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Karel Smrcka

Smrcka is an information resources consultant and translator - ksmrcka@volny.cz

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Music about SA features at CeBIT 2010

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IBM presented the Sawubona/Songs of Good Hope concert at the opening ceremony of this year’s edition of international information and communication technology fair CeBIT, in Hanover, Germany, at the beginning of March.

By: Karel Smrcka

12 Mar 10

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Micro-, nanomaterials  sectors taking strain

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Every year , the IVAM Microtechnology Network conducts a survey among European companies and research institutes engaged in microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials in order to investigate the disposition of these industries and...

By: Karel Smrcka

05 Mar 10

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Will electric cars put machine tools out of work?

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The Metav 2010 exhibition was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from February 23 to 27, and the ‘Automobive drives of the future’ stand attracted a great deal of interest.

By: Karel Smrcka

26 Feb 10

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Sniffing out terrorists

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An intelligent system has been developed to help identify terrorists carying explosives. Sensitive electronic noses capture the smell of the explosives, and the system processes the acquired data, correlates it with individuals movements, and...

By: Karel Smrcka

19 Feb 10

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Massive urban infrastructure investments expected globally

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Although cities cover only 1% of our planet's surface, they consume 75% of our available energy and emit around 80% of all harmful greenhouse gases. Over half of humanity now lives in cities, and a halt to urban growth is not in sight. It is...

By: Karel Smrcka

12 Feb 10

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Wind energy to account for 65% of emissions reduction by 2020

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Against the backdrop of the recent climate negotiations in Copenhagen, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released calculations showing that wind energy alone could achieve up to 65% of the emissions reductions pledged by industrialised countries.

By: Karel Smrcka

05 Feb 10

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France’s Green New Deal

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The French government is supporting numerous initiatives designed to reduce the environmental impact of trucks and light commercial vehicles.

By: Karel Smrcka

29 Jan 10

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Copenhagen – Europe's greenest major city

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Copenhagen is the greenest major city in Europe, followed by Stockholm, Oslo, Vienna and Amsterdam, according to a study of the environmental sustainability of 30 major cities in 30 European countries conducted by Siemens, the results of which...

By: Karel Smrcka

22 Jan 10

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