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myEcoCost – a Revolution for Environmental Accounting

Today's problems of data availability and quality in life cycle assessment and other environmental analyses hinder evidence based policy decisions as much as…

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Breakthrough in Terahertz Wireless Technology by Brown Researchers

Researchers from Brown University have taken a major step toward addressing one of those challenges. They've developed what they believe to be the first system…

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'Lab-on-a-Chip' technology to cut costs of sophisticated tests for diseases and disorders

Rutgers engineers have developed a breakthrough device that can significantly reduce the cost of sophisticated lab tests for medical disorders and diseases,…

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New On-Silicon Laser Boosts Efficiency in Optoelectronics

A compact ‘on-silicon-chip’ laser has been developed by researchers at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore that boasts both…

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Siemens Launches Secure High-Speed Wireless for Airports

Siemens is paving the way for the airport wireless networks of the future: with its Ruggedcom WIN devices, Siemens is one of the first suppliers to offer…

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New Technologies for High-Speed Internet: IHP’s 5G Project

The next generation of mobile telephony called “5G” will make one thing possible: Internet is always accessible. In 2020, dead spots will be a problem of the…

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New Wireless Communication Using Magnetic Fields Unveiled

Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego demonstrated a new wireless communication technique that works by sending magnetic signals…

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'Magic' sphere for information transfer

In several years – maybe in one or two decades, but maybe sooner or never – one of the existing problems will be solved in an original way: our computers,…

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Mastering Big Data using smart sensor technology – First software release from EU “FERARI” project

“FERARI is intended to provide a general sense of relief to data processing systems. The individual sensors of the associated machines ultimately decide for…

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Intelligent Care Cart Prototype Enhances Nursing Efficiency

Technical assistance systems can improve the difficult working conditions in residential nursing homes and hospitals by helping the staff in their work and…

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New Strategies for Managing Big Data in Europe

Big Data is a major factor driving knowledge discovery and innovation in our information society. However, large amounts of data can only be used efficiently…

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Universität Regensburg deploys new supercomputer

A new supercomputer prototype, QPACE 2, was recently installed and deployed in the computing center of Universität Regensburg. Its predecessor, the research…

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4D Movies Capture Every Jiggle for Realistic Digital Avatars

“Everybody jiggles” according to Dr. Michael Black, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Tübingen, Germany. “We may not…

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Intelligent network-enabled Devices (“NETDEVs”) for fast ramp-up

The partners of the ‘Factories of the Future’ project I-RAMP³ invite you to their final demonstration event from the 22nd – 23rd September 2015 in Harderwijk…

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Magnet Tiling: A New Breakthrough in Memory Chip Design

The advance, to be reported Monday, Aug. 3, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to computers that turn on in an instant and…

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Trend-setting research project 5GNOW on the future of mobile communications rated “excellent”

Researchers of 5GNOW, a research project funded by the 7th Framework Pro-gramme for Research and Technological Development of the European Commis-sion, came…

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