by Rocky Rawstern, Nanotechnology Now Please talk about NanoWater, the reasons behind it, and the goals and timeframe. Why water, as opposed to food or shelter, or other basic needs? NanoWater is a very simple idea that grew out of a meeting with Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres at the World NanoEconomic Congress in Washington DC last year. He made the only … [Read more...] about Tim Harper on NanoWater
Europe’s water: An indicator-based assessment
by European Environment Agency Foreword Progress is being made in improving the quality and quantity of Europe ’s water resources, particularly in the European Union. Much of this improvement has been made through measures aimed at reducing the pressures on Europe’s water from households and industry, often introduced through European policy initiatives. However, many of … [Read more...] about Europe’s water: An indicator-based assessment
Vision 20/20: Future Scenarios
by Australian Communication Authority Vision 20/20: Future Scenarios for the Communications Industry – Implications for Regulation International Road Test ReportMay–June 2004 Executive summaryTwo representatives from the Vision 20/20 team undertook an international road test of the preliminary outcomes of the project to date. It was also an opportunity to discuss … [Read more...] about Vision 20/20: Future Scenarios
The Challenge of Multiculturalism after Westernalization
by Dae Ryeong Kim While the history of culture might be as long as the history of human civilization, it was during the nineteenth century that the word, "culture" began to be circulated in its modern sense. Expanding the modern civilization to the world, and facing the strong resistance from traditional cultures throughout the world, the Europeans began to recognize the … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Multiculturalism after Westernalization
Secularization in a Context of Advanced Modernity
by Liliane Voye As described by Dobbelaere (1981), secularization - considered as a process on the macro-level - is in general still an unquestionable fact in Europe. Functional differentiation is persisting; the organized world is based on impersonal roles and on contractual patterns. The privatization of religion signifies not only that institutional religion loses its … [Read more...] about Secularization in a Context of Advanced Modernity