Energy efficiency symposium – new attendees welcome
The inaugural, one-day Winton Symposium on energy efficiency will be held on Monday, 1 October 2012 at Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory. The event will bring together some of the leading scientists from around the world to explore the fundamental limits set by science and engineering to the efficiency with which we can generate, store and use energy.
GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy
UK researchers have shown for the first time that instead of fleeing randomly when faced with danger, sheep head straight for the centre of the flock. Understanding this behaviour in healthy animals may help researchers understand the breakdown in social behaviours caused by neurological disorders in sheep, as well as those in humans, such as Huntington’s disease.
Samsung flagship smartphone adopts CSR technology
CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) has announced that the CSR aptX audio codec has been adopted by Samsung to deliver CD-quality stereo over Bluetooth wireless connectivity for its latest flagship smartphone, one of the most highly anticipated products of its kind this year. This Android™ 4.0 powered smartphone joins the rapidly expanding list of high-profile consumer electronics products that…
Cambridge Airport lands a double first
This week, Cambridge Airport lands a double first with Danube Wings’ first UK scheduled services to France, and the first ever flights to the Franche-Comté region, launching tomorrow (Friday 27 July 2012).
Report highlights growing threat to biodiversity
Many of the world’s tropical protected areas are struggling to sustain their biodiversity, according to a study by more than 200 scientists from around the world just published in Nature.
Intelligent Energy makes key board appointments
Intelligent Energy, the global power technology company, today announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), including Martin Bloom, Chairman of Renesola.
ARM reports a rise in profits
ARM Holdings plc announces its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and half year ended 30 June 2012.
TeraView brings new techniques to the study of industrial coatings
TeraView, which is commercialising active terahertz technology, now brings techniques developed for medicine and pharmaceutical products to non-destructive testing for coatings, studies of adhesion.
‘The Future of Plant Design’ previews at AVEVA World Summit 2012
AVEVA (LSE:AVV), announced today that it is offering delegates of its AVEVA World Summit 2012 a preview and live demonstration of its new 3D design software product that promises to be ‘The Future of Plant Design’. At the event being held on October 10 -12 at the Marriott Rive Gauche Conference Center, Paris, additional details of the product’s user interface and functional capabilities will be…
Horizon Discovery collaborates with NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine
Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, today announced that it has signed a technology access agreement with the US National Institutes of Health Center for Regenerative Medicine (NIH CRM), through Horizon’s Centers of Excellence (CoE) programme.
MP welcomes summer schools to help disadvantaged youngsters
Six Cambridge schools will be opening their doors this summer to help some of the city’s most disadvantaged pupils make the step from primary to secondary school.
RealVNC helps to keep Cook Islands connected
Telecom Cook Islands, the largest provider of fixed phone, mobile and broadband services to the Cook Islands, has deployed VNC® with an Enterprise license to provide remote IT support and home working.
Anaxsys files 510(k) for respiR8™ continuous respiratory rate counter
Anaxsys announces the filing of a 510(k) Premarket Notification with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for regulatory clearance for respiR8™ continuous respiratory rate counter. Approval by FDA would provide US Healthcare Professionals the potential for improved patient mortality in peri-operative environments.
GHENOVA Ingeniería selects AVEVA Marine
Decision follows contract win with STX Promar Shipyard for eight LPG tankers
London 2012: the Social Games
Laura Brown, Social Media Manager at KISS Public Relations looks at how the 2012 Olympic Games viewer will stay connected and how technology and social trends have developed since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Wi-Fi leads the way for UK smartphone owners
Forty-three per cent of smartphone owners see Wi-Fi as a way of avoiding breaching their monthly data allowances and 29% would like to pay a fixed amount for unlimited access to each of the internet services or apps they use the most, says a new report.
IT Governance helps Tribal Group to achieve ISO27001-compliance in just eight months
IT Governance Ltd, have today reported that their client Tribal Group has successfully achieved ISO27001 certification in just eight months.
Study aims to capture the 'Essex swagger'
Scientists at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford are calling on the public to assist them in capturing the "Essex swagger", which could help provide better treatment for UK patients.
Industrial Drivers of the UK Green Economy - '15 Minute Expert' Report
The UK possesses the sixth largest Green Economy and this sector has grown despite the recession. Leapfrog Innovation has produced a free to download '15 Minute Expert' report examining the industrial drivers giving shape and emphasis to this trend and how they might affect businesses and organisations.
Xaar joins iconic brands in celebration of UK manufacturing
Xaar, the world-leading developer of inkjet technology and manufacturer of industrial inkjet printheads, today lines up alongside 38 other iconic British businesses taking part in the ‘Make it in Great Britain’ exhibition.
Prime residential site sold at Haverhill Research Park to Taylor Wimpey East Anglia
Carisbrooke Investments has exchanged contracts to sell 9.17 acres of residential land at Haverhill Research Park, Suffolk.
Keep off the green belt says local charity
As the deadline for the City Council’s consultation about the future shape of Cambridge approaches and the debate heats up about whether the city could sustain up 25,000 new properties around its fringe, local charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF) has come out firmly against further release of the green belt.
Family raises £40,000 for paediatric intensive care at Addenbrooke's
Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) recently received a generous donation from the friends and family of Oliver Else to show their appreciation for the care Oliver received while on the unit in 2010.
“Best Residential Venue” for The Møller Centre
Just announced, The Møller Centre has won “Best Residential Venue” in the Conference Centres of Excellence awards.