A prototype tidal energy turbine is to be built on the west coast of Scotland that will be the world's most advanced, claims the company that is to make the device. The $6.25 million contract has been won by Burntisland Fabrications*, ...READ»
If you walk, if you stand, if you sit--it knows. The "Activator," as the device is called, is already showing modest therapeutic results in Scotland.READ»
The world's largest turbine--a 130-ton, metal shaft with twin rotating blades--is making its way on a barge from Invergordon, Scotland to the European Marine Energy Centre test site off the coast of Orkney. READ»
The theory, architecture, and applications of signal processing will be the primary focus of the 17th European Signal Processing Conference. While we don’t understand exactly what all that entails, we do know some of the brightest ...READ»
A power generator fueled by whiskey. Strictly speaking, the upcoming power station to be built in Scotland will be powered by by-products from the whiskey distillation process, rather than the golden drinkable alcohol itself. Still, ...READ»
Lithium battery technology--the hidden power behind much of the improvements in our portable gadgets--is about to make a huge step-change, thanks to two different science groups. One uses sulfur and the other uses air--but both ...READ»
In May, a prestigious Microsoft-sponsored honors course in game programming at the University of Derby attracted 106 male candidates -- but no females. In the gaming field in general, only 17% of the workforce is female, and just 2% ...READ»
Hydroelectric power has always been a pretty "green" way to generate electricty, simply interrupting the natural hydrological cycle to borrow some of its potential energy to convert to electrical power. Green, that is apart from the ...READ»
Digital photography has leaped forward over the years for three reasons: improved batteries, larger and cheaper memory cards, and revolutions in sensor technology. And now researchers in Scotland are trying to improve the sensors even ...READ»
If you’re small, there’s no reason to think small.
That was the message for me from a terrific event I was privileged to attend last weekend in New York City. Some 20 PR professionals from around the world – hailing from as ...READ»
Uniting Kingdom and CanadaWhy pay retail prices in the UK and US when you can get your ugg boots close from the manufacturer in Australia. We distribute the record eminence button ugg boots on the world produce to our clients around ...READ»
Congratulations to the Employers of the Year winners of the recent Parents at Work awards in the UK. Encompassing organizations particularly well-versed in employment practices, diversity, family-friendly culture, and innovation, the ...READ»
In the UK, we’re rightly been celebrating the 15th anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web, by one of our more modest geniuses, Tim Berners-Lee. As the Observer’s excellent net correspondent John McNaughton notes, ...READ»
MTV, a veteran at changing how a complete entertainment genre actually works, is launching its first Web-only TV drama show. Thing is, is MTV shining a light on the way ahead for TV, or just late to the party?READ»
The way things are today there’s no excuse for having wet cold feet, even when it rains. Rain boots have become more and more common over the years and are even considered stylish now. Rain boots are available in all sorts of colors and design ranging from one solid color to crazy animal designs. READ»
Yeah, you read that right: curry, like what the British call a tasty stew you eat with rice. That's the advice of a Glasgow-based entrepreneur who styles himself the "King of Curry" in honor of his chain of popular Indian ...READ»
U.K.-based Checkmate Sea Energy took the wraps off a proof-of-concept version of its sea snake-like Anaconda wave power device yesterday--only ten months after the venture secured funding. The fabric and natural rubber device ...READ»
