Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Electricity is unaffordable to vast swathes of the population in developing countries. A switch to renewable energies can pay in the long run by reducing prices – as industrialized nations too have realized. Huge diesel tankers still dock regularly in the ports of Cape Verde in the Atlantic, bringing fuel to the small island state
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
A shale gas field comparable to some of the largest in the world could be trapped beneath the coal fields of South Wales, a report has found. An Australian exploration firm which holds several licences to exploit the gas reserves trapped in the shale rocks deep beneath the UK believes the reserves in Wales are far larger
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Ask him for a map of any of East Africa’s renowned tourism destinations and he would just open one of his many drawers and get it for you. He would also be helpful if you needed directions in some of the major towns in the region. For instance, he has a map that shows all major
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
A major research has established Africasuffers disconnect between science and research, which is turn has slackened its development pace. The study, dubbed Africa Innovation Outlook 2010, was released in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. It was conducted by the African Science and Technology Indicators Initiative (ASTII) to map out the state of science and research on
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Greenland government gives licenses to companies to explore and produce oil and gas. International energy companies have been vying for a stake in Greenland’s oil and gas reserves for months, and now the licenses for exploration and production have been awarded. Last week on Friday, the government of Greenland decided on the allocation of the individual license
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
It’s 9:30 a.m. on a sunny spring day when a Toyota collides with a young mother in Berlin’s Köpenick neighborhood. Her bike is knocked onto the street, the child seat falls off, and her two-year-old son is suddenly lying in the roadway screaming. The boy is lucky. The other drivers manage to brake quickly enough,
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Euroconsult along with the consulting firm Omnis have announced the findings of a study foreseeing a significant shift in NASA spending toward Earth science and R and D programs and away from legacy spaceflight activities. According to the report “NASA Spending Outlook: Trends to 2016,” NASA’s budget, which will remain flat at around $18.7 billion
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
In the past three years the Paola local council has been developing its regeneration action plan (Sustainable Planning for Urban Regeneration – SPUR) aided and supported by the URBACT Programme and the project REPAIR. The project was developed by the council, led by councillor Renald Dalli, and supported by an Urban Local Support Group which
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
There has also been some progress on the Partnership for Modernization, which will be reflected in a joint report. The areas where progress has been made include : the environment; space, including EU involvement in the Soyuz program; Russia’s involvement in Galileo, the EU’s equivalent of GPS; and harmonized rules and standards for industry. But little
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
A new initiative which aims to create a “food park” on a 113-hectare site in north Co Dublin has been launched in conjunction with Fingal County Council. The aim of the initiative is to create Ireland’s first dedicated food industry “hub” that would replicate the many successful science and technology parks across the State. A similar
