Blood test to detect prion traces
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 An international team of researchers has succeeded in designing a biochemical technique that allows the reliable detection of malformed proteins that cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob...
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Report on the proposed regulation on the implementation of the deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation (link)
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 FINAL A6-0212/2005 1.7.2005 Type of Procedure: Codecision procedure (first reading) REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the...
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EP Briefing 2005-09-05: €1 billion for Galileo satellite system
Strasbourg, 31 Aug 2005 Parliament's Industry Committee is backing the European Commission's plans to provide €1 billion over the period 2007-2013 to fund the final two phases of the Galileo...
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Commission Communication Responding to the Five-Year Assessment of Community research activities (1999-2003) carried out by high level independent experts (link)
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Responding to the Five-...
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Commission clears acquisition of Leica MS by Danaher - M.3899
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the acquisition of sole control of Leica Microsystmes AG (Leica MS) of Germany by Danaher...
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Critiques and rebuttals continue in UK open access debate
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 The controversy in the UK over whether to make research papers available on the Internet free of charge has heated up over the summer, following an announcement by the UK...
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Belgian scientists discover new role for protein that counteracts formation of tumours
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 Scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) have unveiled a breakthrough in cancer research. The researchers discovered the function of a...
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ESA warning: the South Polar ozone hole is making a comeback
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 For another year, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been tracking Antarctic ozone hole growth. This year's hole is large for this time of year, based on results from the last...
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Do we need another NEST?
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 The NEST-IDEA project, funded by the European Commission under its New and Emerging Science and Technology (NEST) programme of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), has launched...
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Towards a European Research Area in Germany
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 The conference 'Towards a European Research Area', will take place in Speyer, Germany, from 19 to 21 October. The German Research Institute for Public Administration is devoting...
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Research in European universities: strategies and funding
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 The European University Association conference, 'Research in European Universities: Strategies and Funding', will take place in Uppsala, Sweden, from 20 to 22 October. The...
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Utilising emerging technologies in the domain of local and regional governments
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 As a follow up to some local and regional government workshops that took place earlier this year across Europe, the European Regional Information Society Association (eris@) and...
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ESA satellite images assist US emergency services
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 The European Space Agency (ESA) is contributing to Hurricane Katrina alert and rescue efforts in the US, providing images and data captured by its satellites. The International...
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Harder than diamond
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 Physicists in Germany have created a material that is harder than diamond. Natalia Dubrovinskaia and colleagues at the University of Bayreuth made the new material by subjecting...
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Austro-Slovene EUREKA partnership extends life of vascular implants
Brussels, 31 Aug 2005 Researchers from Austria and Slovenia have created new materials and coatings that will extend the life of synthetic vascular grafts from months to years. The results of the...