UK-born artist Katie Bright is a rare creative force whose work spans the gamut and includes everything from ornate costumes and hand sewn masks to illustrations that are often accompanied by stories she’s written. Over the last year Bright has lent her unique creative genius to designing the wallpaper for the Surftides Lincoln City hotel […]
VIMRO, LLC Now Certified PCI Qualified Security Assessor
1888 PressRelease – VIMRO, LLC announces that the company received the designation of Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). VIMRO stands ready to help defend their clients’ payment card systems from hackers, fraud, and heavy non-compliance fines. VIMRO. LLC is focused on advanced cyber security, and this achievement […]
Nanocoating Is Armor Against the Elements
While nanotech continues to build steam as a prominent factor in manufacturing everything from cosmetics to technology solutions for the government, a particularly notable area of growth in the development and use of nanocompositesis theconstruction industry. Insulating coatings developed with nanotechnology are helping to decrease incidences of corrosion, mold, and rust in new […]
Camouflage face paint made with DEET insect repellent
The Pentagon recently commissioned a new type of camouflage make-up that could protects soldiers’ faces from intense thermal blasts of heat for upwards to 15 seconds. This could make the difference between 2nd or 3rd degree burns in some cases, depending how close you are to the explosion at the time. “Bomb burn”, as they call it […]
NFL Wide Receiver Brad Smith Launched Nationwide Fashion Competition
Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 2014 – DESIGN FOR BRAD SMITH is an innovative, nationwide competition to discover the next up & coming menswear fashion designer. Design for Brad Smith will create opportunities for the winner, using its established network to further the emerging designer’s media exposure and assist with introductions in the fashion industry. Regarding […]
Committee in Congress pushing the Department of Defense to confront its hardware corrosion challenge
Contained within the pages of the Committee Report 22 of 108 – House Report 113-102 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2014 are references to corrosion costs, which now exceeds $23.0 billion dollars per year: “The committee continues to push the Department of Defense to confront its hardware corrosion challenge. Corrosion remains the largest […]