The vast majority of some 22,000 swimming beaches in the EU are clean and safe, the European Environment Agency said Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the Netherlands or abroad and install spyware or destroy files.

Technology - Internet

May 02, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 1

A Dutch citizen has been arrested in Spain in connection with what experts described as the biggest cyberattack in the history of the Internet, one launched against an anti-spam watchdog group last month, prosecutors announced ...

Technology - Internet

Apr 26, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers from the University of Twente's MESA+ and MIRA research institutes have succeeded in visualizing THC, the active ingredient of cannabis, in intact plant structures. The substance is mainly found in trichomes (fine ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Apr 17, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

Dutch banks say a cyberattack has affected their online services, but did not breach the security of customers' accounts.

Technology - Internet

Apr 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

Drivers can make fuel savings of as much as 12% by shifting up to a higher gear sooner, without having the feeling that they're sacrifcing too much performance. That's the finding of a graduation project ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 13, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 5

Hundreds of thousands of solar panels are at risk of setting roofs on fire because of an electrical fault, Dutch authorities and media warned Tuesday, with 15 roof fires already reported in Europe.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Feb 19, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 5

An evacuation in the event of flooding is not as pointless for the Netherlands as is generally assumed. This is one of the conclusions reached by Olga Huibregtse, who will receive her doctorate for research on this subject ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 18, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Apple has agreed to drop its patent claims against Samsung's Galaxy S III Mini after the South Korean rival said it would not sell the gadget in the United States, a court filing showed Friday.

Technology - Business

Dec 28, 2012 4.1 / 5 (9) 0

High demand for Frankincense means that many Boswellia papyrifera trees are being over-exploited and populations are at risk of dying out. But help may be on hand as the results of a new study led by Motuma Tolera, which ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 10, 2012 not rated yet 5

Digital rights groups have called on the Dutch justice minister to retract a proposal that would give the country's police the right to break into computers, including foreign citizens' computers, to combat cybercrime.

Technology - Internet

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A California judge granted motions to add Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 with the Jelly Bean operating system to a patent infringement suit between the mobile giants.

Technology - Business

Nov 16, 2012 2 / 5 (4) 0

The information and communication technology (ICT) sector has resisted the economic crisis and is becoming a key infrastructure for the world's economy, the OECD said Thursday.

Technology - Business

Oct 04, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- A new study of nine coastal cities around the world suggests that Shanghai is most vulnerable to serious flooding. European cities top the leader board for their resilience.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 21, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Three astronauts are due to land on Earth Friday after almost six months on board the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian flight control centre said on its website.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 27, 2012 2 / 5 (2) 0