African food security a key priority

African Union, FAO and Brazil's Lula Institute join efforts to fight hunger in Africa

Scientists engineer carbon nanotubes into artificial muscles

Artificial muscles made from twisting and coiling carbon nanotubes are 85 times stronger than natural muscles

ZTE, Airtel win ‘Best Cost Efficiency Initiative’ at AfricaCom Awards

ZTE’s hybrid power solution reduces the use of diesel generators by almost 80%

Global Fund appoints Mark Dybul as executive director

Dr Dybul is widely recognised as leader in global health, experienced administrator

SCS debuts new corporate name, certification brand and website

Third-party certifier provides services in key sectors of the green economy, including agriculture and fisheries, climate and energy, green building, and manufactured goods

Trina Solar posts another loss, cuts shipment outlook

* Cuts full-year module shipment outlook to 1.55-1.6 GW * Sees 4th-qtr module shipments of 380-400 MW vs 380 MW in 3rd qtr * 3rd-qtr loss $0.81/ADS vs $0.45/ADS year ago * Revenue down 38% * Shares fall 6% in early trading

Climate change a major challenge in West Africa

Quantification of greenhouse gases: which are the reliable tools for measuring, monitoring and evaluation to inform policy and mitigation strategies in agriculture for West Africa?

DSM breaks ground on new Materials Sciences research building

The new facility, which is scheduled to open in 2014, forms part of an investment of around €100 million that DSM is making in three new R&D facilities in Sittard-Geleen and in Delft (also in the Netherlands).

METALEX 2012 - site snapshots

the largest international machine tools and metalworking technologies trade exhibiton and conference

Nestlé reinforces global expertise in confectionery

Opens Product Technology Centre in the UK

Siemens PLM gets top honors at Asian Manufacturing Awards

Company Named Best PLM Systems Provider and Best CAM Systems Provider for Its Industry Leadership and Portfolio of Solutions in use throughout Asia

China's aluminum industry up by 66.8%

The aluminum industry in China expanded by 66.8% last year, making China the largest single producer and consumer of aluminum in the world.