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BELECTRIC is the Global Market Leader in the Development and Construction of Photovoltaic Systems
BELECTRIC is the global market leader in the development and construction of photovoltaic systems.
Coffee 'may reduce stroke risk' in women
For years we have been told that drinking coffee is a sin and terrible for our health, however recent research has revealed that the essential morning pick-me-up cup of coffee for businesswomen around the world could in fact, reduce their risk of having a stroke. Drinking more than one cup of coffee a day can cut the risk of stroke by a quarter, researchers claimed.
Product launches made easy by using Product Lifecycle Management
Launching a product is by no means easy. Whether it is a new type of cereal or a new type of service, an awful lot of planning and attention to detail is required. No more so than in retail, where more and more products are being launched every day. Out of the many thousands of new products being touted as the next best thing since sliced bread, only a few succeed.
The camera that takes pictures around corners
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with a camera that can photograph scenes and objects that are not directly in the line of shooting. They call it the “femtosecond transient imaging system.”
UK Cuts and VAT Rise to Cost 1.6m Jobs – Says CIPD
The UK government's spending cuts and the rise in VAT to 20 percent in January 2011 will result in more than 1.6 million job losses across the public and private sectors by 2016, research has suggested.
The figure provided by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is far higher than previous estimates, saying the full impact of the Spending
Economic Recovery expected by 2015
The prognosis from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research will be more closely scrutinised than usual following the departure of its head, Martin Weale, to the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee earlier this month.
Updating the skill set in your business
The workforce demographics have shown a dramatic shift over the past twenty years, and today the average age of the manufacturing workforce in Europe and the United States has migrated from around 35 to over 50 years of age. With fewer young people entering the jobs marketplace and the retirement age shifting upwards, this ageing trend is likely to continue.
Surrey NanSystems wins Polish ITE order
According to Surrey NanoSystems, the tool will be a key platform for the institute's research and development activities into microelectronics and optoelectronics fabrication.
IfM guide warns that manufacturing production networks not designed to 21st century demands
The publication, Making the Right Things in the Right Places, is the result of over a decade's work by researchers and practitioners at the IfM who have co-developed a manufacturing network strategy w