Monthly Archives: May 2015

Shuttle America flight swerves to avoid mid-air collision with Brooklyn drone

Shuttle America flight from DC climbs 200 feet to avoid unmanned robot  No injuries reported after plane forced to complete 2700 swerve maneuver By Christopher Brennan For Dailymail.com Published: 15:52 EST, 29 May 2015 | Updated: 17:34 EST, 29 May … Continue reading

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Marine Corps F-35Bs depart USS Wasp after carrier tests

Six US Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters have departed the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp following a one-and-a-half-week trial that included 108 test sorties and an F135 engine delivery from a V-22 Osprey as the first combat fighter squadron … Continue reading

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Historic aircraft, including a flying B-29, at NE Philadelphia Airport

Seventy years after the end of World War II, military aircraft from the era live on to connect people with the nation’s – and in many cases, their family’s – history. The Commemorative Air Force, devoted to American military aviation … Continue reading

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Get Your Lab Coat: 3 Innovation Tips From a World Bank Science Expert

Four hundred years. And scientists are still at it. Chasing odd questions. Trying things that might not work. Driven by curiosity, not short-term profit. Plenty they can teach us entrepreneurs about innovation. What can a world expert on science commercialization … Continue reading

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TM Forum goes for a name (and mission) change

When I type ‘TM Forum’ into my word processor it unhelpfully produces the trademark™ sign, a classic case of over-enthusiastic predictive text and an example of how systems can go wrong when making contextual assumptions… or any assumptions. In this … Continue reading

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seats at tipping point

Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9 + Open the Internet Browser Click Tools (or “gear” icon at top right hand corner) Internet Options Privacy Advanced Check Override automatic cookie handling For First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies click Accept … Continue reading

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Don’t be that guy–learn to fly your drone

To the mad pilot of Marblehead, who crashed his drone into a crowd of spectators at the town’s Memorial Day parade, here’s a word of advice: Park that thing until you learn how to fly it. Such mishaps are likely … Continue reading

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