Recession Unofficially Ends

Government figures expected to show economy is in early stages of a recovery while unemployment numbers continue to rise, possibly above 10 percent.

Nov 2nd, 2009

How Augmented Reality Will Change the Field Service Industry

How Augmented Reality Will Change the Field Service Industry

According to Future of Field Service, Gartner predicts over 50% of field service management deployments will include mobile Augmented Reality (AR) collaboration and knowledge sharing tools by 2025. Download the study now and see how...

Capsized Cargo Ship

Georgia Proposes $3M Fine for Cargo Ship Pollution

Oil leaks continued as workers cut the boat into chunks for removal from the ocean.

John Deere equipment is on display at the Farm Progress Show on Aug. 31, 2015 in Decatur, Ill. Deere & Co. said on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 69% on strong sales of its agricultural and construction equipment despite a monthlong strike that began near the end of the period.

Deere Q4 Profit Jumps 69% Despite Strike, Supply Problems

More than 10,000 Deere workers were on strike at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas.

Fig 1: Ansys HFSS Antenna Toolkit Setup

The Potential of Cooking Turkey with Microwaves

In the simulation, the fields propagating from the emitter reached field strengths more than 5000 V/m.

People shop for frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. First, the good news: There is no shortage of whole turkeys in the U.S. this Thanksgiving. But those turkeys — along with other holiday staples like cranberry sauce and pie filling — could cost more.

Consumer Spending Rebounds Despite Rising October Inflation

The jump in consumer spending last month was double the 0.6% gain in September.

Richard Norte, left, and Miguel Bessa demonstrate a new type of sensor in the lab.

Spiderweb-Inspired Microchip Sensor One of the World’s Most Precise

A “holy grail” for quantum technologies and sensing.

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a Tribal Nations Summit during Native American Heritage Month, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, Nov. 23, seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival, arguing that allowing the deal would harm competition and consumers.

U.S. Sues to Halt Sugar Merger

They say it would harm competition.

In this undated combination of photos shown are CVS, Walmart and Walgreens locations. The retail pharmacy chains recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.

Public Nuisance Laws in Opioid Cases Give Hope to Both Sides

The industry argues public nuisance laws simply don’t apply to prescribing and distributing prescription painkillers.

Tesla Putting $1B Toward Texas Factory

It is expected to be .75 miles long.

Dead Crewmembers Stuck Aboard Cargo Ships

Unable to be offloaded, various corpses have been kept in onboard freezers for months.

Feds Sue Truck Maker for Firing Whistleblower

An employee was fired after raising concerns about the company’s COVID-19 policies.

Domestic Automakers Rank Last in Reliability

Only one domestic brand broke the top 10.