omniomni/omni-engineering huggingface dataset:
Meteomatics. Meteomatics AG is a private Swiss weather technology company headquartered in St. Gallen. Meteomatics was founded by German mathematician Dr. Martin Fengler in 2012. With a weather model of over 1,800 parameters and a horizontal resolution of 90 meters, it is the largest private meteorological company.

Meteomatics manufactures weather drones that fly up to 6 km to collect data from the mid and low levels of the atmosphere. The company also provides meteorological consulting services and forecast and historical weather data through an API. In 2022, Meteomatics launched EURO1k, a weather model that covers Europe with a resolution of 1 km.

Technology

Meteodrones 
Meteomatics started developing Meteodrones, which are weather drones, in 2013. Meteodrones are small flying weather stations capable of gathering pressure, temperature, humidity, wind direction, and wind speed in the lower 6 km of the atmosphere. Whilst remotely sensed data from satellites, radar and ceilometers are available for this altitude range, in situ observations are considered the most reliable by meteorologists. Operational challenges associated with aircraft missions (which are expensive and hence sporadic) and radiosondes (which cannot be controlled during flight) leave an in situ observational gap to be filled. 

Meteodrones measure vertical profiles at a single location, collecting temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and wind data. Heated rotor systems prevent propeller icing, which allows equipped drones to fly through fog, clouds, and rain. The drone flights can be carried out manually or autonomously from a container equipped with recharging capabilities. 

Campaigns in association with the Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) have demonstrated the feasibility of assimilating drone measurement data into a regional weather model.

In 2015, the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation granted Meteomatics permission to fly Meteodrones within clouds and fog, to operate beyond visual line of sight, and to fly up to 6 km above ground level. 

The Meteodrone is the first weather drone used operationally in the United States. They have been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  to support the early detection of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in the United States,,. They are also used to increase flight time of uncrewed aircraft systems by Grand Forks Air Force Base.

In October 2022, the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne added the SUI-9999 Meteodrone to its permanent Aviation exhibition.

Weather API 
Meteomatics provides global forecast and historical weather data through a RESTful API and a WMS/WFS-compatible interface.

The Swiss broadcasting company SRF and the German weather forecasting website www.wetter.de use Meteomatics’ weather data to inform its weather forecasts.

European Weather Model–EURO1k 
In October 2022, Meteomatics presented its European weather model, EURO1k, at the Meteorological Technology World Expo. EURO1k covers the European continent with a resolution of 1 km.

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Meteorological companies
4-686-293-01. 4-686-293-01, also known as Agent 1-10, is a highly potent experimental carbamate nerve agent, patented in May 1967 by the US army. Due to its high molecular weight and thermal stability, it can remain embedded within various surfaces and clothes for prolonged periods of time. The agent can be decontaminated using bleach or hot caustic soda. The main effector pathway is through the inhibition and antagonization of acetylcholinesterase, achieved by the presence of quaternary ammonium groups in the structure. Perceived as one of the most potent agents in chemical warfare - it can be disseminated through aerosols, explosives or smoke generating munitions.

Physical properties 
4-686-293-01 is an odorless crystalline white solid at high purities, whereas impure varieties can present with a brown, light-yellow crystalline structure with an "oily" smell. Due to its high molecular mass and low evaporation rate, 4-686-293-01 can persist in the environment for extremely long periods of time. Agent 1-10 readily dissolves in alcohol and water. The claimed median lethal dose through inhalation in an "average man" is quoted as 320-900 micrograms. Inhalation, ingestion, or eye/skin absorption of as little as 5 to 50 micrograms can lead to incapacitation. The agent has no irritation effects upon inhalation or eye/skin absorption.

Synthesis 
The chemical synthesis is performed in an inert nitrogen atmosphere in a glovebox. Following each procedure, all glassware and non-electronic appliances are cleaned using bleach or hot caustic soda for decontamination purposes. This synthesis requires precautionary methods as the fumes from the synthesis can result in serious trauma or death. The synthesized product must be stored in amber bottles or other unbreakable containers, away from sunlight and enclosed in an airtight sealed plastic bag.

The synthesis occurs in three major steps:

 Preparation of 2-{[ethyl(methyl)amino]methyl}pyridin-3-ol
 Preparation of (3-dimethylcarbamoxy-α-picolinyl)-methyl-ethylamine
 Preparation of 4-686-293-01 agent

The overall synthesis process takes 5–6 days in laboratory conditions.

See also 
 3152 CT
 EA-3990
 EA-4056
 EA-3990
 Neostigmine

References 

Carbamate nerve agents
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Quaternary ammonium compounds
Pyridines
Biscarbamates
Bisquaternary anticholinesterases
Aromatic carbamates
Westland WG.22. The WG.22 was a proposed tiltwing convertiplane transport aircraft concept designed by Westland Aircraft in 1968, which was to be powered by four turboshaft engines.

