Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 A team from the Uppsala Branch of the global Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) has identified a novel approach for targeting cancerous cells analogous to the effects...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 A symposium to examine emerging quantum technologies and their impact on industry and society will take place from 29 August to 2 September in Cambridge, UK. The event will...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 Full text A report to the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research George Gaskell (g.gaskell@lse.ac.uk), Associate Director of the Centre for the study of...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 As part of the mid-term review of the Commission's 2002-2010 life science and biotechnology strategy, stakeholders have until the end of September to voice their opinion of this...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 A new document outlines the possibilities for reaching zero emissions from power stations fed by fossil fuels - coal, oil and natural gas. While these resources are for the...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 Scientific, artistic and cultural information worldwide is becoming increasingly digitised, and this digital drive is particularly encouraged in Europe as it can ensure that...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 A team of international researchers, including French and UK scientists, is carrying out seismic studies of the seabed north-west of Sumatra. On 26 December 2004 a massive...
Brussels, 02 Aug 2006 Researchers from the UK and Germany have thrown new light onto our understanding of the factors controlling the organisation and layout of brains. Previously, it had been...
London, 2 August 2006 The decision on the application to carry out a decommissioning project at Dungeness A power station under the Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for...
Media giants lap up Milkround in £20m battle for graduate website Several media groups are in the running to buy graduate recruitment website Milkround Online for about £20 million. Milkround, which...
Environmental schemes suffer as £200m Defra cuts ordered The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was in financial crisis last night after being told to cut its budget by nearly £200...
Oceans teeming with 10 million kinds of microbe, researchers find The diversity of microbes in the world's oceans may be more than 100 times greater than previously thought, according to scientists...
Brussels, 01 Aug 2006 Disposing of nuclear waste presents an enormous challenge for many countries around the world. Some waste, such as that from hospital nuclear medicine departments, contains only...
Brussels, 01 Aug 2006 A new study has revealed that the biodiversity of marine microbes could be far higher than previous estimates suggested; researchers from The Netherlands, Spain and the US found...
Brussels, 01 Aug 2006 Analytical improvements, fundamental knowledge and environmental issues have been highlighted as priorities in response to a consultation on research and development (R&...