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National Defense
July 2005
Joe Pappalardo
Pentagon Taking Steps to Avert Ammunition Crisis According to the ammunition systems project manager, the Army is upgrading its manufacturing facilities and reaching out to more contractors to replenish its diminished supply of small-caliber ammunition. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Breanne Wagner
Production is Meeting War Requirements, But Modernization Still Lacking A shortage of small caliber ammunition during the first years of the Iraq war prompted the Army to quickly ramp up production through a number of public/private partnerships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Roxana Tiron
U.S. Army Considers Changing Acquisition Strategy for Small-Caliber Ammunition Facing soaring demand for small-caliber ammunition, the U.S. Army is turning to industry to dramatically increase the production of rifle and machine gun rounds. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz
Power Shift: How to Produce More for Less Surging energy prices have process manufacturers searching for alternatives and scrambling for cost savings. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 18, 2011
Simon Hadlington
Rocket fuel goes green with ionic liquids Military researchers in the US have developed a novel 'green' rocket fuel whose constituents are less corrosive and toxic than those used in conventional propellant systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Wise & Hutchinson
The Truth About Hydrogen Can the simplest element in the universe really power our homes, fuel our cars and reduce our contribution to global warming? PM crunches the numbers on the real hydrogen economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson
Recovery Act to Inject More Funds Into Military Fuel Cell Research The Obama administration announced plans to spend $20 million of Recovery Act funding on military fuel cell technology. The Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering office will be spearheading these efforts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
April 2003
Schwartz & Randall
How Hydrogen Can Save America The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2006
Stew Magnuson
Army Explores Alternative Ways to Add Power on Battlefields Several military laboratories are looking into fuel cell technology to give soldiers the extra juice they need to operate equipment loaded onto humvees and other vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2006
Traci Purdum
Port of New Orleans: Returning To Shipshape The Port of New Orleans expects full recovery from hurricane damage. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2005
Jennifer Popovec
When the Chips Are Down Many commercial real estate professionals are working to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here are a few of their stories: Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA)... Jerry Wallace Interests... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
August 2006
Willie Jones
Hydrogen on Track While much attention has been focused on fuel-cell-powered passenger cars, a little-noticed but promising development has been taking place in rail transportation and heavy industry, where experiments with hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion are well under way. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell
Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson
In the Wake of Katrina: Energy The disruptions to the Gulf's energy infrastructure will have far-reaching effects for who knows how long? With demand unlikely to drop off in any meaningful way, there are still ample opportunities in the global energy sector for sharp-eyed investors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Car and Driver
September 2006
Siler & Vanderwerp
2007 BMW Hydrogen 7 Hydrogen-powered 7-series will be leased to U.S. government agencies in 2007. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2010
Holmes & Palachak
Munitions Industry Prepares for Downturn If munitions industrial capabilities disappear following ammunition budget cuts, any rescue efforts will be expensive and create significant turbulence in the sector. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2006
Grace Jean
Fuel Cell Technology Positioned as Viable Alternative to Generators Developers of fuel cell technologies are confident that they can answer the call for "more power on the battlefield." mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006
Richard F. Stier
Building Your Plant's Ark The unprecedented pace of the 2005 hurricane season has left many of us wondering where and when the next powerful storm will hit. There are, however, several steps you can put in place now to protect your food processing business. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Emmett D. Carson
Beyond Relief and Recovery Philanthropy's biggest challenge in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is to move past just doing the familiar. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Now What? The lessons of Katrina mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
January 24, 2005
Otis Port
Hydrogen Cars Are Almost Here, But... There are still serious problems to solve, such as: Where will drivers fuel up? mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
August 2005
Naomi Lubick
Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Wilson & Keliger
Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina? mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson
Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway. mark for My Articles similar articles
Industrial Physicist
Feb/Mar 2004
Pinkerton & Wicke
Bottling the hydrogen genie If hydrogen is to replace gasoline for road transport, a means to store useful quantities of hydrogen on-board the vehicle must be found. Storage as a liquid, as a gas, or in metal hydrides all have serious limitations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Holmes & Seraphin
Munitions Industrial Base: Trouble on the Horizon The concerns are not merely theoretical or speculative. They are based on historical facts. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2006
