Icelandic waters home to ancient clams
The oldest living creature ever discovered on the planet was recently discovered on a sea bed off the northern coast of Iceland. Researchers at Bangor...
New high speed communications cable to Iceland
Iceland gave the go ahead last month for a new submarine data cable to be laid between Iceland and Denmark next year. The project will be led by Faric...
Iceland offers help to Chinese genetic project
Last week the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, met with representatives from Shanghai’s Fudan University in China to discuss ways in which...
Fujitsu Services signs deal with UK government department
Fujitsu Services, a leading European IT services provider, has reached a deal with the UK Cabinet Office to supply a shared service, public sector IT ...
India signs energy cooperation agreement with Iceland
The governments of India and Iceland last week signed an agreement in which they declared their mutual cooperation on the development of new technolog...
Iceland opens geothermal office in California
On October 12th, the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, joined officials from the state of California and the city of Los Angeles to open th...
Glitnir in Chinese geothermal energy deal
Nordic financial group Glitnir and Chinese energy company Sinopec announced their intention last week to increase geothermal energy investments and de...
Heart attack risk test developed in Iceland
Decode Genetics, a biotech firm based in Iceland, started a new laboratory test last Thursday that may help determine if a person’s genetic code will ...