The Met Office and the University of Exeter will host scientists, policy makers and business leaders for vital talks assessing growing risks from climate change – and action to address it. Even as scientific evidence demonstrates increasing threats to lives and livelihoods across the world, the global impetus for action is becoming more fragile. In the run up to COP30 in Brazil, the Exeter Climate Forum will give a strong voice to the scientists whose work drives our understanding of…
“Agriculture today is tough. According to a recent UN report we will need to produce more food in the next 50 years than we have in the last 10,000, but…
The EGI-InSPIRE (EGI-Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Research in Europe) project, launched 1 May 2010, is a collaboration between…
The researchers found that video game players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them, and this benefit doesn’t just make them better…
1. Designed for green buildings, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s eco-friendly halogen and toxic gas-free flame retardant and…
After less than six hours of charging in direct sunlight, the Mona solar light, developed by Solar 21, can produce light for up to five hours. Using new LED…
The company will increase its aftermarket services and parts primarily for the oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing, chemical processing, power, food and…
Poland produces approximately 1 million tons of biosolids per year – a little more than a third of which is municipal. Almost half of that is currently sent to…
The study illustrated how the IPS system serves a dual purpose by biodrying materials for fertilizer or fuel while using minimal energy expenditure, compared…
K 2010, the International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, will take place in Düsseldorf (in Germany) from 27 October to 3 November 2010. Located in Halls…
In the production of films for movie theaters and cinemas, digital technology is pushing the film reel aside much more slowly than it does with photography. Up…
Whether professional or hobby photographer – these days, thanks to common image editing software, every shot can be edited with a few clicks only and designed…
Audanika GmbH is the name of Fraunhofer IDMT’s latest spin-off that introduces itself to the public with a digital music instrument called “SoundPrism” for the…
Apps have become an integral component of everyday life. However, so far these applications could only be purchased in manufacturer-specific stores and – as a…
The problem is the data rate required by the movies – in spite of fast Internet and sat-ellite links. 3-D movies have higher data rate requirements than…
In many cases, the fields of work available to young scientists and engineers in industry are as attractive for entry-level employees as they are unfathomable….
Swedish universities are in the middle of a transformation process where science is privatised and subject to a commercial logic. Hence, a need arises to…
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