Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 A lack of definition, specific aims and containment were all pinpointed as reasons for public mistrust of nanotechnology by speakers at the EuroNanoForum in Trieste, Italy, on...
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 Policy makers and other stakeholders from around the globe gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10 December for the opening session of the World Summit on the Information Society...
Brussels, 11 Dec 2003 Organised by ASPERT and the association for women in science, a conference on 'the attractiveness of the scientific and technical sectors' will take place on 9 and 10 January...
Paris, 11 Dec 2003 A study on "Space and Security Policy in Europe" was initiated by ESA in the framework of its General Studies Programme. It has been performed by a network of European experts in...
Paris, 11 Dec 2003 Is there water on Mars? When Mars Express reaches the Red Planet on 25 December we will be closer than ever to discovering if the ancient river valleys on the surface of Mars hide...
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