France positive after talks with Germany on digital tax
France's economy minister said Friday he expects to reach agreement with Germany in the coming weeks on a European digital tax targetting US tech giants.
Oct 26, 2018
0
0
Business
26/10/2018
Engineering
Automatic fall detector attaches to wall, no wearable needed
For the elderly, falling down bears striking differences because, like sticks and stones, falls may well disturb some bones. Falls' outcomes may be a very far cry from a child's plaster on the knee, lollipop and note to the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Highly efficient wet-processed solar cells with molecules in the same orientation
Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the journal Organic Electronics documents a new method for controlling the orientation of conducting molecules in organic solar cells that results in the enhanced light adsorption ...
Oct 26, 2018
0
26
Other
A Chinese farmer couldn't fly a plane, so he built one
When a Chinese garlic farmer's dream of flying an airplane didn't pan out, he decided to build one instead.
Oct 26, 2018
0
1
Energy & Green Tech
Study shows natural gas, wind and solar to be cheapest technologies for generating electricity
Changing market conditions have made natural gas, wind and solar energy the lowest-cost technologies for new electricity generation for most of the U.S., according to updated research released today by The University of Texas ...
Oct 26, 2018
1
0
Robotics
Evolving the physical structure of robots to enhance performance in different environments
Researchers at CSIRO & Queensland University of Technology have recently carried out a study aimed at automatically evolving the physical structure of robots to enhance their performance in different environments. This project, ...
Internet
The cost of accessing academic research is way too high—this must change
In the last week of October each year, libraries and open access activists around the world celebrate Open Access Week. It's a week dedicated to increasing access to knowledge resources hosted by libraries, such as online ...
Oct 26, 2018
0
0
Business
Study: Passive investors facilitate activists' ability to be aggressive
They follow one another in the stock market, often ominously perceived in the way dark clouds bring rain. Passive investors, such as investment-management companies, pension funds, nonprofit institutions and the like, provide ...
Oct 26, 2018
0
0
Energy & Green Tech
Researchers publish discoveries in battery technology
NJIT researchers are finding alternative solutions to a material that has become an essential, yet costly, building block in the supply chain of today's smart device-driven world—cobalt.
Oct 26, 2018
0
360
Engineering
Researchers use drones to photograph seaweeds: The tidal zone from a bird's-eye view
Drones are the future for nature mapping and monitoring. Compared to satellite pictures, drone images provide 1,000 times better image resolution and one million times more data points, says Kasper Hancke, marine biologist ...
Oct 26, 2018
0
1
