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GOOD COP...ROBO COP? INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS WANT AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS TO INCREASE SECURITY MEASURES
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
IT might sound like science fiction, but airport managers really are exploring the use of robots to boost security at airports. Partly this is because for some potentially extreme events, it is better to put a robot in harm’s way, rather than humans.…
AVIATION SECTOR THINKS OUT OF THE BOX TO REDUCE FUEL EMISSIONS
BY MARK ROWE
IN the global push to make transport greener, the aviation industry is just beginning to take a serious look at how to ease the sector into using less fossil fuel. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), like many other airlines, is currently looking into projects that scrutinise kerosene biofuel blends in the quest to make transportation more environmentally friendly.…
NEW MICRO-CHP COMBI-BOILER BRINGS ENERGY SAVINGS HOME
BY LEE ADENDORFF, MARK ROWE, ALAN OSBORN, KATHERINE DUNN, MARTINA MARECKOVA, GERARD O’DWYER and MINDY RAN
In November 2010, Dutch company Remeha released the world’s first, commercially available, micro-CHP combination-boiler for single-family households; the Remeha eVita. This energy-efficient micro-CHP unit, which works with a simple room thermostat, is the result of intensive research and development over the last five years.…
FORMER CARIBBEAN LEADER'S ASSETS SEIZED BY BRITISH PROSECUTOR
BY GEMMA HANDY
WORLDWIDE assets of the former leader of a British overseas territory have been frozen amid corruption investigations into malfeasance at the highest level in the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Its autonomous constitution was suspended and the country returned to direct British rule in August 2009 after a UK-appointed Commission of Inquiry declared corruption "endemic".…
MIDDLE EAST OFFERS ALTERNATIVE QUALITY CHOCOLATES TO GLOBAL MARKETS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE MIDDLE East’s confectionery market (including the Gulf, the Levant, Egypt (but not elsewhere in north Africa), Iraq Iran, Turkey and Israel) was valued at US dollar USD113 billion in 2009, while annual chocolate sales exceeded USD4.2 billion, according to USA-based TNS Media Intelligence.…
CAR SHARING ON RISE IN UK - WHILE GERMAN INNOVATION TARGETS BUSINESS USERS
BY DEIRDRE MASON
A new car-sharing model is being tried out in Germany, which links quality manufacturer BMW with an existing car club to attempt to offer business customers a new concept in fleet hire. Time will tell whether the idea catches on and moves to the UK.…
DETAILS OF SECOND BEIJING AIRPORT EMERGE FROM THE SHADOWS
BY MARK GODFREY
THE NEW high speed train line linking Beijing with Shanghai has caught the public imagination this year, while the Chinese capital is still proceeding with plans for a second airport. Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) ranked second worldwide in passenger through-put in 2010, with 73 million users moving through the airport.…
DUBAI'S RAPID GROWTH PROMPTS LARGE-SCALE PASSENGER FLOW TRIAL
BY MATTHEW BRACE
DUBAI International Airport (DXB), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to launch a large-scale passenger flow measurement project to track the movement and activity of passengers from the second they enter the airport complex.
From the airport’s growth statistics, it appears the trial has not come a moment too soon; DXB is one of the fastest growing airports in the world and could become the busiest in the near future.…
EMA TOLD TO SHARPEN UP ITS COMMUNICATIONS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMMUNICATIONS specialist has advised the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to set up a special board to advise on its risk communications. The agency should also change its information output from one-size-fits-all press releases to messages targeted at audiences said Dr Frederic Bouder, of King’s College, University of London, because EMA has to communicate with non-specialist patients and highly trained pharmaceutical and medical professionals.…
DESPITE MARKET PRESSURES, TRUE LUXURY BRANDS BELIEVE IN PROVENANCE VERSUS PROFIT
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
THE LORO Piana family started out as Italian merchants of wool and cashmere fabrics at the beginning of the 19th century, providing lush textiles for use in high-end garments. Almost 200 years later, the Quarona, northwest Italy-based Loro Piana brand is still family-owned and dedicated to providing the finest of luxury knitwear to customers, and has, despite market pressures, managed to succeed in the luxury sector without having to move production abroad.…