Sep
2009
Articles from 10th Sep 2009
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Art of the comeback
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
AN entrepreneur has emerged from the wreckage of a collapsed video games empire with a new business, which has already won major clients in Europe and the US. Read
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COMMENT: Home-grown security solutions
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
THIS week's conviction of the men who planned to blow up a number of transatlantic flights has come as a sobering reminder of the terrorist threat we face in the UK. Read
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COMMENT: Predicting technology of tomorrow
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
EVEN if technology makes something possible, does that mean you should do it? That was the question I took away from last week’s Dconstruct conference in Brighton, at which some 400 bearded and bespectacled web geeks gathered to hear a range of talks on the topic of ‘Designing for tomorrow’. Read
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Microsoft aims to get Britain back to work
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
COMPUTER giant Microsoft yesterday launched a campaign to help 500,000 people into work by 2012 with the help of a former Government minister who has described the rising levels of unemployment as "frightening". Read
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Mother and son to take nanotechnology to the US
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
THE fertile lands of California, which deliver almost half of the food produced in the US, could soon be protected by technology developed by a North East family. Read
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Port servers dish up energy savings
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
A PARTNERSHIP with an IT firm has seen the Port of Tyne reduce its energy bills by £20,000. Read
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Lick of paint cuts Navy carbon footprint
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
THE Royal Navy has turned to the produce of North East scientists as it looks to reduce its carbon footprint. Read
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Magnet pipeline scanner proves a real attraction
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
A DEVICE made in Northumberland to find leaks in energy pipelines has won global acclaim after being used on over 30 international projects in just nine months since its launch. Read
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All bets on hardman Ray in new footie game
Sep 10 2009 | Science & Technology
AFTER wrestling monsters, wielding Excalibur and adventuring with Indiana Jones, British actor Ray Winstone is now fronting a new campaign created by a North East firm. Read
