New range extenders will transform hybrid electric vehicles
In 2025, eight million hybrid cars will be made with a range extender, the additional power source that distinguishes them from pure-electric, says Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx.
SCC awarded contract to work with HSCIC to provide specialist printers across NHS
SCC has been awarded a three-year contract to work with the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to provide specialist Smartcard printers across its NHS estate.
ARM celebrates International Women's Day with global Ada Lovelace Day sponsorship
In recognition of International Women's Day, ARM today announced a global partnership with Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. This year, Ada Lovelace Day takes place on Tuesday 13 October when communities across the World host events and educational activities to encourage girls and women to…
Cambridge Consultants technology improves cold-chain logistics
Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants is revolutionising cold-chain logistics for the healthcare industry – with a new service based on its DropTag condition monitoring technology, providing a simple cost-effective way to constantly monitor the condition of drugs in transit.
Stansted's Sustainable Development Plan highlights growth potential of existing runway
London Stansted Airport has published its Sustainable Development Plan (SDP), setting out how the airport will be developed over the next 10-15 years to make use of the existing single runway.
Workshop explores medical device clinical trials
Conducting clinical trials is an essential step between the lab and the market place for new medical devices, but how difficult is this requirement to fulfill? Complex and bureaucratic? Difficult to engage clinical partners? Time consuming and costly? Come to the Workshop and find out the reality.
Johnson Matthey completes sale of gold and silver refining business to Asahi
Johnson Matthey has sold its gold and silver refining business to Asahi, a collector, refiner and recycler of precious and rare metals from waste materials
Skylark English takes flight
The latest product from Cambridge-based company Skylark Learning, “Skylark English: All About Me”, was launched on Tuesday 17th February 2015
BACTEST launches Shepherd to manage the floc!
Cambridge UK based BACTEST, inventor and manufacturer of Speedy Breedy, the world’s most versatile and portable microbial contamination test, has announced its second product for the water industry, Shepherd. Shepherd is an Activated Sludge (AS) Monitoring and Management System designed to enable waste water companies to drastically cut electricity costs and carbon footprint.
Ixer and VM Hosts offer virtualised services
Cambridge-based Ixer has teamed up with VM Hosts to provide industry standard virtualisation services, Cloud based backup, virtualised networks and more.
Pyrex and Cambridge Design Partnership develop 21st century kitchenware
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Pyrex® worked with Cambridge Design Partnership to create the new Optimum kitchenware range.
Domestic and sexual violence survivors express themselves
Feminist art produced by survivors of domestic violence will be displayed at Anglia Ruskin University next week in an exhibition to mark International Women’s Day.
Ubisense CTO Dr Andy Ward to present at Internet of Things Forum 2015
Ubisense Group plc, a leader in enterprise location intelligence solutions, has announced that Dr Andy Ward, co-founder and CTO of Ubisense, will present at the Internet of Things (IoT) Forum 2015 next week in Cambridge.
Chesterford Research Park backs Team GB duathlete Michael Buchallet
Chesterford Research Park’s health and fitness centre, situated within The Nucleus central facilities building at the heart of the Park, offers Team GB duathlete Michael Buchallet support with intensive training schedule.
A lasting power of attorney is not just for the old
Anyone who owns property or has children should have a will and lasting power of attorney in place, says Martin-Redman Partners.
AstraZeneca to participate in US FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee
AstraZeneca has announced it will participate in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting on 14 April 2015 to discuss the results of the Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular Outcomes Recorded in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (SAVOR) trial for ONGLYZA® (saxagliptin) and Kombiglyze® XR (saxagliptin and metformin HCI extended-release).
SeeSpeak tablet uses Skype to connect families around the globe
SeeSpeak has launched a website to promote its single-function tablet for video calls to connect generations of families that may live on opposite sides of the world.
Cambridge Nanotherm hosts LED thermal management workshops
Cambridge Nanotherm workshops on Thermal Management for LEDs will take place at Osram-hosted events on the afternoon of 14th April in Manchester and 16th April in Reading. Cambridge Nanotherm is also a key sponsor.
IET promotes engineering at the Science Festival
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) will be at the Cambridge Science Festival on 14 March with a stand to promote engineering and encourage children to take an interest in technology.
Amazon deforestation ‘threshold’ causes species loss to accelerate
One of the largest area studies of forest loss impacting biodiversity shows that a third of the Amazon is headed toward or has just past a threshold of forest cover below which species loss is faster and more damaging. Researchers call for conservation policy to switch from targeting individual landowners to entire regions.
Cameras in drones: rapid progress for $1 billion plus non-military market
Most drones are and will remain electric as detailed in the new IDTechEx report, Electric Drones: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) 2015-2025. Cameras of an increasing variety of types will be in more and more drones and they will become more versatile, lighter weight, more robust and lower cost as they are used for many purposes beyond navigation and surveillance.
Making light of art and science
During the UNESCO international year of light, the Cambridge Science Festival 2015, which starts on Monday (March 9th) and runs for two weeks, is staging a series of events that reveal what different uses of light can teach us about the history of human society, how it has helped us make sense of the world we live in and what it could teach us about humanity’s future directions.
Nearly 100 staff and students take on city race
Nearly 100 runners will represent Anglia Ruskin University at this weekend’s Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon.
Cambridge Regional College celebrates 500th alumnus
Cambridge café owner Anthony Day has become the 500th member of Cambridge Regional College’s Alumni Association – a milestone mark for the new organisation.
People use handshakes to sniff each other out
Limp or firm, your handshake conveys subliminal social cues. Now, research reveals it also transmits chemical signals that could explain why the greeting evolved in the first place.