Hawking tours CERN's particle collider
Brussels, 03 Oct 2006 UK scientist Stephen Hawking has said that the launch in 2007 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator - will present an...
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Swedish researchers develop new weapon against malaria
Brussels, 03 Oct 2006 Scientists at Sweden's Karolinska Institute have developed a new malaria drug which could help to treat the most serious forms of the disease. Malaria is caused by a parasite...
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Swedish spin-off launches photo-based search engine
Brussels, 03 Oct 2006 A spin-off company in Sweden hopes to launch the first ever Internet search engine that can find photographs of people by analysing pictures and identifying faces by the end of...
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EU's Joint Research Centre launches new portal on industrial research and innovation
Brussels, 03 Oct 2006 The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched a new website to provide information on industrial research and development (R&D) and innovation...
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European energy policy conference -- Brussels, 16-17 October
Brussels, 03 Oct 2006 The second European energy policy conference will take place on 16 and 17 October in Brussels, Belgium. At this year's event, delegates will hear views from both EU and global...
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Oxford reforms 'essential' ahead of fees rise Controversial reforms to the management of Oxford University and its student admissions policy are "essential" if the university is to be allowed to...
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Advisory board outlines priorities for security research
Brussels, 02 Oct 2006 Multidisciplinary, mission-oriented research on security should be undertaken at EU level, covering capability development, system development and system-of-systems...
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Climate change: more research needed, but time for action is now, say experts
Brussels, 02 Oct 2006 Scientists, policy makers and practitioners have outlined their priorities for future research needs for investigating the impact of climate change on the water cycle, and...
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Towards an open dialogue on the benefits and risks of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 02 Oct 2006 A European project has developed a set of tools to help support a dialogue between scientists, policy makers and the public about the benefits and potential impacts of...
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US pair win Nobel Prize for genetic discovery Research that has revolutionised understanding of how genes work landed the Nobel Prize for medicine yesterday for two US scientists, Professors Andrew...
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Engineering industry chief on boosting European research and innovation
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 Last year, Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association, elected Edward Krubasik as its President. Professor Krubasik has a strong background in research (he has a...
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Focus on the Market Environment more than on Indicators to Boost Innovation, says Finnish Presidency Minister Vanhanen
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 'The Lisbon strategy concentrates too heavily on indicators and resources - in reality, we need to understand that innovation relies above all on a good market environment that...
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Stakeholders unite to raise awareness of accident-avoidance technologies
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 Intelligent transport systems can save lives. The application of technologies such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and in-vehicle emergency calls can both reduce the...
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European Parliament resolution on taking stock of the Galileo programme (link)
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 P6_TA-PROV(2006)0385 Galileo (B6-0511/2006) European Parliament resolution on taking stock of the Galileo programme Provisional Edition of Texts Adopted European Parliament Item...
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European Parliament resolution on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (2006/2004(INI)) (link)
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 P6_TA-PROV(2006)0392 Nanoscience and nanotechnology ( A6-0216/2006 - Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf) European Parliament resolution on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an...