After Verizon, Germany mulls axing foreign tech
First Verizon got the boot, now the German government is considering pulling the plug on foreign companies that provide hardware for official communication networks.
Business
Jun 27, 2014
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Russia abruptly aborts launch of new-generation rocket (Update)
The test launch of Russia's newest rocket ended in embarrassment on Friday as authorities were forced to abort the flight overseen by President Vladimir Putin due to a last-minute glitch.
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2014
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Climate control for the burns unit
Individualized climate control for burns victims in hospitals might not only improve comfort for such patients, but improve working conditions for those taking care of them. In addition, it could cut energy requirements by ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 27, 2014
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Oldest biodiversity found in Gabonese marine ecosystem
Researchers from the CNRS and the Université de Poitiers, working in collaboration with teams from the Université de Lille 1, Université de Rennes 1, the French National History Museum and Ifremer, have discovered, in ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2014
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Young plant rescuer on a mission
There are only 400 Stirling Range Wattles and 600 Kambellup Banksias alive in the wild - and a researcher at The University of Western Australia has devoted the last four years of her life to making sure the two species are ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2014
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Small-scale demo, large-scale promise of novel bromine battery
The availability of low-cost, high-capacity energy storage technology could profoundly change today's energy landscape. The ability to store electricity when supplies are abundant and deliver it later when they're not would ...
Materials Science
Jun 27, 2014
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Because we can, does it mean we should? The ethics of GM foods
Food is cultural, social and deeply personal, so it's no surprise that modifications to the way food is produced, distributed and consumed often lead to ethical debates.
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2014
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Authority on random matrix theory aims to make sense of huge data sets
From the increasing information transmitted through telecommunications systems to that analyzed by financial institutions or gathered by search engines and social networks, so-called "big data" is becoming a huge feature ...
Mathematics
Jun 27, 2014
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Public sector not more effective in attracting socially motivated workers than private sector
Research by the University of Southampton has found workers in the public sector are more likely to engage in socially motivated activities than their private sector counterparts. However, their findings also show this is ...
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2014
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Filipinos to receive disaster alerts on cellphones (Update)
The Philippines has passed a law that requires mobile phone companies to send early warnings to millions of people in the path of deadly typhoons, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in an effort to reduce high number of fatalities ...
Telecom
Jun 27, 2014
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