Internet search giant Google has now updated its Google Street View to take netizens on a virtual tour of areas in Japan that were affected by a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami last March. Google said that this was a fulfillment of the company’s initiative to archive the affected areas in Japan. “Today, we’re making good on that promise — after driving...
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A small aerospace consulting company that was founded in 2005 by ex Boeing engineers is currently designing a tsunami escape pod that could fit and protect up to six people for around £600. Scott Hill, IDEA Inc.’s director of engineering said that the company’s president, Julian Sharpe, has developed a concept after visiting Cannon Beach in Oregon, where he...
Technology and automotive manufacturers in Japan have and will continue to face extreme difficulties in the aftermath of last weeks Tsunami. Rolling power outages, reduced workforce and demolished infrastructure has resulted in factory closures or diminished production capacity. Analysts and industry experts have predicted that this will have a knock on affect to supplies...