Feb
2009
Articles from 19th Feb 2009
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Comment: Comfort in a world full of uncertainty
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
THERE are constants in science, the acceleration of freefall for instance, but currently it can feel like the freefall has forgotten that it is a constant. Certainly the pace of economic change and uncertainty seems to quicken day by day. Read
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Comment: Fibre-optics are a must if we want to compete
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
LORD Carter’s recently published interim Digital Britain report set out the current Government’s strategy for supporting digital and communications businesses in order to place the UK at the heart of the ‘‘digital economy’’. Read
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Safety bands rolled out for elderly and students
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
TECHNOLOGY used in a pioneering child safety device has now been developed to protect the welfare of elderly people with dementia and globe-trotting backpackers. Read
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Science could cultivate big rewards for farmers
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
FARMERS of the future may spend more time in the lab than at the wheel of a combine harvester, as they look to meet the rapidly-changing demands of food and energy consumers. Read
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Time running out to enter awards
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
TIME is running out for businesses to enter this year’s North East Digital Awards, which recognise the region’s leading lights in the digital media and technology sectors. Read
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Road to Silicon Valley (North)
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
A SCHEME which aims to turn Sunderland into the North East’s own Silicon Valley has been boosted by the appointment of three new people at a regional organisation. Read
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Stopped in their tracks
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
A PROMISING online start-up has been forced to put its launch date back six months after semi-nationalised bank RBS turned down its bid for funding for the second time in less than a year. Read
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Comment: TED has had a great bearing on my life
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
IN July 2005, my life was about to change, not once, but twice within a week. On July 27 my daughter was born at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Read
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Facebook signals U-turn on data
Feb 19 2009 | Science & Technology
SOCIAL networking site Facebook backed down yesterday after a wave of complaints over changes to its rules over holding personal information. Read
