The barometer that most people would recognize is the aneroid barometer, which is used in many homes to predict the weather.

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published September 2nd, 2013

World Space Week is an annual event, declared by the UN General Assembly and is observed during the week of 4-10 October.

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published August 24th, 2013

The Puente Ingeniero Carlos Fernandez Casado“ which takes its name from the construction engineer – spans the Barrios de Luna reservoir, in the province of Leon. It was built between 1981 and 1983 as part of the AP-66 or Ruta de la Plata motorway. It is a cable-stayed bridge, measuring 643 metres long and 22 metres wide, for four lanes, and was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world at that time.

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published June 27th, 2013

Israel is situated in a water-scarce area, on the edge of a “desert belt” (the geographical area between the Negev and Judean deserts and the more humid Mediterranean region).

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published February 16th, 2013

United Nations Radio has come a long way from the 1946 makeshift studios and offices at the United Nations Headquarters in Lake Success, New York, where it transmitted its first call sign: “This is the United Nations calling the peoples of the world.”

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published January 12th, 2013

In May 2012, Yeosu, one of the most beautiful port cities in Korea will bask at the center of the world’s attention.

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published December 24th, 2012

The history of the Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa – ICS (Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon) began in 1962 with the creation of the Gabinete de Investigações Sociais – GIS (The Social Science Research Group), hosted then by the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Technical University of Lisbon), on the premises of the ISCEF, today ISEG.

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published July 13th, 2012

Australia Post is celebrating the technological revolution of the 21st century with the release of five domestic rate (60c) stamps featuring the mobile phone, modern refrigerator, flat-screen television, digital media player and the Global Positioning System (GPS). This stamp issue is available from 7 February 2012.

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published March 6th, 2012

Australia Post is celebrating the technological revolution of the 21st century with the release of five domestic rate (60c) stamps featuring the mobile phone, modern refrigerator, flat-screen television, digital media player and the Global Positioning System (GPS).

“Businesses such as Australia Post continue to make use of technological advances to provide maximum convenience and choice for their customers. This stamp issue reflects on those advances and highlights the difference they make in our daily life”, said Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Mr Michael Zsolt.

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published February 28th, 2012

Canadians are an inventive bunch. In fact, Canadian inventors have patented more than a million inventions—but far too many of us would be unable to name more than just a few. From Ginger Ale to insulin, from Bombardier’s “Ski-doo” to Plante’s goalie mask, plus the “Jolly Jumper,” instant mashed potatoes, the lawn sprinkler and the modern plastic garbage bag, items created from Canadian imagination and insight are a part of our daily lives.

This stamp issue shines a spotlight on the “Made in Canada” leaps of science and creativity that have changed lives at home and abroad.

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published August 28th, 2011