Skype name can be used for other Microsoft services
Starting from next week, Microsoft will enable its users to sign in other Microsoft services, such as Office or OneDrive, with their Skype name. This ...
Salt Lake City: number one US city on LGBTQ inclusion
A new survey of US cities shows that Salt Lake City is leading in measures for LGBTQ inclusion. This is especially outstanding considering the city’s ...
Chile receives huge grant for promoting geothermal sector
Chile will receive 1.8 million USD from the World Bank’s Clean Technology Fund to develop the geothermal sector and improve its energy security. ...
Climate change and war are not linked
Against the widespread assumption that climate change and war are correlated, a new study suggests this is not the case. This finding is especially ...
Smart trash-can to increase recycling
A French-based manufacturer has designed smart trash-cans that should help people recycle. The can has a barcode scanner that determines whether a piece of ...
How to improve your private cybersecurity
Cyber attacks are increasing as a new study for the US shows. This is probably not just the case for the US, but many other countries, too. The growing use ...
Chemical industry supports fighting the climate change
The chemical industry supports the Kigali agreement which seeks to abandon HFC (hydrofluorocarbons) used e.g. for air conditioners. The motive behind this ...
Hottest September since recording started
September 2016 is the hottest September ever recorded in 136 years, scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) said. It was 0 ...
The impact of the “Neighbourhood effect” in slums
People that live near slums are prone to health problems. Researchers call this phenomenon the “neighbourhood effect” which means many people ...
VW: Umrüstung erfolgt zu langsam
Die Umrüstung der manipulierten Dieselautos von VW sollte ursprünglich 2016 abgeschlossen sein. Bisher wurde allerdings nur ein ganz kleiner Teil der ...
