Monday, February 21st, 2011
Africa’s rich natural resources will remain key to China as the Asian giant grows at a more moderate but sustainable pace, an expert on the country told an African mining conference on Tuesday. “We feel that demand from China is something to rely upon,” said Kobus van der Wath, managing director of consultancy Beijing Axis, adding
Monday, February 21st, 2011
The National Geographic Society, the ocean advocacy non-profit organization Oceana, and the Chile’s Navy began a scientific expedition on Sunday to research the marine ecosystems surrounding Chile’s Salas Island, Gomez Island and Easter Island. This collaboration will focus on the establishment of an ecological baseline to monitor the new Motu Motiro Hiva Marine Park created by
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Since the end of 2010, heavy flooding in Brazil’s financial capital has taken at least 25 lives, and caused countless economic losses. Geraldo Alckmin, the Governor of São Paulo since 2001, working with the new Rousseffadministration, is now faced with perhaps the biggest challenge of his new term. Read More
Monday, February 21st, 2011
The three-day Gulf Engineering Conference, or GEC, opened on Sunday to discuss the emerging trends and advancements in technology and engineering. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief executive of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, inaugurated the six edition of the conference entitled “Towards Comprehensive and Sustainable Technology.” Hosted by the UAE, the conference comprises eight
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Magnetic north, the point at the top of the Earth that determines compass headings, is shifting its position at a rate of about 40 miles per year. In geologic terms, it’s racing from the Arctic Ocean near Canada toward Russia. As a result, everyone who uses a compass, even as a backup to modern GPS navigation
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Describing the development of the product, which hits the market in April, as “unique”, the firm claims that Preem Evolution diesel reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 16 percent due to the fact that a fifth of the raw material is tall oil. “New thinking on green solutions lies behind the development of the Evolution diesel. The
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Almost all public services could be opened up to private companies under plans being put forward by Prime Minister David Cameron today. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, the PM said that “complete change” was needed in the public sector to improve standards for users. Read More
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Foursquare was born in March 2009 as a location service that connected to social networks. What in slang is called a ‘mashup’, the sum of various applications to create a new one. Thus the purpose of this application was half playful, half practical. The system is simple and addictive, say calls from your mobile phone
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
About 250 450ft tall turbines will be built across a 76 square mile area of the English Channel , making the development twice as big as the world’s largest offshore wind farm, which is currently 100 300ft turbines off Kent. The turbines, which will be sited in a depth of 120ft of water, will provide enough
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
Nearly all Finns under the age of 50 have access to the internet, and more than half of those aged 65 to 79 are also online. Meanwhile, only one in five households have a landline telephone subscription, according to a consumer survey conducted by the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA). Of all internet users, less than 30