A consortium of UK universities will research the challenges associated with the use of IT as a utility as part of a£1.5m investment by the Research Council. The University of Southampton will establish a research network of ...
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Week after week we read headlines pronouncing that China is about to overtake the U.S. and other advanced economies and become the number one global economic force. Recently there have been a number of high profile announcements that China ...
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Computerworld - When one talks of computers today, he or she could be referring to a laptop, a desktop or maybe even a smartphone. Sergey Brin, CEO and co-founder of Google, wears Google Glasses during a product ...
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Speech by the Governor Yunnan, which means "South of The Rosy Clouds", is a multinational province located in west of China. Yunnan enjoys a prominent advantage to be open to Southeast Asia and South Asia, and served as a major route of ...
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November 22, 2012 - With a new name, new website and “refocused direction”, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)—formerly Electricity Sector Council (ESC)—has “doubled down on its efforts to keep the ...
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A cyber security research centre focused on biometrics is to be launched at the University of Southampton. It will be one of eight UK universities awarded government funding for cyber security research. Government has prioritised ...
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Enterprise mission-critical applications and workloads are rising, but IT executives are still not confident about running them on public cloud platforms, according to research firm IDC. Mission-critical systems remain at the core of the ...
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IDG News Service - Intel gained PC microprocessor market share over Advanced Micro Devices during the third quarter, but worldwide shipments of x86 chips declined at rates not seen in more than a decade, according to Mercury Research. ...
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In Bregenz (Austria), LpS Symposium this week attracts experts from throughout the lighting industry to discuss the status of solid-state lighting under scientific and technological aspects. Reflecting the development of this industry, the ...
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WATER- The most important part of our life, without which survival I impossible. However, nowadays we all are facing the problem of water shortage or water crisis. So, people have started thinking what can be done in such situations. The ...
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As our writers complete the report on our latest family car tire test results, the engineers are putting together the next testing program: ultra-high-performance (UHP) tires. And they want your help. These are summer and all-season tires ...
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UK-Right Structures has launched across the UK and Europe offering bespoke staging and structures to the event market. The event service's modular system,Geo Structure,consists of identical,reconfigurable steel components which provide ...
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Superior disaster resilience of new high tech engineered timber products are being touted at a world timber conference being held Auckland next week. More than 500 timber professionals from all over the world will gather at the Skycity ...
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IMS Research found a significant variation in the price of these lamps by region. Germany has the most expensive lamps, priced at $70, while in Taiwan; equivalent lamps are priced at $19. IMS Research has launched a Global Monthly LED ...
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New publications in the ASSIST Recommends Series describe a methodology for evaluation of street light performance, and a calculation-based approach to estimating discomfort glare in outdoor lighting. The Lighting Research Center (LRC), via ...
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