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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Board of Directors approves (January 21st 2010) to launch a new equity index covering the biomed sectors. Some 100 technology companies currently trade on the TASE, of which 38 are in the various biomed industries. Most of these companies are early-stage enterprises engaged in R&D in life sciences, biotechnology, […]
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The Tel Aviv Cluster
Tel Aviv has become one of the world’s foremost entrepreneurial hot spots. Israel has more high-tech start-ups per capita than any other nation on earth, by far. It leads the world in civilian research-and-development spending per capita. It ranks second behind the U.S. in the number of companies listed on the Nasdaq. Israel, with seven […]
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Floodwaters flow towards Menindee Lakes
As reported by the ABC, flooding from northern New South Wales is expected to partially fill the Menindee Lakes, but not fill them completely. Graziers are being advised to remove stock from the bed of Lake Pamamaroo, and the Department of Water also expects to run some of the Darling River floodwaters into Lake Weatherall. […]
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$30M to Support Research Collaboration
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today announced that 71 research projects will share more than $30 million in funding under the Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme. The LIEF scheme provides funding for large-scale cooperative initiatives so that expensive infrastructure, equipment and facilities can be shared by researchers […]
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Restructure of water services in Queensland
As reported by AWA, Queensland Urban Utilities is now supplying BRISBANE residents and businesses with their water and wastewater services, a role formerly undertaken by Brisbane City Council’s Water Retail and Water Distribution business units after a government restructure of the industry. From July 2010, the new water business will be owned by the five […]
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2009 Second Warmest Year on Record
A s reported by the AWA, data collected by the Bureau of Meteorology indicate that Australia’s annual mean temperature for 2009 was 0.9C above the 1961-90 average, making it the nation’s second warmest year since high-quality records began in 1910. High TEMPERATURES were especially notable in the southeast with Australia, Victoria, South Australia and NSW […]
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) is Israel’s only stock exchange, trading over 1,100 securities of more than 630 companies. The TASE was established in 1953 to handle the rising number of securities and transactions in the years following the establishment of the State. The exchange is owned by its member firms, which include 15 […]
Electronics News Report a six-strong engineering team at Dongfeng Electric Vehicle (DFEV) faced a tough challenge: design, test and verify the battery management control system for the EQ6110 hybrid electric city bus – lowering emissions and improving fuel efficiency by 30 percent – and then generate production C code for the controller, in record time. The […]
Electronics News report A Space Industry Innovation Council will be established to give the Australian Government strategic advice as it develops a national space policy and boosts support for space science and technology. Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, said in a statement announcing the council, that it is a part of […]
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