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NAGRA MediaLive multiscreen solution helped Yomvi Canal+ Spain’s OTT platform achieve record adoption during the El Clasico match on March 22, 2015

Canal+ Spain reports record live OTT viewership of last Real Madrid-Barcelona “El Clasico” soccer match estimated at more than half a million Number of unique devices reached on the Yomvi Canal+ OTT platform increased by 29 percent over the same … Read the full press release

ABB won orders worth $30 million from Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Matterhorn Gotthard Railway to help boost power and increase capacity for substations in Swiss Alps

Orders worth $30 million for substations in the Swiss Alps will boost power supply and help accommodate rising traffic volumes on one of the world’s most-reliable rail systems Zurich, Switzerland, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation … Read the full press release

University of Sussex study: next-generation technologies can stimulate different areas of the hand to convey feelings of happiness, sadness, excitement or fear

Human emotion can be transferred by technology that stimulates different parts of the hand without making physical contact with your body, a University of Sussex-led study has shown. BRIGHTON, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sussex scientist Dr Marianna Obrist, Lecturer at … Read the full press release

US-based digital cinema server manufacturer Qube Cinema to integrate the ‘Auro 11.1 by Barco’ decoder in Qube’s integrated media blocks (IMB)

Chennai, India, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema leader Barco and US-based digital cinema server manufacturer Qube Cinema have reached an agreement on the integration of the ‘Auro 11.1 by Barco’ decoder in Qube’s integrated media blocks (IMB). This decision … Read the full press release

Barco introduces full fleet of laser-illuminated projectors dedicated to the cinema industry

Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  Barco, global market share leader in digital cinema xenon projection, proudly introduces a full fleet of laser-illuminated projectors dedicated to the cinema industry. Consisting of four models – DP4K-60L, DP4K-45L, DP4K-30L, and DP4K-22L – that … Read the full press release

Jerry Bruckheimer Films to collaborate with Barco to utilize their immersive, panoramic movie format, Barco Escape

Rancho Cordova, Ca., USA, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema market share leader Barco and Jerry Bruckheimer Films announce today a partnership for Bruckheimer to collaborate with Barco to utilize their immersive, panoramic movie format, Barco Escape. Jerry Bruckheimer Films has also … Read the full press release

Norges Bank reduced its participation in Barco to below the threshold of 3.00% of the shares

Disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2 May 2007: Transparency law Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 20 April 2015, Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179, Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, … Read the full press release

Ground-breaking training project for junior doctors “ePIFFany” developed in Leicester showcased at International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare, London, 21 – 24 April

Dr Rakesh Patel develops new ‘ePIFFany’ initiative LEICESTER, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A ground-breaking training project for junior doctors – developed in Leicester and soon to be launched in Lincolnshire – will be showcased to a global audience of health … Read the full press release

Eindhoven University of Technology presented the world’s first modular car during the AutoRAI show in Amsterdam

Eindhoven, Netherlands, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) present the world’s first modular car during the AutoRAI show in Amsterdam. According to the students’ calculations, this electrically powered three-person car with luggage space has a … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent launches two products to allow operators to connect people more quickly and economically and enable faster and more reliable Wi-Fi

New network hub for FTTH services will enable faster and more reliable Wi-Fi®connectivity to every device while ‘ONT Easy Start’ will allow operators to connect people more quickly and economically PARIS, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) … Read the full press release

Freiburg researchers developed concept of protein adaptor based nano-object assembly (PABNOA)

Scientists develop method for producing bio-based materials with new properties FREIBURG, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Freiburg researchers Dr. Andreas Schreiber and Dr. Matthias Huber, the head of their research group Dr. Stefan Schiller, and their colleagues at the University of … Read the full press release

Ericsson and Intel Security to make managed security solutions available for telecom operators

Agreement combines Ericsson’s managed services expertise, global delivery capability and network security expertise with Intel® Security’s broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise security solutions Telecom operators provide regulatory compliance expertise and the ability to bundle communications services with security Initially, … Read the full press release

Physicists propose the combination of nano-photonics with ultracold atoms for simulating quantum many-body systems and creating new states of matter

A team of physicists from MPQ, Caltech, and ICFO proposes the combination of nano-photonics with ultracold atoms for simulating quantum many-body systems and creating new states of matter. MUNICH, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ultracold atoms in the so-called optical lattices, … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel contributed to the development of world’s first modular car unveiled at major motor show in Amsterdam

The world’s first modular car is being unveiled today at a major motor show in Amsterdam, with AkzoNobel having made an important contribution to its development. AMSTERDAM, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Nova high performance electronic vehicle is built by 26 … Read the full press release

Henkel enhances its competence in the area of hotmelt adhesives with the acquisition of Novamelt GmbH

Henkel to broaden its portfolio of pressure sensitive adhesives Düsseldorf, 17-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel signed an agreement to acquire Novamelt GmbH, a privately owned company based in the south of Germany. With this transaction Henkel as leading solution provider worldwide … Read the full press release

LMU researchers: macrophages can effectively substitute for so-called dendritic cells as primers of T-cell-dependent immune responses

New work by LMU researchers demonstrates that macrophages can effectively substitute for so-called dendritic cells as primers of T-cell-dependent immune responses. Indeed, they stimulate a broader-based response. München, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  The immune response, the process by which the … Read the full press release

Vaisala Corporation to publish its Interim Report January-March 2015 on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

VANTAA, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vaisala Corporation will publish its Interim Report January-March 2015 on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at about 2:00 p.m (Finnish time). The report will be available at www.vaisala.com. The CEO’s presentation will be published at 4:00 … Read the full press release

Equipped with Bridgestone Battlax V02 racing tyres Saroléa’s new SP7 all-electric superbike sets sights on the Isle of Man TT Zero race this June

BRUSSELS, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Saroléa pulled the wraps off its new 2015 SP7 all-electric superbike in Brussels on Easter Sunday, revealing a slimmer, lighter machine than the “black beauty” that resurrected the Belgian motorcycle constructor in 2014. Equipped with … Read the full press release

Universities of Twente students developed new social network focused on people between the ages of 16 and 30 years called Headway

Enschede, Netherlands, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of students from the UT’s Creative Technology programme is one of eight teams nominated for the SpinAward for Young Talent, a pitch contest for talented young people. The SpinAwards are prizes for creative concepts … Read the full press release

Universities of Twente and Leiden, Akzo Nobel, Shell, Magneto special anodes and Elson Technologies partner over improvement of electrochemical processes

Enschede, Netherlands, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, recently announced that it will grant five ‘Technology Area subsidies’ to chemical sciences researchers who closely cooperate with the corporate sector. Within one of the approved projects, Guido Mul … Read the full press release