Electrifying UK villages with transparent solar panels
It’s a common myth that the UK doesn’t have sufficient sunlight for solar energy. In fact England receives a higher solar radiance on average than Germany, while Germany represents half of Europe’s installed solar capacity, generating over 3% of the country’s total electricity.
New account win strengthens KISS Public Relations consumer division
KISS Public Relations has been appointed to handle PR and social media campaign for The Old Spring, a neighbourhood pub in the heart of the Defreville area of Cambridge.
Leading drug discovery company moves to Granta Park
Drug discovery and development company Biotica has taken 5,000 sq ft at Granta Park’s Riverside development.
Let's celebrate Cambridge, says award winner
Three times 'Cambridge News' Business Excellence Awards winner Andy Harter, CEO of software company RealVNC, is urging businesses to celebrate all that’s great about the city during Cambridge Awards Week.
New Virtual Communications Director service plugs a gap for SMEs
The Foundry House today announces the launch of its new Virtual Communications Director service that provides SMES with strategic planning, advice and support whilst simultaneously developing the PR/Marketing and Communications skills of in-house staff via training and/or mentoring.
Cord blood banking comes to Cambridge
The Directors of Global Regulatory Services (GRS) were present at the London Regenerative Medicine Network (LRMN) event on 25th January where the announcement was made regarding the new Partnership between the Virgin Health Bank and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
ViewRanger app adds 10,000 guided outdoor trails in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
ViewRanger, the outdoors gps app and social content network for outdoor enthusiasts worldwide, has published a further 10,000 expert-authored, downloadable, guided hiking and biking trails in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol.
TAG designs new packaging for Mr Fothergill's Lawn Seed
When relaunching their range of lawn seed products, Mr Fothergill's turned to creative FMCG design specialist TAG Brand, to create a suite of new packaging.
SMEs obliged to fight - or fail
Finance Director Graham Baskeyfield discusses strategies to tackle the tough months ahead as demand continues to flat-line. The media also hold a litany of distressing news regarding the increased reluctance of SMEs to request bank funding.
New email functionality launched for Clinked
Clinked, the online collaboration and project management platform from Rabbitsoft, has launched a functionality whereby users can add documents quickly and easily via email.
Huppert congratulates city and quizzes government on empty homes
MP Julian Huppert has quizzed the government on how Cambridge can access its £150 million empty homes fund to bring disused houses back into use.
British public urged to track black squirrels
It’s exactly 100 years since the first black squirrel was recorded in the UK and a scientist at Anglia Ruskin University is aiming to discover precisely how far they have spread since the first sighting in Woburn, Bedfordshire, in 1912.
'Health check essential before jumping into a cloud migration strategy'
The IT industry is being transformed by cloud computing. But the key challenge, according to Peter Job, CEO at Intergence, an independent IT infrastructure technology company, is how to optimise and fine tune an organisation’s infrastructure to best take advantage of the new technology.
Source Cambridgeshire
Source Cambridgeshire - portal where Cambridgeshire County Council and an increasing number of other public bodies within Cambridgeshire as well as public
Ian Collins to address Entrepreneurs on the Move
Ian Collins, serial entrepreneur and recent chairman of Light Blue Optics, will address Connectedcambridge.com's regular (last Wednesday in the month) networking event on February 29th at CB2 in Norfolk Street.
Great handbags – but what about the politics?
Audiences are spellbound by Meryl Streep’s performance as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady'. As a Cambridge University PhD student looking at British politics in the same era, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite was keen to see how the movie portrayed the woman who changed the face of Britain.
Blue Chip Technology chooses Matrox technology for video wall solution
Computer manufacturer Blue Chip Technology leverages Matrox Mura controller boards to develop integrated video wall solutions.
Barack Obama in a live Google+ hangout from the White House
Today (Monday January 30th) at 22.30 GMT Barack Obama will host a live Google+ Hangout from the White House. The President will chat face to face with followers from across the globe, and anyone can tune in to watch the live interview via Google+.
Deadline extended to 3 February for 'Cambridge News' Business Excellence Awards
'Cambridge News' announces that the nomination deadline for its Business Excellence Awards has been extended to Friday (3 February 2012). With the standard higher than ever and with the introduction of the TWI Technology Engineering Award, the awards organising committee has decided to extend the nomination period by one week.
New webcasting and event streaming guide published
Internet streaming today is perceived as incredibly complicated and expensive. WaveFX thinks it bucks the trend as its solution is extremely cost effective and packed full of interactive features that are included absolutely free.
Using real-time road traffic data to evaluate congestion
A new project has shown that by using existing sources of information about traffic flow it is possible to create a minute-by-minute image of congestion in cities.
University Electrical Engineering Department of the Year
The Electrical Engineering Division of Cambridge University's Department of Engineering has won the Elektra (European Electronics Industry Awards) for best Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department of the Year (2011).
The future of fossil fuels
Despite rich countries having ambitious targets to reduce the use of fossil fuels, their global consumption continues to rise: this week's Scientific Alliance newsletter.
Cambridge architects contribute to raising cathedral visitor numbers
The number of visitors to the cathedral at Bury St Edmunds rose by almost 50% in 2011, to 97,000, thanks in no small part to Freeland Rees Roberts, the Cambridge architects.
Thoroughbred speed gene has its origins in native breeds
Research by a team of scientists suggests that a variant of the so-called speed gene found in top racehorses can be traced back to a single British mare living around 300 years ago. That mare may have had a similar genetic make-up to today's sturdy native ponies.