Les éoliennes modifient-elles le climat européen?

Le développement des fermes éoliennes en Europe modifie le climat de façon extrêmement faible à l’échelle du continent, et cela restera le cas au moins jusqu’en 2020. Telle sont les principales conclusions d’une étude menée par des chercheurs du CNRS, … Read the full press release

Laser vision correction: ZEISS’s SMILE procedure successfully performed on more than 80,000 eyes

Micro-invasive refractive surgery becomes an established laser vision procedure for the correction of myopia. Clinical trial in the USA expanded. Two years after its international launch, the SMILE procedure developed by ZEISS has become the third generation of laser vision … Read the full press release

Die Sixt Mobility Consulting: Thomas A. Emmert ist zum neuen Geschäftsführer des Spezialisten für Fuhrparkmanagement und Mobilitätsberatung berufen worden

Thomas A. Emmert wird dritter Geschäftsführer im Zuge der internationalen Expansion der Gesellschaft München, Deutschland, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Sixt Mobility Consulting verstärkt das Führungsteam: Herr Thomas A. Emmert (45) ist zum neuen Geschäftsführer des Spezialisten für Fuhrparkmanagement und Mobilitätsberatung berufen … Read the full press release

Car rental company Sixt received the renowned German Service Prize for tourism

First time the company has received the German Service Prize from the German Institute for Service Quality Sixt beat 58 rivals to claim the title Named Germany’s best car rental company for the third time back in August Munich, Germany, 11-2-2014 … Read the full press release

University of York researchers developed hemp plants with dramatically increased content of oleic acid

Scientists at the University of York today report the development of hemp plants with a dramatically increased content of oleic acid. York, UK, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new oil profile results in an attractive cooking oil that is similar to olive … Read the full press release

Superb line-up of stars at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin, Germany, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After getting off to an exuberant start with the opening film, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, the days that followed saw a superb line-up of stars: Bob Balaban, Christian Bale, Moritz Bleibtreu, Hugh Bonneville, Pierce Brosnan, … Read the full press release

64TH BERLINALE: For the first time the digital screenings are presented in Digital Cinema Package (DCP) format

Berlin, Germany, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As in recent years, the Berlinale has again faced enormous technical and logistical tasks that have arisen from the film industry’s digitisation. Now that the rollout of digital cinema is nearing completion, one of the greatest … Read the full press release

MAN delivered nine TGS 8×4 chassis for heavy recovery vehicles to service Sochi, Russia

The Russian city is well-equipped for the traffic onrush Augsburg, Germany, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN has delivered nine TGS 8×4 chassis for heavy recovery vehicles, which have been put into service in the Russian city of Sochi. With the expansion … Read the full press release

MAN Diesel & Turbo: Waste Heat Recovery Advances on Land and at Sea

4 × Turbo Compound Systems with Power Turbine and Generator (TCS-PTG) for marine and stationary applications secure important milestones Augsburg, Germany, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the recent commissioning of 2 x TCS-PTG22 units at the Miraflores Power Plant in Panama … Read the full press release

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinician Scientist Award for new University of Leicester research into preventing heart disease in dialysis patients

National award for new University of Leicester research into preventing heart disease in dialysis patients Leicester, UK, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A podcast recording of Dr James Burton explaining his new research project is available to embed and download at: http://soundcloud.com/university-of-leicester/james-burton … Read the full press release

University of Leicester academic Dr Ruth Page: Wikipedia articles are rarely as ‘neutral’ as it might seem

University of Leicester academic Dr Ruth Page’s paper published on cultural differences in Wikipedia entries surrounding Meredith Kercher case Leicester, UK, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Leicester academic has encouraged people to look carefully at how articles are constructed on … Read the full press release

Industry report: Austria’s textile industry performed better than the industrial average in 2013

In 2013 the textile industry generated growth in sales revenue of 1 percent in nominal terms, reaching a provisional figure of just under EUR 1.5 billion for the sector as a whole The textile industry should grow somewhat faster in … Read the full press release

Spanish oil products market: Deliveries from CLH Group facilities in January 2014 increased by 1%

Automotive fuels as a whole increased by 3.3% Madrid, Spain, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deliveries of oil products from CLH Group facilities to the Spanish market during January totalled more 2.9 million cubic metres, 1.0% more than in the same period of the previous … Read the full press release

CLH Group and Zaragoza Logistics Center signed academic collaboration agreement to optimise supply and logistics of additives for hydrocarbons

Three students on the Master’s Program in Logistics are to conduct research on new models for optimising the logistics of additives for hydrocarbons Madrid, Spain, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (5 February 2014), the CLH Group and the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) signed an … Read the full press release

Sochi 2014: EP20 locomotives made by Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) operate 6 daily services between Moscow and Sochi

Sochi, Russia, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — EP20 locomotives, developed by Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) now make 6 services a day between Moscow and Sochi. The number of services was increased from 4 to 6 for the Winter Olympic Games. The journey takes … Read the full press release

Innovative BILLA Facebook-Spendenaktion bringt EUR 15.000,- für die Österreichische Kinder-Krebs-Hilfe

Wiener Neudorf, Österreich, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Über einen Monat konnte die BILLA Facebookcommunity die virtuelle Mutperlen-Kette auffädeln. Letzte Woche übergab BILLA Vorstand Josef Siess schließlich eine Spende in Höhe von EUR 15.000. Denn für jeden Meter Länge virtuelle Mutperlen-Kette spendete BILLA EUR 50,- an … Read the full press release

Dassault Systèmes reports IFRS unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31

Paris, France, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today reports IFRS unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year … Read the full press release

Akzo Nobel N.V. announced changes to its Supervisory Board to be adopted by company’s AGM on April 29th, 2014

The Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V. today announced changes to its membership that will be proposed for adoption by the company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 29th, 2014. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Current Chairman Karel Vuursteen will … Read the full press release

Barco visualization solutions helped Dutch Railway Museum win the Themed Entertainment Association’s prestigious Thea Award

Kortrijk, Belgium, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Visualization leader Barco is proud to announce that one of its customers, the Dutch Railway Museum, will soon receive a prestigious Thea Award. Presented by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), this ‘Oscar for the entertainment industry’, … Read the full press release