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Abertay incubator spawns 10 new companies before official launch
Ten brand new companies set up by Scots graduates have received a boost following the formal launch, by one of the country’s leading software entrepreneurs, of a unique new business development initiative at Abertay University. Calum Smeaton, joint founder of Edinburgh-based Orbital Software and a former student at Abertay, officially opened... view more... (2000-12-18)
UK small firms pay lip service to green issues
Government emphasis on voluntary environmental action is unlikely to have a significant effect on the environmental practices of SMEs, according to researchers at Kingston University who will present their findings at the Environment and Human Behaviour Programme seminar at the Policy Studies Institute in London on June 23 during ESRC's Social... view more... (2004-06-22)
Team finds an economical way to boost the vitamin A content of maize
A team of plant geneticists and crop scientists has pioneered an economical approach to the selective breeding of maize that can boost levels of provitamin A, the precursors that are converted to vitamin A upon consumption. view more (2008-01-18)
A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters
With market analysts predicting a ten fold increase in the value of the organic light emitting display industry, from £1.5 billion to £15.5 billion, by 2014, it is no wonder that scientists and governments alike are keen to advance research into "plastic electronics". view more (2008-07-01)
Taking Java to the embedded market
The age of the 'disappearing computer' is upon us. Slowly but surely, traditional IT systems are moving from visible desktop computers to invisible embedded computers in intelligent devices, thanks in part to cutting-edge Java technology. view more (2005-02-24)
Oxford Biomedica awarded EUR900,000 grant: Government support for cancer immunotherapy programmes
Oxford BioMedica announced today that it had been awarded a grant of more than EUR900,000 to support its immunotherapy programme. The award was made by the UK Department of Trade & Industry under the pan-European Eureka initiative. Oxford BioMedica received the award following its recently announced collaboration with Intervet S.A. to develop... view more... (2003-02-11)
Penn physicists track the random walks of ellipsoids, test 'lost' theory of Brownian motion
Research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania has definitively measured and described the Brownian motion of an isolated ellipsoidal particle, completing a path laid out by Einstein 100 years ago when he first described rotational Brownian motion for spheres in water. view more (2006-10-27)
Elephant-size loopholes sustain Thai ivory trade
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. view more (2009-06-19)
Current Policies will Fail to Improve UK Skills and Productivity
Current Government skills and innovation policies will not succeed in making Britain a high performance economy capable of holding its own in the future globalising world. This is the main conclusion of a new ESRC-funded report into skills and innovation in modern workplaces. While the case for greater skills and innovation has become almost... view more... (2003-05-15)
Creativity essential for climate targets -- existing -- housing
It is a great shame that the most creative professional group in the building trade, the architects, rarely apply themselves to existing housing. A large proportion of the Netherlands' climate targets will after all have to be achieved within existing housing. view more (2008-05-07)
Creating Sustainable Cities for 2040
The year 2040 could see many people working from home several days a week staying in touch with colleagues through videophone and internet connections. When planning a holiday, people will be limited to a certain number of air miles per year, although additional air miles may be purchased from others at auctions. This will reflect the true... view more... (2003-08-13)
UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support top a set of drivers fueling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. view more (2007-06-21)
Combining technologies leads to safer, more efficient crane
EUREKA project E! 2797 FACTORY MSETC (Mobile Self-Erecting Tower Crane) has successfully combined the technologies of mobile and self-erecting cranes to create a single crane that can do the work of five. The new crane features an anti-sway device which makes it safer as well as more efficient. view more (2005-03-02)
Testing miniature silicon chips
Many activities in our daily lives use products and devices based on silicon chips - from computers and televisions to medical equipment and defense systems. As these products and applications become increasingly complex and miniature, so must the chips. view more (2005-03-15)
Embryonic stem cells used to grow cartilage
Rice University biomedical engineers have developed a new technique for growing cartilage from human embryonic stem cells, a method that could be used to grow replacement cartilage for the surgical repair of knee, jaw, hip, and other joints. view more (2007-09-07)
Jobs and the employment market:the first statistical data available for seven African capitals
In most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, few reliable data are available relating to employment, unemployment and the conditions in which occupations are practised. This is in spite of the fact that societies base their economies on work and that reduction of poverty remains the main objective of economic policies. The existing information in any... view more... (2005-03-01)
New fuel consumption-cutting product to be trialled by Stagecoach
Cerulean International Limited, the Oxford, UK-based subsidiary of the British nanomaterials company Oxonica Limited, has announced that its new product Envirox is to be commercially evaluated by Stagecoach UK, with a view to adopting the product over Stagecoach's 7000 strong UK bus fleet. Using new technology, Cerulean has developed Envirox, a... view more... (2003-10-15)
Non-invasive wearable heart care
Linking continuous monitoring of 'health behaviour' through non-invasive wearable sensors with decision support HEARTS offers support to healthy, ill, and high-risk people alike. view more (2004-10-28)
Religion Makes A Comeback In Viet Nam
In 1986, eight years after China, Viet Nam made the step from a centrally-planned socialist system towards a market economy. This opening up to the market and the country's integration into the world of international exchanges have brought profound economic and social changes. What are the consequences of this for relations within society? How do... view more... (2003-09-24)
Engineers ride 'rogue' laser waves to build better light sources
A freak wave at sea is a terrifying sight. Seven stories tall, wildly unpredictable, and incredibly destructive, such waves have been known to emerge from calm waters and swallow ships whole. view more (2009-03-06)
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