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H-2A rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center

Japan launches H-2A rocket with South Korean satellite

Japan has successfully launched its first foreign-made commercial satellite.

Samsung Galaxy phones

Android accounts for over 50 per cent of smartphone sales

Android accounted for more than half of all smartphone sales in the first quarter this year, according to research.

Solar panels

Solar feed-in tariff cuts may be delayed

Energy Secretary Edward Davey has said the government is considering "tweaking" the start date for the next cut in solar tariffs.

Features
Erupting volcano, Stromboli, Italy

Should engineers control the eco-system?

With the visible effects of climate change growing, is it time for engineers to step in and make fundamental changes to the eco-system?

Ren Limin, a worker at the Jinyuan Company's smelt

Rare earth metals in short supply?  ET arr

For years China has held back its precious supply of rare-earth elements, crucial to high-tech gadgets and green technologies. Is this about to change?
Racing lanes

Bandwidth challenges at the Olympics 2012  ET arr

Meeting the communications requirement for the Games will place tremendous pressure on the organisers' bandwidth management. 

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New York tattoo artist Dave Hurban attaches an iPod Nano to his wrist through magnetic piercings

New York tattoo artist Dave Hurban attaches an iPod Nano to his wrist through magnetic piercings

An aerial view of the beach during Romania's first international Black Sea Kite Festival, Mamaia

An aerial view of the beach during Romania's first international Black Sea Kite Festival, Mamaia

A dog is fitted with 'Doggles' sunglasses in Berlin, Germany. A choice of frames and tinted lenses are available

A dog is fitted with 'Doggles' sunglasses in Berlin, Germany. A choice of frames and tinted lenses are available

A car mistakenly driven down the steps of the Chaussee d'Antin La Fayette Metro station in Paris

A car mistakenly driven down the steps of the Chaussee d'Antin La Fayette Metro station in Paris

An historic Porsche 911. Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche died aged 76 on 5 April 2012.

An historic Porsche 911. Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche died aged 76 on 5 April 2012.

Student protesters in Makassar, Indonesia, burn tyres during a demonstration against the government's plans to raise fuel prices

Protesters in Makassar, Indonesia, burn tyres during a demonstration against the government's plans to raise fuel prices

A 45-foot paper airplane, designed by engineer Art Thompson, ready for launch over the desert in Eloy, Arizona

A 45-foot paper airplane, designed by engineer Art Thompson, ready for launch over the desert in Eloy, Arizona

Rear of Nissan's new Deltawing experimental racing car, a non-competitive participant in this year's Le Mans 24-hour race

Rear of Nissan's new Deltawing experimental racing car, a non-competitive participant in this year's Le Mans 24-hour race

A monkey named Jianhui prompts a mechanical arm to make a hand gesture via brain signals in a lab in Hangzhou, China

A monkey named Jianhui prompts a mechanical arm to make a hand gesture via brain signals in a lab in Hangzhou, China

Ben Swift of Great Britain on his way to gold in the Men's Omnium Scratch Race at the Olympic Velodrome, London

Ben Swift of Great Britain on his way to gold in the Men's Omnium Scratch Race at the Olympic Velodrome, London

A replica Challenger 2 tank constructed from over 5,000 egg boxes to raise cash for the Help for Heroes charity

A replica Challenger 2 tank constructed from over 5,000 egg boxes to raise cash for the Help for Heroes charity

The iPoo Toilet, by artist Milos Paripovic. The toilet seat is thinner than a Macbook Air and made from the same material.

The iPoo Toilet, by artist Milos Paripovic. The toilet seat is thinner than a Macbook Air and made from the same material.

Blogs

Breathe In

18 May 2012

Great inventions don't always have to be complicated, rather it is often the application of a simple device or technique to a new area that pays dividends. In 1816 that device was René Laennec's ear and the area he was about to apply it to was the heaving bosom of a young lady.


Breathe In

18 May 2012

Great inventions don't always have to be complicated, rather it is often the application of a simple device or technique to a new area that pays dividends. In 1816 that device was René Laennec's ear and the area he was about to apply it to was the heaving bosom of a young lady.


London Olympic cable car interactive graphic
Titanic anniversary
Elgin platform gas leak interactive graphic
Debate

For and Against: can we really learn our management techniques from the explorers of yesteryear?

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The explorers of the past provide useful role models for today’s managers

Author

Margot Morrell

Margot Morrell is the author of ‘Shackleton’s Way’ one of the most popular and influential management books ever written, having sold more than 400,000 copies worldwide. Her latest book ‘Reagan’s Journey’ examines the keys to success behind the US’s 40th president.

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The explorers of the past can’t provide useful role models for today’s managers

Founder of the Business Genome project, author and speaker

Andrea Kates

Andrea Kates is the founder of the Business Genome project and author of the bestselling business innovation book ‘Find Your Next’. She is a member of the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) community and a featured 2012 TED speaker.

Can we really learn our management techniques from the explorers of yesteryear?

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