Brocade invests to boost its IP standing
Vendor continues drive to meld storage and networking channels with hefty UK investment Vendor Brocade has trebled its UK channel team in the past nine months and is investing a further £2m to help boost its networking presence....Read more |
Oxsensis' prospects heat up following cash injection
Developer of ultra-high temperature sensors secures £3m in latest funding round UK startup Oxsensis, a specialist in the development of high-temperature sensing equipment, is to accelerate the development of new technologies designed to improve the enerRead more |
Electrified roads could power vehicles, say researchers
Scientists unveil plans for giant Scalextric set Researchers in South Korea have developed a way to charge electric vehicles on the move, by embedding magnetic components in the road that can inductively charge vehicles passing over them....Read more |
Feed-in tariff "killing off" burgeoning UK small turbine industry
RenewableUK says inconsistencies in tariff favour solar panels, which takes microgeneration business out of UK UK small wind turbine manufacturers say they will lose out to foreign solar panel manufacturers in the race to cash in on the UK government's nRead more |
Bright outlook for LEDs as Lemnis Lighting raises fresh funding
US-Dutch start up rakes in $37.5m to help commercialise new energy efficient lighting technology San Francisco-based lighting start-up Lemnis Lighting has raised $37.5m (£25m) in a fourth round of funding from unnamed African investors, as it looks to tRead more |
Ukraine's Yanukovich gets close ally as PM (Reuters)
Reuters - Ukraine's new prime minister Mykola Azarov, declaring state coffers were empty, promised on Thursday to meet all obligations to the International Monetary Fund and push through a realistic 2010 budget.Read more
Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength (AP)
AP - An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.Read more
Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)
AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fasciRead more
Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)
AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fasciRead more
Celibacy Partly to Blame for Sex Abuse, Cardinal Says
A cardinal seen as a future candidate for the papacy has broken a Vatican taboo by raising the possibility that priestly celibacy is among the causes of the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church. Read more
Lebanon resumes defense talks on Hezbollah's military wing (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - LebanonâÂÂs top politicians have resumed a series of round-table discussions to devise a national defense strategy, at the heart of which is finding a compromise over the militant Shiite HezbollahâÂÂs powe Read more
Grover Norquist Leads the Fight Against Taxes
Leading conservative activist launched Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Read more
Azerbaijan bloggers' appeal denied (AP)
AP - A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated. Read more
Palestinians delay honor for attacker (AP)
AP - The Palestinian Authority has called off a ceremony honoring a woman involved in the deadly hijacking of an Israeli bus. Read more
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