Science & Technology
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Pabro Firm: Keeping it cool
UK window film company Pabro has shown that keeping buildings cool can dramatically reduce businesses' carbon usage and help save money
Posted on 2011-12-13Read more
Eyes in the sky
In the midst of the controversy surrounding the discovery of Apple's encrypted location tracking file, Ines Berkhof looks at how Orwellian modern society has become as tedious as the overused reference has become
Posted on 2011-06-14Read more
Power for the people
Next-generation mobile technology is accelerating hard, none more so than in the VoIP sector where VoIP take-up is slashing business costs and upping productivity. More power to the people?
Posted on 2011-01-06Read more
iPad's future looks diverse, promising
The iPad is Apple's ultra thin tablet that allows users to access emails, internet and a wide range of apps, making everyday life both easier and more entertaining. The device is based on the same technology as the iPhone, providing users with a highly responsive, high-resolution multi-touch screen. The iPad is both light and thin, making it easy to carry around and comfortable to hold. With ten hours of battery life, the device can be used throughout the day without the need to recharge
Posted on 2010-10-28Read more
Nations place faith in science
Governements everywhere are investing in the tiniest science, expecting large results
Posted on 2010-10-27Read more
Driving change through carbon mobilisation
The Danone group is implementing an approach to carbon emissions which combines economic, societal and environmental objectives. And Danone chose to focus on carbon to drive fast, radical and sustainable change at every level of its organisation
Posted on 21/09/2010Read more
Talking underwater
Something like 90 percent of the world's oceans remain unexplored, but that's not through lack of scientific or commercial interest. Working in deep water is slow, expensive and dangerous
Posted on 21/09/2010Read more
Britons fret as meat from cloned cow offspring eaten
Britain's food watchdog said it had found that meat from the offspring of a cloned cow had entered the UK food chain and had been eaten, stirring controversy over whether such products are ethical
Posted on 04/08/2010Read more
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Finland's nuclear reaction
A town in Finland is counting its blessings and its fears after being awarded permission for a new nuclear power station
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55 nations set 2020 carbon goals since Copenhagen
Fifty-five nations accounting for almost 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have set national goals for fighting climate change by a deadlin
Posted in ENERGY on 02/02/2010Read more
Oil in the ocean, BP in the courts
As BP's clean up team continue to work overtime, the company's legal team are dodging bullets
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Telling a story
The financial information that companies publish is only a limited performance account, so narrative reporting is extremely important, but is it accur
Posted in BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT on 08/06/2007Read more
Top 10 sovereign borrowers
It was a bad year for sovereign bonds, with the cost of borrowing from the financial markets rising almost across the globe amid volatile markets
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Japan GDP jumps as stimulus masks deflation crisis
Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter with a stimulus-fuelled rebound in domestic demand and a corporate investment revival
Posted in BANKING & FINANCE on 15/02/2010Read more
Japan says US ties firm
Foreign minister shrugs off suggestions Tokyo is cosying up to China
Posted in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS on 14/01/2010Read more
Syria and Turkey continue at loggerheads
Recep Tayyip Erdogan unable to shed light on Syria-Turkey relations
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Eyes in the sky
In the midst of the controversy surrounding the discovery of Apple's encrypted location tracking file, Ines Berkhof looks at how Orwellian modern soci
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World health gains show goals work
Health targets trumpeted by international bodies are often dismissed as little more than empty promises, but data from the World Health Organisation s
Posted in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY on 11/05/2010Read more
Down but not out
The Chinese art bubble has burst. Long live Chinese art! Or so seems to be the refrain of artists and galleries in China, where prices are sagging aft
Posted in MAGAZINE on 01/06/2009Read more
Diamond industry must end illicit trading
The diamond industry, under scrutiny after supermodel Naomi Campbell's war crimes testimony and a crisis in Zimbabwe, must take decisive measures to a