Hubble finds new Neptune moon

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune – the 14th known moon to be circling the giant planet. The moon, designated S/2004 N 1, is estimated to be no more than 12 miles across, making it the...

Supply chain key in new markets

Supply chain leaders will play a crucial role as companies capitalise on the explosive growth in emerging markets, according to Gartner. Emerging markets have been identified as the primary business growth area for the next century, and Gartner says that organisations...

Planet Earth is in distress …

In 2012, global oil consumption reached an all-time high, the number of workers in vulnerable employment exceeded 1,5-billion people and physical water scarcity affected about 1,2-billion people. The Worldwatch Institute captures the impacts of these trends and the...

Employers miss mobile mark

The majority (64%) of European office workers do not believe their organisation provides them with the mobile tools and applications to be productive and efficient, or mobility policies that provide the flexibility to work effectively on the move (63%) – and more than...

The end of a world …

Stars like the Sun can become remarkably photogenic as they near the end of their lifespans. A good example is NGC 2392, which is located about 4 200 light years from Earth, and which has been pictured in its final stage of life. NGC 2392, nicknamed the Eskimo Nebula,...

Internet could be 100x faster

The use of graphene in telecommunications could dramatically accelerate Internet speeds by up to a hundred times, according to new research by scientists at the University of Bath. In a paper published in physical Review Letter, researchers from the Centre for...