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Heat-Harvesting Nanomaterials A new design could help thermoelectric materials find broader use. Engineers have long dreamed of harvesting waste heat from a microchip or car engine and turning it into usable electricity. But thermoelectric materials, which convert heat into electricity, have never been efficient enough to move beyond a few niche applications. Lire l'article...

Yahoo Predicts America's Political Winners Data scientists at Yahoo are using prediction markets—along with polls, sentiment analysis on Twitter, and trends in search queries—to create the mother of all political prediction engines. The project involves Web-based prediction markets like Intrade, in which large numbers of people bet on the outcomes of elections. Lire l'article...

Science as Art Congratulations to EMSL's Bruce Arey who captured an award-winning image that has been chosen by readers of Chemical & Engineering News as its top science art pick. Lire l'article...

Spun from the 'Web' Peptide hydrogels have great potential as material for protein storage and transfer. Scientists used spider flagelliform silk protein to design the peptide, h9e. In Ca2+ solution, h9e Ca2+ hydrogel showed promise for medical use. Lire l'article...

Business trends

Business Trends To Watch In 2012: Survey Says Heading into 2012, we're still facing a challenging economy, but it almost doesn't matter because there are so many ideas for savvy startups and business owners to capitalize on Lire l'article...

Enterprise Now

Virtual Fitting Rooms Let's assume that the new intelligent retail shop knows automatically what is the customer size (height and dimensions), gender, age and that may have an initial estimation of his or her preferences according to that way he or she wears clothes. Add to all this information the fact that the system is aware all the time which products are being picked up by this person. Lire l'article...

Protecting European enterprises and workers from unsafe products Effective market surveillance ensures that the rules of Europe’s Single Market are respected. This is vital for knowledge-intensive EU sectors, such as machinery, which must compete against low-cost – and sometimes low-quality – manufacturers. This was the subject of a recent conference, which also saw the launch of a Common Industry Platform for Market Surveillance. Lire l'article...

Augmented Reality Platform for DOOH Industry Launching a Digital Signage Software platform aimed at creatives, designers and advertising content creators. It allows developing touchless interactive animations, transforming a video projection screen into an interactive system by means of augmented reality techniques. Lire l'article...

Business Intelligence

Sustainable development and ecology

Responsible business: a key to competitiveness Socially responsible businesses play a crucial role in achieving sustainable economic growth through generating consumer confidence and positively contributing towards society’s well-being. Supporting responsible entrepreneurship is an EU priority, as a recently adopted package of measures demonstrates. Lire l'article...

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