Date: 2010-04-07
Name(s): Raithatha, Carol
Description: Interest in active and intelligent packaging is growing, as government funded projects which aim to stimulate R&D and uptake have been implemented. However, industry executives still remain unaware of the benefits.
Date: 2005-06-16
Name(s): Barton, Cheryl L.
Description: DNA microarrays have changed the study of genetics by enabling the screening of whole genomes within a single microarray. Recent developments offer real potential in many applications from point-of-care diagnostics to high throughput lab devices.
Date: 2009-03-09
Name(s): Falkingbridge, Shaun
Description: Biobanks collect human biospecimens, helping in the development of novel drugs and diagnostics. Large population-based biobanks have been established to monitor the health of participants over time to assess the occurance and progression of diseases.
Date: 2009-11-25
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: Biomass has always been an important source of energy for mankind and today it accounts for 10% of primary energy consumption.
Date: 2007-08-24
Name(s): Marchant, Jeanette
Description: The impending patent expiry of many leading biologic products has created a number of highly attractive market opportunities for biosimilars. To exploit this significant potential, a complex route to market must first be negotiated.
Date: 2011-05-19
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: In spite of rapid growth in alternative generating sources such as wind and solar power, the combustion of fossil fuels, particularly coal and natural gas, and their consequent atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide continue to rise.
Date: 2006-03-21
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: There are 3 means of achieving this; increased energy efficiency, the use of fuels that don' t increase CO2 in the atmosphere and methods that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Only the third strategy - sequestration - offers some immediate relief.
Date: 2010-03-02
Name(s): Barton, Cheryl L.
Description: Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Advances in the detection of biomarkers and imaging techniques are helping clinicians to identify and stratify at-risk patients more rapidly than ever before.
Date: 2007-07-11
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: By 2030, coal-fired generating capacity could double, which will have a severe effect on carbon dioxide emissions unless new, cleaner technologies can be implemented. Modern plant designs can help slow the increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
Date: 2009-10-20
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: Coal is the most popular fuel followed by natural gas and the power stations burning these fuels are the principle base load plants in many parts of the world. Unfortunately these power plants are also a major source of carbon dioxide emissions.
Date: 2011-08-08
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: Coal is the most important source of electrical power today, accounting for over 40% of total global power generation.
Date: 2007-04-13
Name(s): Masokin, Mikhail
Description: Simultaneous production of electricity and heat, or cogeneration, offers significantly higher fuel efficiency compared with conventional ways of generating electricity from fossil fuel.
Date: 2011-02-11
Name(s): Breeze, Paul
Description: Although the global capacity remains small, the potential is enormous and solar power is expected to contribute significantly to electricity production by the middle of the century.
Date: 2011-02-18
Name(s): Glover, Tony
Description: Over the next few years, Connected TV will become a mainstream consumer technology. Its widespread adoption will not only be disruptive to the entertainment industry; it will also heavily impact the global advertising and marketing industries.
Date: 2010-06-07
Name(s): Schuk, Carolyn
Description: A decade ago, VoIP was expected to change the voice communications business. But a decade later, the largest providers of consumer VOIP are conventional telcos. What they share, however, is a strategy that doesn't rely solely on price.
