to power our efforts — making it possible to develop geographic information systems (GIS) with capacity to support planning and monitoring of complex forest management projects and programs.

As budgets continue to swell for large - scale video game projects from the likes of big publishing houses such as EA and Activision, and as the technology continues to rapidly raise the bar for new gaming experiences, creative teams are using many more resources to try and make their games bigger,...

The silver lining i see here is invaluable experience creating and managing projects of the size and scale o XcX... The evolution of a long long long overdue open world design that finally does nt rely on «potato world» land / space / time compression (the hardware technology has been capable for over a decade...) This experience seems to have paid off in spades with monolithsofts work on the new Zelda being a clear show stopper.

Epic's middleware has become increasingly popular with Japanese developers, with the likes of Kingdom Hearts 3 and the Final Fantasy 7 remake based on the technology - but Dragon Quest 11 is the first epic - scale project to hit the market.

LoVid creates large - scale interdisciplinary projects that combine new technology with social interventions and public spaces.

In addition, LoVid creates large scale interdisciplinary projects that combine new technology with social interventions and public spaces.

But every billion - dollar carbon - capture project, in the meantime, is raiding money that might otherwise go into basic research and development aimed at advancing solar technology or large - scale energy storage or other fields where breakthroughs could help lay the groundwork for a post-fossil global energy system — instead of providing a dicey Band - Aid to keep societies stuck on the coal rung of the heat ladder a while longer.

The problem, of course, is that the world has not yet tested whether that technology is feasible at scales beyond about 1 million tons of carbon dioxide a year — a fraction of the amount that would result should the planned projects proceed.

If you want to know what's really going on with these technologies — e.g. the state of the art of mainstream technology that's being deployed on large scales today, the new developments and breakthroughs that have the potential to produce even more renewable energy at ever lower cost, the major projects that are now being built or are planned all over the world — then please take advantage of the numerous online resources offered by trade groups like AWEA, or manufacturers, or business - oriented publications that track the renewable energy industry to educate yourself.

Here's the chart of existing and projected shifts in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity — which is pretty reliable given the slow rate of change in large - scale technologies:

A team of researchers, building on work that began as a class project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has published a design for an «ARC» demonstration - scale fusion energy power plant that could actually live up to the ambitious adjectives behind the acronym: «affordable, robust, compact.»

But without a substantial boost in basic research and development and large - scale demonstration projects related to technologies like mass energy storage, capturing and storing carbon dioxide, grid management and a new generation of nuclear plants, it's hard to see timely progress.

But government is able, and often uniquely able, to invest in the basic sciences and large - scale research and development projects that create the menu of insights and technologies that can be turned by the private sector into TomToms and more efficient turbine blades.

Without loan guarantees, private banks would charge high premiums on debt to compensate them for the technology and scale - up risks inherent in first - of - a-kind project — and these capital costs can ruin project economics.

Most of the earlier utility - scale CSP projects use parabolic trough technology, where curved mirrors focus sunlight onto receiver tubes of water or some intermediary fluid.