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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Guangxi Yuchai Machinery joint venture MTU Yuchai Power to start series production of MTU Series 4000 engines

Joint venture between Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company prepares for series production In-depth partnership for long-term success in power generation and in the oil and gas industry Friedrichshafen, Germany/Yulin, China, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — MTU Yuchai Power, … Read the full press release

Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace to develop lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths

Sleeping berths would fit inside the aircraft’s existing cargo compartments Improving the passengers’ experience while enabling airlines to differentiate To be included in catalogue of certified solutions by 2020, initially on A330 TOULOUSE, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus and Zodiac … Read the full press release

Airbus now has the first 3D-printed parts seamlessly integrated into the cabins of its jetliners

First 3D-printed part visible to passengers will be flying soon with Finnair TOULOUSE, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — When an airline updates its aircraft cabin layout, gaps are often created between the existing and new components. Such gaps need to be … Read the full press release

CONDA ICO: Whitelisting phase started as of April 1st

On Easter Sunday, April 1st 2018, Austrian crowdfincancing platform CONDA began the whitelisting phase of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Moving forward, interested parties can register online, even before the official start of the crowd sale. VIENNA, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Weride toma la industria del taxi con una idea innovadora!

JERUSALEM, Israel, 08-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Weride, una nueva aplicación internacional de taxis que se centra en los viajes compartidos se está lanzando en España y pronto en todo el mundo. Qué nos diferencia de otras aplicaciones de taxi como … Read the full press release

Weride Taking the Taxi Industry by an Innovative Storm!

JERUSALEM, Israel, 08-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Weride, a new international taxi application focusing on shared travel and day-to-day travel is launching in Spain and Israel. What makes us different than other taxi applications like Uber and Cabify? Our focus is … Read the full press release

BASF to showcase fire-resistant grease innovation at this year’s World Tunnel Congress in Dubai

MasterRoc TSG 800 for safer tunneling with lower consumption New soil conditioner MasterRoc SLF 50 for efficient soil extraction Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 06-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The fire-resistant grease MasterRoc TSG 800 is the latest innovation of the Master Builders … Read the full press release

Vodafone UK acquires 50 MHz of spectrum in the 3400 MHz band for mobile data services in Ofcom’s auction

LONDON, 06-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone UK has acquired 50 MHz of spectrum in the 3400 MHz band for mobile data services in Ofcom’s auction for a total cost of £378.2 million (€433.4 million).* Vodafone UK will use the 3400 MHz … Read the full press release

Telefónica partners with Microsoft Azure IoT over product integration features, joint go to market and innovation

The collaboration will facilitate device integration enhancing connectivity data exploitation, analytics and integrated diagnosis capabilities. MADRID, 06-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ —  Telefónica, a leading provider of a wide range of IoT solutions and services, announced today an agreement with Microsoft Azure IoT that … Read the full press release

Vodafone India completes the sale of its standalone tower business in India to ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited for € 478 million

LONDON, 06-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to the announcement dated 13 November 2017, Vodafone India has completed the sale of its standalone tower business in India[1] to ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited (“ATC”) for an enterprise value of INR 38.5 billion (€ … Read the full press release

Audi considering a possible commitment to World RX’s plans to race with electric cars from 2020

Audi S1 EKS RX quattro with new aerodynamics and new engine Audi provides technical support to Mattias Ekström’s rallycross team First racing event at Barcelona on April 14/15 Neuburg a.d. Donau, Germany, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — From 2020 on, the … Read the full press release

Crédit Agricole Payment Services and Wirecard to start their next generation digital partnership in payment services

Wirecard and Crédit Agricole Payment Services launch together innovative digital payment services in France and other European countries Both market leaders will shape the future of digital commerce together Aschheim (Munich)/Paris, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Crédit Agricole Payment Services (CAPS), a … Read the full press release

Engineer Sophie Harker awarded the Bee Beamont Engineer Award at BAE Systems event

Lancashire based engineer Sophie Harker has picked up a prestigious award at a BAE Systems event celebrating engineering excellence. Farnborough, United Kingdom, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The ‘Bee Beamont’ Award is presented annually and recognises newly qualified engineers who have … Read the full press release

Study: aggressive filamentous microbial pathogens can invade liverworts and its response is shared with distantly related plants

CAMBRIDGE, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Relationship between plants and filamentous microbes not only dates back millions of years, but modern plants have maintained this ancient mechanism to accommodate and respond to microbial invaders. Why do some plants welcome some microbes with … Read the full press release

Cybercrime: Researchers developed psychometric tool to identify individuals more likely to fall victim to internet scams

CAMBRIDGE, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers have developed an online questionnaire which measures a range of personality traits to identify individuals who are more likely to fall victim to internet scams and other forms of cybercrime. The psychometric tool, developed … Read the full press release

CERN: ALPHA collaboration reports the most precise direct measurement of antimatter ever made

GENEVA, 05-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The ALPHA collaboration has reported the most precise direct measurement of antimatter ever made, revealing the spectral structure of the antihydrogen atom in unprecedented colour. The result, published today in Nature(link is external), is the culmination … Read the full press release

University of Cambridge and Dartmouth College research to use infrared light tags to monitor face-to-face interactions to increase the effectiveness of communications coaching

CAMBRIDGE, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint research team from the University of Cambridge and Dartmouth College has developed a system for using infrared light tags to monitor face-to-face interactions. The technique could lead to a more precise understanding of … Read the full press release

STMicroelectronics’ X-CUBE-AVS software package enables Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service (AVS) to run on STM32 microcontrollers

GENEVA, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The X-CUBE-AVS software package from STMicroelectronics enables Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service (AVS) to run on STM32* microcontrollers , allowing simple connected objects such as smart appliances, home-automation devices, and office products to support advanced conversational user interfaces with Cloud-based intelligence … Read the full press release

Denmark-based Akjumen becomes official partner and distributor of CRITICAL Software’s products and services in Scandinavia

COIMBRA, Portugal, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CRITICAL Software has announced a new partnership with Denmark-based Akjumen, a company focused on bridging the gap between technology and business services. The agreement will see Akjumen act as an official partner and distributor of … Read the full press release

Europe’s largest electric bus fleet: 100 electric articulated VDL Citeas will be put in service at and around Schiphol Airport

Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, 28 March 2018, Connexxion, Transport Region Amsterdam and Schiphol presented Europe’s largest electric bus fleet. On 1 April, 100 electric articulated VDL Citeas will be put in service at and around Schiphol Airport … Read the full press release