Iceland tries its hand at Hemp
Hemp cultivation has begun in Iceland under an experimental programme to see if it can grow successfully in Iceland’s climate, according to Iceland Re...
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Iceland’s genealogical database helps pinpoint roots of deadly disease
A group of scientists from the United States is working in collaboration with Icelandic scientists and their genealogical database to pinpoint the cau...
Gothenburg company sacks employees after spying on web usage
Structured Consulting Sweden recently fired two employees after spying on their online conversations with software they had installed on the workers’ ...
Feature article: Tapping energy from the sun
By: Azvar A. Khan (Mr.) In these days of escalating oil prices, it’s becoming extremely difficult for a common citizen to pay off his/her monthly elec...
SPX signs USD 100 million deal with Orkuveita Reykjavikur
Orkuveita Reykjavikur, an Icelandic utility company, will be using the services and equipment of SPX Corporation in its thermal-equipment business. Th...
Americans help recover Finnish wreck
In June 1940, just a few days before the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, an airliner from Finland crashed into the Baltic Sea. Today, experts from the U...
Study documents declining whale stocks
A recent report produced from the Marine Research Institute in Iceland has documented the declining number of minke whales in the waters surrounding t...
Feature article: Tapping energy from the wind
By: Azfar A. Khan (Mr.) Due to astronomical rises in oil prices in the international market, the cost of production of electricity is also rising day ...