Malaysia-born woman made dean of award-winning engineering faculty
Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - A Malaysian-born woman has been named dean of Waterloo University Canada's award-winning engineering faculty.

1. Malaysia-born woman made dean of award-winning engineering faculty
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian-born woman has been named dean of Waterloo University Canada's award-winning engineering faculty.

Travel updates for 2012
Here are a dozen travel-news tidbits that will make you a better informed consumer in the new year. Think of what follows as a travel tapas buffet — tidbits that just might whet your appetite for more. Here are a dozen pieces of information for the 2012 traveler.

Research and Markets: Material and Manufacturing Technology II: selected papers from the 2nd International Conference ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9ac450/material_and_manuf) has announced the addition of the "Material and Manufacturing Technology II" report to their offering. Series: Advanced Materials Research, Volumes 341 - 342 Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2011 2nd International Conference on Material and Manufacturing Technology (ICMMT ...

North Sea X3K trimaran - Indonesian Hot Rod
The Indonesian Navy has ordered four X3K trimaran patrol boats. These 130 ton, triple hull vessels are built of carbon-fiber composite materials and are 62.5 meters (194 feet) long and can operate in as little as three meters (9.3 feet) of water.

Investments set to support further UK graphene research
The EPSRC has revealed details of how an additional £50m will be spent to keep the UK at the forefront of research into graphene.

Missile Armed Hot Rod
February 3, 2012: The Indonesian Navy has ordered four X3K trimaran patrol boats. These 130 ton, triple hull vessels are built of carbon-fiber composite materials and are 62.5 meters (194 feet) long and can operate in as little as three meters (9.3 feet) of water.

U.K. to spend $120 million on graphene institute
The U.K. government has said it will spend £70 million (about $120 million) to fund a national institute of graphene research and commercialisation activities, in Manchester, England. View the full article HERE .

New investment aims to establish the UK as a global graphene research hub
( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) Today sees the announcement of full details of how an additional £50 million will be spent to keep the UK at the forefront of research into 'wonder material' graphene. 200 times stronger than steel yet less than an atom thick, graphene is the strongest and thinnest material ever measured, and also the world's most conductive material. It has ...

SPE® Announces Dates, Location, Theme for Twelfth Automotive Composites Conference ...
Now in its 12th year, SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition draws almost 500 exhibitors, speakers, and attendees from 15 countries on 5 continents. This year's event, with theme of Unleashing the Power of Design, will take place Sept 11-13, 2012 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, MI. Those interested in speaking at event should submit abstracts by March 31, 2012 to ...