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The price of a happy ending can be bad decision-making, say researchers
Research using gambling techniques shows that even very recent experiences carry a ‘temporal markdown’ so that those more immediate carry disproportionate weight in decision-making, meaning that a ‘happy ending’ can wildly skew what we think we should do next over what experience would tell us.
Report shows divergent approaches to electric vehicle power electronics
The latest IDTechEx report looks at power electronics for electric vehicles.
Woodfines Solicitors secures top accolade from national Law Society
Woodfines Solicitors in Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Sandy has once again secured the Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel.
Flexera Software rolls out InstallShield 2015: refined and ready for Windows 10
Flexera Software, the leading provider of software licensing, compliance and installation solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today the launch of InstallShield 2015. InstallShield is the de facto industry standard for traditional and agile development teams creating Windows, Azure and Microsoft App-V software installers.
Hewitsons announces new Partner
Law firm Hewitsons has announced that Rebecca Austin has been promoted to Partner.
Salimetrics launches the first salivary Uric Acid assay kit
Salimetrics introduces noninvasive biomarker assessment to quantitatively determine Uric Acid levels.
Murray Edwards College receives Three Stars in national accommodation rating
A Cambridge College is celebrating receiving a Three Star Campus Rating following an in-depth audit of the standard of accommodation it provides for guests.
Tecan’s Freedom EVO® is ideal for automated high throughput cell separation
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has automated high throughput cell separation protocols using aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) on a Freedom EVO® 200 liquid handling platform.
Price Bailey secures over £750k investment for clients
Price Bailey Strategic Corporate Finance has succeeded in raising more than three quarters of a million pounds in investment funding for three separate clients during the first quarter of 2015.
Pensions post 2015 Election
With the election now over, there's a newly appointed Pension Minister, Dr Ros Altman (replacing Steve Webb) to oversee the framework of ‘pension freedoms’ legislation implemented on 6 April 2015. Meanwhile, Workplace Pensions continue to be a priority for employers who have yet to comply with their auto enrolment obligations.
Judge Business School study challenges assumptions
Liberal UK economic policies since 1979 have not spurred growth, says a report from the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Annoroad and Illumina co-develop NGS diagnostic system for reproductive health
Annoroad and Illumina, Inc. today announced they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop advanced clinical applications for reproductive health based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. The collaboration signals the increasing importance of genomic applications to improve healthcare in China.
Cambridge Building Society named Regional Lending Provider of the Year
The Cambridge Building Society was named ‘Regional Lending Provider of the Year’ for the second year in a row at the annual Moneyfacts Awards on Tuesday 2nd June.
AstraZeneca announces results of study into safety of diabetes therapies
AstraZeneca today announced results from an observational, retrospective study which found no evidence of increased risk of hospitalisation for heart failure (hHF) with saxagliptin, compared with sitagliptin, both of which are dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, in patients with type 2 diabetes. A similar finding was obtained when comparing the overall DPP-4 class to sulfonylureas.
International Workplace adds to IEMA course portfolio
International Workplace has further added to its course portfolio by offering the full suite of courses in IEMA’s recently launched 'all jobs greener' portfolio.
Abcam launches multiplex miRNA profiling assays
Abcam plc, a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, announced today the launch of a range of multiplex miRNA profiling assays for high-throughput validation of miRNA biomarkers, based on Abcam’s new Firefly™ particle technology.
Fluidic Analytics receives £250k funding award
Fluidic Analytics today announced the receipt of a £250k (US$384k) Development of Prototype Award from the Smart scheme administered by Innovate UK.
What is PPC?
The digital spectrum is evolving continuously; are you keeping up? Digital Clicks explains some of the fundamentals for successful Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising.
The Big Dating Game
When is a rare disease not a rare disease? The answer: when big data gets involved. An ambitious new research project aims to show patients that they are not alone.
Multi–band, full-duplex LTE world phone becomes a reality
University of Bristol set to demonstrate prototype for single antenna full–duplex radio that could double capacity of wireless systems at Cambridge Wireless (CW) Radio SIG meeting
Somersault partners with Sport England to launch '5 Billion Stories' campaign
Somersault has been working with Sport England over the past few months to produce the lead animation film for the organisation's latest campaign. ‘Five Billion Stories’ celebrates the £5 billion spending milestone on sporting projects since 1994.
Santander’s Breakthrough Moments Box comes to Cambridge
Business owners across Cambridgeshire have a unique opportunity to better understand how to grow their business as the Santander Corporate & Commercial Breakthrough Moments Box comes to Cambridge. The five-day festival, which started on 8th June, consists of free-to-attend masterclasses and focused events aimed at ambitious business owners and local entrepreneurs.
Horizon and DefiniGEN collaborate to develop gene-engineered iPS-based cell lines
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the international life science company supplying research tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalised medicines, and DefiniGEN Ltd, a leading provider of stem cell products and services, today announced their collaboration to develop a range of unique, gene-engineered iPS (induced pluripotent stem)-based cell lines for use in…
Five reasons to offer flexible working
With the age of connectivity upon us, the world of work is changing faster than ever before. In the past workers were unavoidably shackled to a 9-5 lifestyle in a bricks and mortar office through necessity rather than choice.
Could your latest innovation be a winner?
There’s less than a month left for all engineering and technology innovators to enter their latest ideas into the IET Innovation Awards!