Daily Archives: 10, May 2017

G4S to secure 14 malls in the UAE with the majority in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

LONDON, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — More than six million people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visit one of the country’s shopping malls every week, seeking shelter from the often intense heat to enjoy a bewildering array of shops and all-day … Read the full press release

voestalpine to invest EUR 40 million in high-tech forging line for the production of high-quality pre-materials for aircraft components

LINZ, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — As one of the world’s leading suppliers to the aerospace industry, voestalpine is consistently driving its growth in this technologically sophisticated future market. As recently as last December the Group agreed on a major EUR 40 million investment … Read the full press release

Cisco VP Jose Van Dijk keynote speaker at the Entrepreneurial Day of the University of Twente on 13 June 2017

ENSCHEDE, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Jose Van Dijk, Vice President, Planning, Operations and Program Management Cloud Services, Platforms and Office of the CTO at Cisco, will make a special appearance at the University on 13 June 2017. Van Dijk will take … Read the full press release

UCL-led study: Scientists closer to understanding the genetic causes of type 2 diabetes

Scientists are closer to understanding the genetic causes of type 2 diabetes by identifying 111 new chromosome locations (‘loci’) on the human genome that indicate susceptibility to the disease, according to a UCL-led study in collaboration with Imperial College London.  … Read the full press release

Volvo Group will host its inaugural Innovation Summit in London on May 16, 2017

GOTHENBURG, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — With a focus on ‘Smart cities – infrastructure and transport of the future’, Volvo Group will host its inaugural Innovation Summit in London on May 16, 2017. Moderated by Richard Westcott, the BBC’s transport correspondent, the … Read the full press release

800 Mbit/s speed possible with the right mobile phone in the Swisscom Shop in Zurich’s Füsslistrasse

BERNE, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom’s next technology leap in the mobile network: speeds of more than 800 Mbit/s are possible with the right mobile phone in the Swisscom Shop in Zurich’s Füsslistrasse. Swisscom’s mobile network is currently a step ahead … Read the full press release

University of Southampton researchers at the international Pint of Science (PoS) festival, 15-17 May

SOUTHAMPTON, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the University of Southampton will take part in the three-day international Pint of Science (PoS) festival from 15-17 May, delivering unique talks, demonstrations and live experiments across the pubs of Southampton. Tickets for Pint … Read the full press release

University of Southampton researchers developed interactive website that helps reduce dizziness

SOUTHAMPTON, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — An interactive website developed by health psychology and primary care researchers at the University of Southampton has been shown to reduce dizziness amongst adults aged 50 and above. Results of a study into the effectiveness … Read the full press release

LMU Munich and FSU Jena scientists managed to create mechanically stable pentacene nanosheets

No more error-prone evaporation deposition, drop casting or printing: Scientists at LMU Munich and FSU Jena have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets, which can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates. München, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today’s … Read the full press release

LMU research: Two previously unknown mechanisms that help to retard the formation of atherosclerotic plaques

LMU researchers led by Christian Weber show that the chemokine receptor CXCR4 protects the integrity of arterial walls, and define a new mechanism that restricts the deleterious accumulation of cholesterol in atherosclerotic plaques. München, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Atherosclerosis is characterized … Read the full press release