Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
By Kathrin Glösel - In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling...
EU Pay Transparency: Companies will have to disclose how they pay employees
Women in the EU continue to be paid less than men. Not only because they tend to work in lower-paid jobs, but also for the same work in the same sector, women are...
Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing
Frankfurt and Darmstadt (ots) - A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann has uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in crucial software components of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). RPKI is an Internet standard meant to protect Internet traffic from being hijacked by hackers. By now, all affected vendors provided patches for their products. The vulnerabilities could have had devastating consequences: Internet hijacks have already been exploited, e.g., for phishing passwords and other sensitive information, tricking certificate authorities into issuing fraudulent Web certificates, stealing cryptocurrency, distributing malware, and poisoning caches of DNS servers. The ATHENE team consisting of Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann and...
How the Israel-Hamas war could affect the world economy and worsen global trade tensions
Daniele Bianchi, Queen Mary University of London - Global geopolitical tensions often play a pivotal role in shaping people’s perceptions of economic growth. Research...
The Body Shop was the scent of my youth – and it’s young people who could resurrect the brand
Caroline Spence, De Montfort University - I’m exactly the right age (46) to look back with nostalgia on the significant part that The Body Shop played in my teen...
Recycling tyres and plastics with an ancient heating method
Thermal decomposition is helping to green two major EU manufacturing industries. By Michael Allen - For thousands of years, humans have converted wood into charcoal through a technique called pyrolysis. Now, Jean-Michel Douarre wants to use this age-old method for a modern purpose: turning old car tyres into new ones. Douarre, the head of research into sustainable materials at French tyre...
‘Tryvertising’: testing new products in holiday homes could be a win for local brands and cautious customers
Jialin (Snow) Wu, University of Huddersfield; Chen Zheng, Leeds Beckett University, and Hongbo (Daisy) Liu, University of Surrey - After a recent city break to Paris, one of our colleagues told us about...
How rising interest rates are affecting UK businesses
Erwei (David) Xiang, Newcastle University - From chip shops to tech start-ups, and even large, well-established companies, rising interest...
