ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, December 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Social Support Centers Department at Abu Dhabi Police organized a field visit for female trainees from Zayed University to the Forensic Evidence Department and introduced them to the tasks and accomplishments of the Department. The visit also included acquainting the trainees with the distinguished status in technological, scientific and human resources that the Department enjoys, enabling it to surpass its peers.

Colonel Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, Head of the Forensic Evidence Department welcomed the visitors. After that, the students toured the various sections of the Department, including the Machinery and Firearms Section, Chemical Analysis Section, Biological Inspections, Biometrics, and Documents Sections; in addition to the Technical Section and Fires Section. The visitors were accompanied by a number of officers.

The students praised the advance level that they witnessed in the ... Read more »

TOKYO - Friday, December 26th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation announced the release of the new 2015 World Heritage calendar application for PCs and tablets. The calendar application is available in five languages (Japanese, English, French, Chinese and Spanish).

After installing the application on a PC or tablet, the user can enjoy stunning photographs of World Heritage sites from around the world. January features a photograph of Shiretoko, which is one of the World Heritage Sites in Japan. The calendar also includes fun facts and trivia about World Heritage sites, and the pictures can be viewed as a slideshow. The application was developed as an educational tool for the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network of more than 9,000 educational institutions in 180 countries, and Panasonic plans to enhance the content of the calendar in the future.

UNESCO and Panasonic have created wall calendars s ... Read more »

-- Selected by NEDO as co-researchers for "Research and Development of Ocean Energy Technology" --

TOKYO - Thursday, December 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IHI Corporation (TOKYO:7013)(“IHI”) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502)(“Toshiba”) have been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (“NEDO”) as co-researchers in the “Research and Development (“R&D”) of Ocean Energy Technology - Demonstration Research of Ocean Energy Power Generation”. After concluding the formal contract with NEDO, we will conduct demonstration research of a turbine system driven by the ocean current.

IHI and Toshiba, together with the University of Tokyo and Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute, have conducted R&D financed by NEDO’s “R&D of Ocean Energy Technology - R&D of Next-Generation Ocean Energy Power Generation (Under ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Samedi 27 Décembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) En Inde, environ 70 % de la population utilise une eau provenant non des robinets mais du sous-sol. Celle-ci contient des substances nocives telles que des résidus agrochimiques, de l'arsenic issu des veines de minerai de l'Himalaya, et du chrome produit par des tanneries de cuir. Cette contamination est désormais considérée comme un problème de société puisqu'on estime qu'elle aurait causé des problèmes de santé chez au moins 50 millions de personnes.

Pour résoudre ces problèmes d'eau potable dans le monde entier, Panasonic a développé sa propre technologie photocatalytique de purification de l'eau. Cette technologie utilise des photocatalyseurs en conjonction avec les rayons UV du soleil pour détoxifier l'eau polluée* à des vitesses élevées et créer de l'eau salubre et potable. Cette avancée a soulevé un vif intérêt quand Panasonic l'a dévoilée au salon Eco-Prod ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Samedi 27 Décembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) En Inde, environ 70 % de la population utilise une eau provenant non des robinets mais du sous-sol. Celle-ci contient des substances nocives telles que des résidus agrochimiques, de l'arsenic issu des veines de minerai de l'Himalaya, et du chrome produit par des tanneries de cuir. Cette contamination est désormais considérée comme un problème de société puisqu'on estime qu'elle aurait causé des problèmes de santé chez au moins 50 millions de personnes.

Pour résoudre ces problèmes d'eau potable dans le monde entier, Panasonic a développé sa propre technologie photocatalytique de purification de l'eau. Cette technologie utilise des photocatalyseurs en conjonction avec les rayons UV du soleil pour détoxifier l'eau polluée* à des vitesses élevées et créer de l'eau salubre et potable. Cette avancée a soulevé un vif intérêt quand Panasonic l'a dévoilée au salon Eco-Prod ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, December 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, met yesterday Sunday in his office at the ministry HE Yoshihiko Camo, Japan’s Ambassador to the UAE.
A number of issues of common interest were discussed during the meeting, as well as ways to enhance cooperation and coordination between the UAE and Japan, especially in areas of policing and security.
The meeting was attended by Lieutenant Colonel  Khamis Salem Al Kaabi,  Legal Counsel at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs and Major  Abdul Rahman  Al Jwaied, Acting  Head of the International Cooperation Department in the Ministry of Interior.

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OSAKA, Japan. - Wednesday, December 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) In India, approximately 70 per cent of the population uses water not from taps but primarily that from under the ground. Leaching into it are harmful substances such as agrochemical residues, the arsenic of Himalayan ore veins, and hexavalent chromium produced from leather tanneries. This contamination has come to be seen as a societal problem, having caused health problems for as many as 50 million people.

To solve such drinking-water issues worldwide, Panasonic has developed its own photocatalytic water purification technology. This technology uses photocatalysts and the UV rays from sunlight to detoxify polluted water* at high speeds, creating safe and drinkable water. This breakthrough caught much attention when Panasonic unveiled it in Tokyo at Eco-Products 2014.

* Effective against arsenic, hexavalent chromium, bacteria, general organics, and refractory organics (pharmaceuticals ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan. - Wednesday, December 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) In India, approximately 70 per cent of the population uses water not from taps but primarily that from under the ground. Leaching into it are harmful substances such as agrochemical residues, the arsenic of Himalayan ore veins, and hexavalent chromium produced from leather tanneries. This contamination has come to be seen as a societal problem, having caused health problems for as many as 50 million people.

To solve such drinking-water issues worldwide, Panasonic has developed its own photocatalytic water purification technology. This technology uses photocatalysts and the UV rays from sunlight to detoxify polluted water* at high speeds, creating safe and drinkable water. This breakthrough caught much attention when Panasonic unveiled it in Tokyo at Eco-Products 2014.

* Effective against arsenic, hexavalent chromium, bacteria, general organics, and refractory organics (pharmaceuticals ... Read more »