See also
 Canadair CL-84 Dynavert
 Hiller X-18
 LTV XC-142

References

Tiltwing aircraft
T-tail aircraft
High-wing aircraft
WG.22
Proposed aircraft of the United Kingdom
Four-engined tractor aircraft
Four-engined turboprop aircraft
Turboshaft-powered aircraft
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Arezoo Ardekani. Arezoo M. Ardekani is an Iranian-American physicist who is a professor at Purdue University. Her research considers the flow of complex fluids. She was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2022.

Early life and education 
Ardekani is from Iran. She was born in Isfahan, and was strongly passionate about becoming a scientist even from early childhood. She moved to Tehran for her undergraduate studies, where she earned a bachelor's degree at the Sharif University of Technology. Ardekani moved to the University of California, Irvine for graduate research, where she worked on particle interactions. She moved to Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Shapiro Postdoctoral Fellow, where she worked with Gareth H. McKinley on bead formation in viscoelastic jets.

Career and research 
Ardekani started her independent career at the University of Notre Dame in 2011. She moved to Purdue University in 2014, where she leads the Complex Flow Lab. She investigates complex fluids and particle transport. She combines theoretical analyses with computational simulations to understand fluid flow.

Ardekani studied the microbes that accumulate at oil spills. She identified that microbes initially move due to chemotaxis (they are attracted to the chemical trail of a food source), but subsequently hydrodynamic interaction with drops can be important.

Awards and honors 
 2007 Amelia Earhart Fellowship
 2012 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
 2020 Society of Engineering Science Young Investigator Medal
 2020 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 2020 Society of Rheology Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award
 2020 Purdue University University Faculty Scholar
 2022 Fellow, American Physical Society

Selected publications

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University of Notre Dame faculty
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis faculty
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Fellows of the American Physical Society
Intravitreal implants. Intravitreal implants are micro device-like inserts injected into the posterior segment of the eye to treat retinal diseases releasing therapeutic drugs at a set rate over a desired period of time. The posterior segment of the eye consists of the sclera, choroid, fovea, vitreous humor, optic nerve, and retina.

Applications

Non-biodegradable implants 
Inserts made with non-biodegradable materials such as polymers require a surgical removal of the implant after the end of the treatment period. Examples of these materials consist of polymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyurethane (PU) and poly siloxane (PS). An advantage to these non-biodegradable implants is that they do not cause any immune response towards the retina and the release of the drug substance can be controlled by "layering polymers of different permeability."
 Fluocinolone acetonide (Iluvien)

Biodegradable implants 
Biodegradable implants are made of materials, typically, either water-soluble or metabolizable to degrade into un-harmful byproducts which can be safely excreted by the human body. It is important to note the release of the therapeutic drug is determined by the degradation of the implant and the diffusion rate of the drug substance. Indicating that the higher the molecular weight of the polymer and drug substance used, the slower the release of the drug into the vitreous humor.
 Dexamethasone (Ozurdex)
 Bimatoprost (Durysta)

References 

Implants (medicine)
Ophthalmology
WB Group. WB Group is a Polish electronics and aeronautics manufacturer, and one of Europe's largest private defence contractors. The company was established in 1997 and is based in Ożarów Mazowiecki. Through its various subsidiaries, WB produces military communications equipment, command and control systems, fire-control systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and loitering munitions.

WB Electronics Warmate is being used by Ukraine during the Russian invasion.  The FONET vehicle and battlefield communication system was licensed to L3Harris Technologies and is used by the United States Armed Forces.

Acquisitions

Flytronic 
In 2009 WB acquired the UAV startup Flytronic, which had created the FlyEye UAV now flown by the Polish Territorial Defence Force and by the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the WB Electronics brand.

Radmor 
Zakłady Radiowe Radmor was a radio equipment manufacturer formed at the Gdańsk University of Technology in 1947. After it expanded from marine-oriented equipment to home audio during the Soviet era, the company was re-privatized in 1994 and the focus on public service radios was restored. Radmor began collaborating with the French Thales conglomerate even before Poland's accession to NATO, and was one of the early members of the consortium developing the European Secure Software-defined Radio.

Arex

MindMade

Polish Development Fund 
In 2017 the Polish Development Fund, a fund of the Polish Treasury, invested PLN 128 million (EUR 30 million or USD 34 million at the time) in the WB Group, in exchange for 24% of shares.

