Topic: Scotland

17th European Signal Processing Conference

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»

Scottish Power Station To Be Fueled By a Few Drams

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 Batteries on Verge of Explosion (in Power Capacity)

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»

The Road Not Taken

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Sorry, My Mom and Dad Won't Let Me Program

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 Goes Greener, With In-River Turbine

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»

Nanotechnology To Sharpen Digital Photographs

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»

Careers: Personal Branding and Thinking Big

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»

Why pay retail prices in the UK

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»

Playing a Round

Here are five great public courses near five major business (and vacation) destinations.READ»

Architecture's Very Own Beauty Pageant

The 2010 World Expo, in Shanghai, is shaping up to be the architecture world's version of Miss Universe.READ»

Family Tries

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»

Should Inventing the Web Net You a Nobel?

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»

Entrepreneurship: Go Ahead, Be A Delicious Curry

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»

Anaconda Wave Power Generator Almost Ready for Action

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»

Leaders Thrive on Information

Leaders need to be both broad and deep, and it helps if they can figure out what is coming. Where do they look for the right sorts of information?READ»

Letter From the Editor: Think Randomly, Execute Strategically

A delegation of Scottish CEOs came by our offices recently. They were on a four-day tour of U.S. companies -- Apple, Cisco, and so forth. Their goal was both information and inspiration, about how best to keep their businesses, ...READ»

Inside James Cameron's Head: Avatar, F-Bombs, and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron, a biography of the director by former Time magazine Hollywood correspondent Rebecca Keegan, starts with the director's ancestors in Scotland and takes readers through ...READ»

An All Natural Icon Reaches Beyond Whole Foods

As Reed’s ginger brew makes a play for the big leagues, the natural question arises: Can the brand's success be attributed to the marketing or is it all about the taste? READ»

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Feeling Fatigued? Real Entrepreneurs Keep Walking

Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky is doling out cash grants to ordinary people with extraordinary stamina and mettle. Find out why this company thinks now is an essential time to keep plodding on.READ»

Which Social Media Tools Should You Use?

During research for writing the The Social Media Bible, I investigated more than 200 social media companies and technologies. This is why most everyone is so overwhelmed by social media. There's just too much of it. I suppose that's ...READ»

AD Kids - The commercial modeling industry

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Seven Curious Things Online This Week

Torture, sex, killer robots, cheap hacked iPhones and Julia Allison (did we mention torture?). This week was a good one in the Web world. You can now find photos of your friends more easily on Facebook, or find yourself on Facebook endorsing a "friend" you never meant to. Or just watch Christopher Hitchens get pretend-drowned, if you're feeling that semi-violent spring fever. It's all below in FastCompany.com's seven best things this week.READ»

The Economic Downturn Holiday Songbook!

Does the recession have you down? Then maybe these revisions of classic Christmas songs will bring you cheer!READ»

IJango - how to network market Google

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