Google's placement of its own flight-finding service in search results is resulting in lower click-through rates for companies that have not bought advertising, according to a study by Harvard University academics. The study provides data ...
Tags: Computer Products, Google Search, software
The latest figures issued by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that in March this year European Union (EU) new car registrations continued the downward year-on-year trend commenced in October 2011, totaling ...
Tags: New Car Registrations, Mineral
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in February this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) decreased ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 German exports of waste such as scrap metal, waste paper, waste plastics and slag decreased significantly in 2012 compared to 2011 by 7.3 percent to 22.6 million mt. ...
Tags: Scrap Metal, Alloy Export
Tests of beef products conducted across Europe showed that almost 5% of them were tainted with horse meat, and this percentage was higher in some countries such as France and Greece. In February, the European Union, Switzerland and Norway ...
Tags: Beef Products, Horse Meat
Aerogels, developed in the 1930s and first used as insulating materials in industrial and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) applications, now are finding their way into outdoor apparel, footwear and other outdoor gear. ...
Tags: Textile
The European Court of Justice has dismissed a challenge from Spain and Italy to a long-awaited European Union-wide patent scheme, moving it to the brink of approval. The proposed unitary patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) system, due ...
Tags: Computer Products
Google's proposed settlement of a European Union antitrust case amounts to continuing its discrimination against other search companies -- but putting a warning label on the practice, said an industry group. The search giant has proposed ...
Tags: Google, Angers Search Rivals
Audi’s LED headlights are reported to be recognized by The European Union as an energy efficient technology that can help cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to a press release from Audi (media ...
Tags: LED Headlights, LED, Headlights
Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.7 percent in March this year, down from 1.8 percent in February, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In March 2012, the annual inflation ...
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Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the ...
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West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an external supplier for its ICT infrastructure improvement programme. The value of the contract is expected to be between £30m and £50m. The supplier chosen will be required ...
SPIE leaders said they were encouraged to see proposed increases in funds for scientific research and development and a greater emphasis on STEM education in President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal released last Wednesday. At the same ...
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Google has submitted a package of concessions to the European Commission (EC) as it attempts to avoid a fine following an antitrust investigation. Over the past two and a half years, European Union (EU) competition regulators have been ...
Tags: Google, mobile marketplace
House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), fell by 1.8% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat, the ...
Tags: House Price Index, House Prices