External links 

 https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/ – official website in English language

References 

Defence companies of Poland
Technology companies established in 1997
Polish Joint-stock companies
Polish brands
HNLMS Hydrograaf. HNLMS Hydrograaf (H8021) is a expeditionary survey boat (ESB) of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

History 

Hydrograaf fills the gap between the s and the rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) or sloops which are launched from the larger ships from the Dutch Navy. The RHIBs and sloops became to small or old to be used effectively and sail further from the mother ship.

In 2016 the DMO wrote a European invitation to tender for the construction of one ESB. In March 2019 a contract was signed with Damen Den Helder and construction started later that year. The Hydrograaf was launched on 21 January 2021 and commissioned on 26 February 2021 via video call by then State Secretary for Defence Barbara Visser.

The ESB is carried in a davit on board a  or  to its work area. Hydrograaf has a range of  and an operation time of 60 hours at .

References 

Survey ships
Survey vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy
St Philip's Footbridge. St Philip's Footbridge is a footbridge in Bristol, UK that crosses the River Avon. It is currently only accessible from the east as the western entrance has been fenced off.

History 
The bridge was commissioned in 2015 by the mayor of Bristol at the time George Ferguson. A planning application was submitted in January 2016. Construction began in August 2017. The bridge was designed to allow access to the planned Bristol Arena, however, the project was scrapped in September 2018. The bridge was completed in 2019 at a cost of £3 million.

Design 
The bridge is  long and  wide. It was designed by Knight Architects. The bridge has a "Y" shape with one branch containing stairs and the other a ramp.

References 

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Pedestrian bridges in England
Bridges in Bristol
2019 establishments in England
E-Space. E-Space is a satellite communications company. Created by Greg Wyler, E-Space satellites are designed to form a "constellation" of small satellites designed to resist fragmenting if struck in orbit.

The company has said that its satellites have also been designed to clean up small pieces of orbital debris, as well as to provide communications services to governments and businesses.

It launched its first three demonstration satellites in May 2022.

History

E-Space was publicly launched in 2022 by satellite and space entrepreneur Greg Wyler, who previously founded OneWeb and O3b Networks. Based both in France and the United States, the company was created to form a network of inexpensive, small satellites to provide services to governments and businesses.

At launch, it raised $50 million from Prime Movers Lab and other investors.

In February 2022, Wyler told the Financial Times that E-Space would launch up to 100,000 satellites in orbit within a decade, and that their satellites were the "first to be designed to clean space." He said that E-Space technology enables their satellites to collect orbital debris. He also said E-Space satellites are designed to be resilient to a chain reaction of orbital collisions known as a Kessler event.

E-Space's first three demonstration satellites were launched via Rocket Lab launch vehicles in May 2022. As of August 2022, the company had filed for 300,000 satellites through the country of Rwanda. In November of that same year E-Space also became one of the first companies in the world to be listed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's official satellite registry, thus providing legal permission for E-Space to provide land communications traffic in that country.

In December 2022, E-Space announced its first acquisition with the purchase of CommAgility, a unit of the publicly-traded company Wireless Telecom Group that specializes in cellular and satellite signal management.

Technologies

E-Space satellites are smaller than most other commercial satellites, and are designed to "crumple" if struck in space. The satellites are also designed to collect space debris, and to automatically deorbit at the end of their lifespans to prevent leave additional debris.

References 

Communications satellites
Jana Zaumseil. Jana Zaumseil (born 1977) is a German chemist who is a professor of physical chemistry at Heidelberg University. She serves as dean of the faculty of chemistry and earth sciences. Her research considers organic electronic materials for optoelectronics.

Early life and education 
Zaumseil was born in Jena and studied chemistry at Leipzig University. After earning her undergraduate degree, she joined Bell Labs and spent a year in Murray Hill, Manhattan, before moving to the Cavendish Laboratory. Zaumseil earned her doctorate at the University of Cambridge, where she worked with Henning Sirringhaus on ambipolar organic field effect transistors. She held a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Argonne National Laboratory, based in the Center for Nanoscale Materials.

Research and career 
In 2009, Zaumseil moved to the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. Shortly after arriving in Nuremberg she was awarded the Alfried-Krupp-Förderpreis. She started to work on plasmic nano antennas that could enhance the performance of light-emitting diodes. She was made a chair in physical chemistry at Heidelberg University.

Zaumseil was awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant in 2018.

Selected publications

References 

1977 births
Living people
21st-century German chemists
21st-century German women scientists
German women chemists
People from Jena
Leipzig University alumni
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Argonne National Laboratory people
Scientists at Bell Labs
Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Academic staff of Heidelberg University
Scientists of the Cavendish Laboratory
Cosworth KF engine. The Cosworth-Opel KF engine is a production-based, high-revving, prototype, four-stroke, 2.5-liter, naturally aspirated, V-6 racing engine, originally designed, developed and produced by Opel, in collaboration with Cosworth, for the DTM and later ITC, between 1993 and 1996. The engines were tuned by Cosworth, and were based on the Isuzu 6VD1 (1996) 75° production engine, as used in the Opel Monterey, Opel Frontera Limited, Trooper, Rodeo, and Amigo.

