Space debris or space junk – how dangerous are they?
The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, started Tuesday at European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, gives an answer to this question. (more…)
Technology
Draw an Informed Conclusion: Simple Steps Can Prevent Obesity
Today, more than two-thirds of adults in the country are considered overweight or obese, putting them at risk for coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, joint problems, some forms of cancer, and type 2 diabetes. (more…)
Chinesische Investoren verfolgen in Europa unterschiedliche Strategien
In Westeuropa steht Technologietransfer als Motiv für Direktinvestitionen chinesischer Unternehmen im Vordergrund, in Mittel- und Osteuropa der Zugang zum EU-Binnenmarkt – Je nach Investitionsart, Neugründung oder Übernahme, unterscheiden sich die Faktoren, die die Investitionen beeinflussen (more…)
IBM Puts Watson into the Hands of Marketing Professionals
ARMONK, N.Y. – 18 Apr 2017: IBM today introduced new cognitive capabilities for IBM Watson Marketing Insights, a cloud-based offering that continuously examines customer behavior and learns how it may impact the success of the business. With these insights marketing teams can take action to launch targeted campaigns designed to turn all customers into brand loyalists who are helping drive business success. (more…)
Bob Marley playing ping pong, circa 1980.
Bob Marley playing ping pong, circa 1980. pic.twitter.com/McQvJwnBRw — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 18. April 2017
UA Licenses Tunable Laser Technology to Startup TPhotonics
A new laser being commercialized puts out spectrally tunable light, from ultraviolet to far infrared.
The University of Arizona has licensed a new tunable laser technology invented in the College of Optical Sciences to startup TPhotonics Inc. While most lasers produce beams of a single or highly limited range of wavelength, the technology allows for devices that can produce a beam and tweak its wavelength on the fly. (more…)
Auf Tuchfühlung
Die Tiroler Tracht in allen Farben und Formen sowie die Trachtenpraxis im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert untersuchen Timo Heimerdinger und Reinhard Bodner vom Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften und Europäische Ethnologie gemeinsam mit dem Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum. In einem fünfjährigen Forschungsprojekt wird die Geschichte der Tracht seit etwa 1900 aufgearbeitet. (more…)
Scientists confront challenges to communicating facts
American Academy event at UChicago focuses on truth in a time of uncertainty
Whether it’s fake news, alternative facts or post-truth, debates around the meaning of objective facts and truth dominate the national conversation. (more…)