Egypt first to tap Clean Technology Fund
Egypt is among the first countries to tap into the $5.2bn Clean
Technology Fund managed by the World Bank in order to reverse
its ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Other sources of
finance for renewable energy projects include the World Bank
Group, African Development Bank and...
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Sequencing the first human genome cost billions and
required an army of scientists, but now a trio of
researchers in the United States have matched that feat
for the price of a mid-range BMW..
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Energy from waste
The potential for Energy from Waste is finally being acknowledged
as a key tool in managing growing landfill sites and in the
continual development of a sustainable energy infrastructure.
However, even with this huge potential and opportunity Energy
from Waste is still facing enormous economic, technical and social
challenges.
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Energy fom deserts of
MENA
A unique industry initiative to
develop a reliable,
sustainable and
climate-friendly energy supply
from the deserts in the Middle
East and North Africa is now
taking shape...
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Broadband for Armed Forces
Ericsson: World's First HSPA with 84Mbps
Feb 05: The rapid growth of data traffic in mobile networks
continues, driven by the use of smartphones, laptops and other
devices. Wireless access to data services and Internet is today a
"must". One of the attractions Ericsson is showcasing at the
upcoming Mobile World Congress is the world's first
demonstration of 84Mbps HSPA technology. At the same event
last year Ericsson showed the world's first 42Mbps HSPA demo
that is currently commercially available and being rolled out by
operators across the world. Ericsson was...
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FORTUNE 50 Client Upgrades NetSol Technologies
LeasePak License

ALAMEDA, CA Feb 18: NetSol Technologies, Inc. "NetSol" (NASDAQ: NTWK)
(NASDAQ DUBAI: NTWK), a U.S. corporation providing global business
services and enterprise application solutions to private and public sector
organizations worldwide, today announced the company has signed a new
upgrade for its LeasePak licensing agreement with a U.S. based FORTUNE
50 company, as ranked by FORTUNE Magazine in their annual ranking of
America's largest corporations.
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Which fuel is safer?
On the left is a vehicle with a hydrogen tank, and on the
right a vehicle with a standard gasoline tank. Both tanks
have been deliberately punctured and ignited. The top
panel shows the two vehicles 3 seconds after ignition. We
see that, due to the buoyancy of hydrogen, the flame
shoots up vertically, whereas gasoline is heavy and
spreads beneath the vehicle. The bottom panel shows the
two vehicles 60 seconds after ignition..
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NanoTech for water
Gene identified that regulates breast
cancer metastasis
A key gene involved in the spread of breast
cancer throughout the body has been identified.
Previously, the function of that gene was
unknown. Expression of the gene, KLF17,
together with another gene ...
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Developing world
businesses must invest in
nanotech research and
development for clean
water to stay ahead, says
Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb.
Nanotechnology —
technology that works on
the scale of less than 100
nanometers — already has
applications in water purification, ranging from
nanomembranes for large-scale desalination plants to
magnetic nanoparticles that remove pollutants from
household supplies...
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Magnetism turns drug release on and off
Many medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and chronic
pain, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be
dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of
time. A few delivery techniques have been developed, using an
implanted heat source, an implanted electronic chip or other
stimuli as an "on-off" switch .
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Debating Pakistan's higher education overhaul
Pakistani researchers, writing in three correspondences to
Nature, comment on Pakistan's higher education (HE) reforms
that began in 2002. Atta-ur-Rahman, head of Pakistan's Higher
Education Commission from 2003–2008, defends the reforms,
arguing that they have led to huge positive changes. International
scientific publications have grown seven-fold — from 600 in 2001
to more than 4,200 in 2008 — and about 50 new universities and
institutions have been established...
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Thinking big and expensive
Saudi Arabia's new flagship university is hoping to attract & retain
scientists with generous funding and luxury living conditions. But
critics are concerned that its corporate mentality may hinder
research. The King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology which opened last month aims to rival the California
Institute of Technology in both size and prestige...
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Climate Tech
UN urges developed
countries need urgently to
speed up the introduction of
environmentally sound
technologies to the
developing world...
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Arab women scientists launch
initiatives
DUBAI|: Awards to recognize the
contributions of Arab women
scientists were announced at the
inaugural meeting of Arab Women in
Science and Technology...
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Major advance in
Electron Microscopy
Electrical engineers
have proposed a new
strategy that can
overcome a critical
limitation of
high-resolution
electron
microscopes: they
cannot...
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Spain breaks own
wind energy record
Meeting more than 40% of
total electricity demand
through wind energy...
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Fuel cell for cell phone
Toshiba launch a fuel cell to
charger cell phones...
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Particles matter
A lot of very smart scientists
are betting a good part of
their careers that the Large
Hadron Collider will reveal
important and useful
information about the nature
of matter...
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Energizing Peace
Two proposed pipeline routes
currently offer the greatest
opportunity to solidify regional
integration and create lasting
stability: the route from Iran via
Pakistan to India (IPI), and from
Turkmenistan via Afghanistan and
Pakistan to India (TAPI)...
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Iran's nanotech car
BioTech in MEA
(Interview)
Dr. Anwar Nasim S.I.
Advisor (science)
COMSTECH

Chairman, National
Commission on
Biotechnology
Pakistan
Biotechnology Information
Centers
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Information Centers (BICs)
spread over three continets.
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