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2009
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English is no longer the native language of the majority of internet users. By 2007, the language used on the majority of web pages will be Chinese! French geneticists, create a bunny that glows in the dark when illuminated with blue light by introducing a green fluorescent protein from a jellyfish into the genes of a rabbit embryo. Bugs is not impressed! German engineers develop miniaturized submarines for delivery of drugs directly to human internal disease sites via the bloodstream. Viruses form coalition to advance anti-submarine detection technology! |
Development of giant airships is re-launched to address the transportation needs of large manufactured goods. Several helium filled airship up to 300 m long with cargo lifting capacities of 160 tons proceed to prototype evaluation. Power shortages become common in the United States beyond just California. The decline in power rates initiated by utility de-regulation begins to reverse as new power demand begins to exceed the addition of new supply capacity. World airlines begin regular air transport service using cross-polar routes between Europe, North America and Asia. Cross-polar routes offer time, fuel cost and environmental advantages; and enable non-stop service between new city-pairs. Two and half years of industry study and 650 demonstration flights were used to develop the basis for commercial polar operations. |
Crew Systems Solutions is on the move! Relocates offices from basement to second floor to accommodate entertainment needs of other building tenants. Paper on an Operations definition of updated functional and performance requirements for control room annunciation presented at the fourth CNS conference Control Room Operations session. Development of a community web site for CANDU plant operators begins - Lookout Yahoo and Excite! Instruction on human factors and human performance was presented to Bruce Power staff as part of a CANDU Reactor Safety course in June. The topics covered included human performance fundamentals, human error and strategies to minimize operational impact, design principles to support supervisory control, human factors design practices, and regulatory expectations. |
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