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HOUSTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) today announced that it has been selected by American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) to provide transmission infrastructure services for two AEP Transmission Company subsidiaries. Under agreements with AEP Ohio Transmission Company and AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company, Quanta will rebuild or replace existing transmission infrastructure including, but not limited to, structures, conductor and shield wire. The...
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexus will reveal the all-new 2013 GS 350 mid-size luxury sedan with F SPORT package at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The Lexus press conference to reveal the 2013 GS 350 with F SPORT package will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m. PDT at the outdoor Lexus exhibit tent, located between the Central and South Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Following the press conference, media...
How diseases are transmitted among humans, other animals, the environment is focus New research aimed at controlling the transmission of diseases among humans, other animals and the environment is being made possible by grants from a collaboration among U.S. and U.K. funding agencies. By improving our understanding of the factors affecting disease transmission, the projects will help produce models to predict and control outbreaks. Funding is from the U.S. National Science Foundation...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Wrightspeed announced its Geared Traction Drive (GTD), an integrated inverter, electric motor, and two-speed transmission. Just 12 months after A round funding, Wrightspeed has produced what established leaders in the automotive industry have not. The two-speed Wrightspeed GTD shifts electronically, using software-controlled motor synchronization instead of clutches, and provides a maximum output torque (per wheel) of 1,893 ft-lbs in...
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EUROBIKE 2011 -- Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook) today announced that its NuVinci Harmony intelligent drivetrain, the first continuously variable shifting system offering the option of automatic seamless or manual shifting, has won an iF Design/EUROBIKE 2011 Award in the Electronic Components/Components category at the EUROBIKE Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. NuVinci technology previously won an iF Design/EUROBIKE Gold award...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fallbrook Technologies Inc., developer and manufacturer of NuVinci® continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology, has introduced the first continuously variable shifting system offering the option for seamless automatic or manual shifting. The NuVinci Harmony intelligent drivetrain is an innovative and intuitive shifting system leveraging the unique benefits of the NuVinci N360(TM) to create a riding experience second to none. The new Harmony...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fallbrook Technologies Inc., (Fallbrook), developer and manufacturer of NuVinci® continuously variable planetary transmission technology, announced today the appointment of Al Kammerer to the newly created position of President. Kammerer, who will report to William G. Klehm, Chairman and CEO, is a seasoned automotive industry veteran who spent 34 years with Ford Motor Company before retiring in 2008 as Director of Product Development for Jaguar...
Mathematical models analyzing how a cholera outbreak spread in Zimbabwe are providing new insights into the most effective vaccination strategies for preventing future cholera epidemics, according to University of Florida researchers.The mathematical models employed to analyze a large cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe in 2008-2009 suggest that mass vaccinations deployed strategically could prevent future cholera epidemics in that country and others.The researchers' findings, published online in...
Despite the fact that bedbugs are generally not viewed as a major public health threat, drug-resistant staph bacteria has been found in bedbugs from three hospital patients from a subjugated neighborhood in Vancouver by a team of Canadian scientists. Although bedbugs are not known to spread disease, they do lead to scratching, which may cause the skin to tear and make people at risk for bacteria, said Dr. Marc Romney, an author on the study. A study published Wednesday in the journal Emerging...
Anne M Stark, LLNLSkin cells shed from livestock infected with foot and mouth disease could very well spread the disease.In a new paper appearing in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Michael Dillon proposed that virus-infected skin cells could be a source of infectious foot and mouth disease virus aerosols. His proposal is based on the facts that foot and mouth disease virus is found in skin and that airborne skin cells are known to...
