Archive for the ‘ Infrastructure ’ Category
An article from Slate on the history and near future of moving walkways. [ READ MORE ]
Still ill and getting both better and worse. Just came across this AP article on high-frequency traders (HFTs). This paragraph seems like the seed of an interesting paper or thesis. To spot opportunities and act on them before others, HFTs are constantly hunting for faster computers. They also locate themselves close to the big exchanges’ data centers. [ READ MORE ]
GM has introduced an new Aramis in the form of a two-person Segway with GPS and high-speed wireless. And it will autopilot you to your destination. [ READ MORE ]
According to this article on inHabitat, China is funding a high speed rail network from China, across ten countries, able to reach the UK. There are to be three lines: one south to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar; one to India; and one to Germany via Russia. Some of the countries are paying in kind. [ READ MORE ]
Wish I could go… The Ammann Singstad Lecture series on Infrastructure January 21, 2010 | Thursday | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Museum of Modern Art Theater 3 (The Celeste Bartos Theater) Enter at the 4 West 54th Street entrance to the Museum The Ammann Singstad Lecture on Infrastructure honors the memory of the two great civil engineers who shaped [ READ MORE ]