Applications
 Opel Calibra DTM V6 4x4

References

Opel
V6 engines
Opel engines
Cosworth
Gasoline engines by model
Engines by model
Piston engines
Internal combustion engine
Frederick Sprott. Sir Frederick Laurence Sprott (10 July 1863 — 24 March 1943) was an English first-class cricketer and engineer.

The son of James Sprott, he was born at Shrewsbury in July 1863. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, from where he attended the Royal Indian Engineering College. From there, he went to British India where he joined the Public Works Department in 1884, being appointed an assistant engineer in 1885 and executive engineer in 1897. Sprott was principal and professor of engineering at the College of Science in Poona from 1899 to 1903. Appointed a superintendent engineer in 1904, he served on the Indus River Commission from 1904 to 1908 and following his time with the commission he was a sanitary engineer for the Government of Bombay. Sprott was appointed deputy chairman of the Bombay Port Trust in 1909 and became chairman the following year, an appointment which lasted until 1918. He was Knighted by George V in June 1914.

Beginning in August 1892, he forged a successful career in first-class cricket in India, making 25 appearances up to 1914. 24 of these came for the Europeans cricket team in the Bombay Presidency Matches, with a further appearance coming in 1902 for Bombay against the touring Oxford University Authentics cricket team. Playing as a wicket-keeper, took 19 catches and made 13 stumpings in his 25 first-class matches. As a batsman, he scored 450 runs at an average of 13.63; he made one half century, a score of 68.

Sprott moved to Kenya Colony in 1919, where he bought a small property called Cooper's Hill. He was an elected member of the Legislative Council of Kenya and sat on the Kenya Land Settlement Advisory Board. Sprott died in England in March 1943 at Roydon, Norfolk. He was survived by his wife, Amy Graham Dame, whom he had married in 1888. They had two sons, one of whom died in the First World War during the Mesopotamian campaign.

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1863 births
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Cricketers from Shrewsbury
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Maxine Savitz. Maxine Savitz  is the vice president of the National Academy of Engineering, and holds a Ph.D in organic chemistry. She has more than 30 years of experience as a manager for research, development and implementation programs in both the public and private sectors. She had been a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) from 2009 to 2016.

Early life and education
Savitz received her BA in chemistry from the Bryn Mawr College, and then completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley.

Career
Until 1979, Savitz was a program manager for the Research Applied to National Needs at the National Science Foundation. She then took on the position as deputy assistant secretary for conservation at the US Department of Energy (DOE) and remained there until 1983. 
From 1987 until 2000, she was general manager of AlliedSignal. She retired as general manager for Technology Partnerships at Honeywell, Inc., formally known as AlliedSignal. From 1997 to 2000, Savitz was a serving member of the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST). She has served on various boards over the years, such as the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Federation of American Scientists, the National Science Board, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Defense Science Board, the Energy Foundation, as well as Draper Laboratory. She is also a member of the advisory body for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and Jet Propulsion Laboratories.

She had been a member of the PCAST from 2009 to 2016, and is currently a member and vice president of the National Academy of Engineering.

Awards
Savitz received the MERDC Commander Award for Scientific Excellence in 1967. In 1975 and 1979 she was recognized by the Engineering News-Record for Contribution to the Construction Industry. In 1980, she was awarded the President's Meritorious Rank. In 1981, she received the DOE Outstanding Service Medal, and in 1998 she was awarded the Orton Memorial Lecturer Award from the American Ceramic Society.

Savitz has also written more than 20 publications.

References

Living people
Honeywell people
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories people
United States deputy secretaries of energy
Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
University of California, Berkeley people
Bryn Mawr College alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
20th-century American engineers
20th-century American women engineers
21st-century American engineers
Unified System for Design Documentation (Russia). Unified System for Design Documentation (USDD, ESKD, , ЕСКД, GOST 2.316-2013) is a subset of Russian State and Eurasian Economic Union Standards (GOST) for technical drawings. Just like many GOSTs it's edited and issued by Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (Rosstandart) and international body of Euroasian Interstate council (EASC) subsidiary for standardisation.

The latest revision was published in 2013.

See also

References

External links 

Unified system for design documentation., 2001 (RU)
Unified system for design documentation., 2008 (RU)
Unified system for design documentation. General principles., 2013 (RU)

GOST standards
Science and technology in the Soviet Union