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Electric car maker Tesla opening 3 new stores
November 3, 2011 10:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTesla Motors Inc. is opening three new stores in the U.S. this month, the electric car maker said Thursday, as it prepares to start selling its new sedan model next year.The stores will be located in Bellevue, Wash.; Chicago and Newport Beach, Calif.The Bellevue location will open on Saturday,...
Armstrong lays off more than 100 at W.Va. plant
November 3, 2011 10:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsArmstrong World Industries Inc. is laying off more than 100 employees at its plant in West Virginia's Randolph County.Armstrong spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson attributes the layoffs to poor market conditions.Johnson tells media outlets that 116 workers, including five salaried employees, were...
GM to make pickups in Wentzville
November 3, 2011 10:50 am | by JIM SALTER - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsMissouri's once robust auto industry is making a comeback, with more good news Thursday: General Motors will add pickup trucks to its line of products made in Wentzville, creating more than 1,200 new jobs.The announcement by GM Vice President of Labor Relations Cathy Clegg came two weeks after...
Federal review upholds mine owner's fine in death
November 3, 2011 10:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal hearing officer has upheld a $70,000 fine against mining giant Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold for the 2008 death of a 67-year-old worker at its Morenci mine in southeastern Arizona.The administrative law judge's ruling also criticized the Phoenix-based company for trying to blame the...
Boeing to Highlight New and Enduring Network Capabilities at MILCOM 2011 Conference and Exposition
November 3, 2011 10:40 am | by Boeing | News | CommentsFocus on building and delivering enduring value Affordable tools to meet networking challenges ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 3, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will focus on new and enduring network capabilities that connect and protect warfighters during the MILCOM 2011 Conference and...
Solar Power Could Get Boost from New Light Absorption Design
November 3, 2011 10:26 am | by Northwestern | News | CommentsSolar power may be on the rise, but solar cells are only as efficient as the amount of sunlight they collect.
Room Temperature Quantum Bits in Widely Used Semiconductor
November 3, 2011 10:19 am | by University of California - Santa Barbara | News | CommentsA discovery by physicists at UC Santa Barbara may earn silicon carbide –– a semiconductor commonly used by the electronics industry –– a role at the center of a new generation of information technologies designed to exploit quantum physics for tasks such as ultrafast computing and nanoscale sensing.
Hybrid Power Plants Can Help Industry Go Green
November 3, 2011 10:14 am | by Tel Aviv University | News | CommentsHybrid cars, powered by a mixture of gas and electricity, have become a practical way to "go green" on the roads. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are applying the term "hybrid" to power plants as well.
Boeing Experts En Route to Poland to Inspect Plane
November 3, 2011 10:08 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA team of Boeing experts from the United States are expected in Poland on Wednesday to help authorities with removing from a runway a jetliner that landed on its belly after its landing gear failed to open, officials said.
Altra Industrial Motion Expands Global Gear Drive Product Offering
November 3, 2011 9:57 am | by Altra Industrial Motion | News | CommentsAltra Industrial Motion recently acquired Bauer Gear Motor , a privately-held company headquartered in Esslingen, Germany. Bauer is a leading European manufacturer of high-quality gear motors, offering engineered solutions to a variety of industries.
Norfolk Southern to hire 500 employees by year-end
November 3, 2011 9:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNorfolk Southern plans to hire 500 people in eight states by the end of the year, the railroad said Thursday, to counter retirements and because of rising demand.The company is looking for conductors, freight car repairers, machinists, signal maintainers and track workers. Locations include...
$8.3M fund will boost health care in New Orleans
November 3, 2011 9:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNew Orleans will receive more than $8 million from a charitable fund set up as part of the settlement of a longstanding health care product lawsuit.Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office says the money will help provide health care in underserved areas of the city, including $1 million to go toward...
Google reshuffles placement of online search ads
November 3, 2011 9:50 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle believes it can make more money by placing some of its ads below its search results instead of alongside them.The reshuffling began appearing on Google's website Wednesday.The shift won't preclude ads from still appearing in the right column next to the search results.Google found that...
Court tosses $43M award against Ford in crash case
November 3, 2011 9:50 am | by JIM SUHR - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a jury's $43 million award against Ford Motor Co. for a fiery crash near Granite City that killed a man and disfigured his wife.John and Dora Jablonski in July 2003 were headed home to Florissant, Mo., when they were hit from behind. A pipe wrench in the...
Boeing Updates 737 MAX Engine Configuration Status and Customer Commitments
November 3, 2011 9:40 am | by Boeing | News | Comments- New airplane has received more than 600 order commitments from eight airlines SEATTLE, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that the 737 MAX program has selected a 68-inch fan diameter for the optimized engine design that will provide the lowest fuel burn and...