Robert Aronen
Air Products Looks Solid It would be nice if Air Products & Chemicals traded at a lower price, but the market rarely offers quality companies like this one at a discount. Investors searching for a solid company to add to their portfolio could do much worse than this one. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Military Report's New Take on Katrina Debacle A recent report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command says that after a disaster like Katrina, the government is judged by how the media tells the story and not by the actual chain of events that occurred. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
November 25, 2009
Joe Pappalardo
4 Wildly High-Tech Military and NASA Research Projects The Army and NASA are developing projects that will aid in understanding lunar conditions, rocket fuel development, and creating robots for space exploration mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Paula J. Kelly
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2004
Geoff S. Fein
Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time While the commercial industry is taking significant steps forward in the adoption of fuel cell technology, military researchers are taking a wait-and-see approach, expressing concern that fuel cells so far have not proven they can work in combat environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson
In the Wake of Katrina: A Broader View The effects of Hurricane Katrina will ripple throughout the entire U.S. economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2014
Seraphin & Palaschak
Budget Cuts, Inadequate Planning Put Munitions Industrial Base in Peril Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno has warned about a return to the hollow Army that resulted from post-Vietnam War reductions in defense funding. He said the nation must avoid a dangerous repeat. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006
NASA Airborne Laser Mapping Systems Studies Katrina Damage Through a cooperative research program NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are exploring the use of airborne laser mapping systems to quantify coastal change along the entire coastline affected by Hurricane Katrina. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Jackie Larson
After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Margaret Leonard
Rebuilding After Katrina Investors and operators of more than 10,000 businesses in New Orleans have lost uncounted millions. The same storm also brought opportunities worth billions in redevelopment and restoration of a city. mark for My Articles similar articles
Industrial Physicist Letters A sheet of graphite is distinctly different in its material and geometric structure from C60 bucky- (nano-) tubes... Hydrogen rules?... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
November 1, 2005
Ben Worthen
How Wal-Mart Beat Feds to New Orleans Companies -- Wal-Mart and Starbucks among them -- that had procedures in place for quick communications were able to be "first responders" when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast this Fall. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 17, 2011
Andy Extance
Hydrazine fuels hydrogen power hopes Renowned as a rocket propellant, hydrazine could also push forward the development of hydrogen fuel cells for powering vehicles say US-based researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2008
McClintock & Holbrook
Alternative Fuels: Taking A Second Look at Ammonia The search for alternative transportation fuels has led to anhydrous ammonia, a chemical widely used as a fertilizer. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2005
Mann & Hanson
Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.
Military Not the Only Solution To Gaps in Disaster Response At a time of tightening budgets and competing priorities for defense and homeland security funds, one of the most contentious issues being debated at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill is whether the Defense Department should take primary responsibility in disaster response and relief operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson
A Healthier Glow for Nuclear Power? Could nuclear power once again be the answer to our energy needs? mark for My Articles similar articles
Industrial Physicist
Oct/Nov 2004
Jesse H. Ausubel
Big Green Energy Machines Zero-emission power plants and Continental SuperGrids can multiply the power of the energy system 5-10 times while shrinking it in a revolutionary way. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
September 2005
Naomi Lubick
Water Covers New Orleans As Hurricane Katrina dissipated on its way toward the northeastern United States on Tuesday, the threat only grew for this and other Gulf towns. Monday afternoon's seeming reprieve in New Orleans evaporated as two breached levees flooded the city. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Systems & Technology
January 31, 2006
Ivan Schneider
Vicious Hurricane Cycle Although one can hope that the upcoming hurricane season will defy the predictions that have accompanied the start of the decades-long hurricane cycle, the banks in the Gulf Coast must do more than hope. They must plan, and plan for the worst. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.
Defense Industrial Base: Plans Needed to Ensure Soft Landing It is probably not too early to contemplate what sectors of the U.S. defense industrial base should brace for a hard landing after the huge war supplemental budgets begin to wane. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2006
Robert H. Williams
Easy Access to Hydrogen Proposed A Massachusetts company believes it has perfected technology that removes a key roadblock -- the scarcity of fuel outlets -- to the widespread use of hydrogen powered automobiles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
May 21, 2003
Eric Smalley
Hydrogen storage eased The discovery of metal-organic frameworks promises to remove the principal stumbling block to hydrogen-powered cars, and the method could be ready for production use within five years. mark for My Articles similar articles