Swansea team creates iPad cover for disabled children
It's hoped the durable covers will give children who were once unable to use the technology the freedom to use it in the classroom.
20 years since the first ever text message was sent!
A report published today has found that more than half of people would rather text their friends than meet them in person or ring them.
Herschel space telescope: Cardiff team's involvement
A space telescope built with expertise from Cardiff University is coming to the end of its mission.
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AM: 'Useful opportunity' to share energy between Ireland and Wales
"It would be an illusion to think that we should be absolved from actually delivering our own energy needs in as far as we can" says Liberal Democrat AM William Powell.
"It is useful - in the context of a community that works together for mutual benefit - that we have the opportunity to share the energy generation".
Electricity from Irish wind energy could be transported to Wales
by Owain Phillips
Protestors unhappy with the Irish Government's handling of the Emerald Isle's economy were vocal at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Letterkenny, Donegal. Delegates were told selling electricity from Irish wind turbines to the UK could help them exit their economic troubles.
Plans are afoot to lay two cables from the Irish Republic to Wales - one connecting to the grid in Prestatyn, the other in Pembrokeshire.
Liberal Democrat William Powell AM welcomed the move, but said it should not be a way for Wales to abscond its renewable targets.
Conservative Darren Millar told ITV News it was clear we'd still have to rely on fossil fuels in the short and medium turn and said we are already "over-dependent" on wind as a power source.
The scheme is due to be completed by 2017, and could mean power from Welsh sources - such as Wylfa going the other way.
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95% 4G broadband coverage for Wales 'by the end of 2017'
Included in today's 4G spectrum auction results is an obligation for one provider to make sure at least 98% of the UK population can access mobile broadband speeds within five years.
Winning bidder Telefónica UK Ltd won the 800Mhz allocation, which means it will have to cover at least 95% of the population of each of the UK nations – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - by the end of 2017.
4G mobile auction winners announced by Ofcom
Ofcom has announced the five phone operators that have won the 4G licenses - permits to run mobile networks at the kind of speed you get from your home broadband.
The winning companies are:
- Everything Everywhere Ltd.
- Hutchison 3G UK Ltd.
- Niche Spectrum Ventures Ltd (a subsidiary of BT Group plc).
- Telefónica UK Ltd.
- Vodafone Ltd.
Decision due over Mynydd y Gwair wind farm
Swansea Council's planning committee is set to discuss the Mynydd y Gwair wind farm at a special planning meeting today.
The application submitted by RWE NPower Renewables is for 16 wind turbines in Swansea.
Pupils share online safety tips with Commissioner
The Children's Commissioner for Wales has been speaking to pupils in Barry, to find out how they use the internet, and how they stay safe online.
He's launched his research project on Safer Internet Day, which aims to promote safe use of online technology and mobile phones around the world.
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Project aims to empower children online
– Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for WalesWe are all a part of a digital landscape that is changing all the time. It is vital that all children and young people feel that they can use the internet safely, that it isn't something scary and that they know how to protect themselves online.
To make sure that this happens we need to gain an insight into the ways that children engage with digital media. Gathering this information is a crucial part of protecting children and young people and empowering them to stay safe online.
Project launched to help children stay safe online
A Wales-wide research project aimed at finding out how children use the internet and digital media is being launched today.
Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler will meet pupils in the Vale of Glamorgan as part of the project launch, which coincides with Safer Internet Day.
Cadoxton Primary School, Ashgrove School, Barry Island Primary School and Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg are currently taking part in a pilot of the Welsh Government's new digital learning platform, named 'Hwb'.
During the visit, the commissioner and members of Wales' National Council for Digital Learning will find out how pupils stay safe online and whether enough is being done to help them use the internet safely.
Aberglasney house benefits from new technology
One of West Wales' most historic houses is using the latest technology to heat the building.
Water is being extracted from an ancient pond at Aberglasney Mansion and, through the magic of science, the heat from that is warming the Grade Two listed building, as Kevin Ashford reports.
Anglesey inventor of electronic breathalyser dies
The man from Anglesey who invented the electronic breathalyser has died at the age of 77. Dr Tom Parry Jones, from Menai Bridge, developed the technology in 1974.
He held an OBE, and was a Fellow of Bangor University. He established a fund to encourage young people to follow careers in science and technology, and promoted entrepreneurship.
