Pay-as-you-go motoring just around the corner
Paris, 09 Sep 2003 Death and taxes may be unavoidable, but road tolls and car insurance could be made fairer if satellite-assisted distance pricing is implemented. The European Space Agency (ESA) is...
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Researchers Find Ultrafine Iron Can Help Clean Environment
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 Researchers report that an ultrafine powder made from iron, one of the most abundant metals on Earth, can be used to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at thousands of...
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EP rapporteur calls for speedy implementation of Commission's action plan on research investment
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 A newly published parliamentary working paper has called for the speedy implementation of the proposals put forward in the Commission's action plan on research investment in...
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Eurostat widens scope of R&D analysis
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 The Eurostat unit for research and development, methods and data analyses has released its latest publication on the situation of research and development (R&D) in...
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Web-based platforms for easing communication within FP6 consortia
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 A workshop on web-based platforms for Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Brussels on 8 October. The...
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Call For proposals for European platform of women scientists
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 The European Commission has published a call for proposals related to the establishment of a European platform of women scientists (area 4.3.5.1(d)), under the Sixth Framework...
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Scientific equipment including the first European student experiment reaches the International Space Station
Paris, 09 Sep 2003 Preparations for the Spanish Soyuz mission on the International Space Station (ISS) in October took another step forward with the successful docking of an unmanned Progress...
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Floating new ideas to boost marine research infrastructures
Brussels, 09 Sep 2003 Europe is moving closer to an overall strategy for protecting its marine resources, but more needs to be done to steer future research policy out of potential rough seas,...
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Latest research news
Vaccine could end drug abuse Researchers are developing vaccines that might soon help nicotine and cocaine addicts quit their habits, the British Association science festival heard yesterday. Addicts...
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Today's news
Unions endorse motion against top-up fees The Trades Union Congress endorsed a motion that is critical of plans to introduce university top-up fees, under which undergraduates could be charged up to...
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France and Spain neck and neck in bid to host ITER
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A report by an independent group assessing the two European bids to host the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) has failed to back one site over the other,...
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Europe's aerospace industries call for more public investment in R&D
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 'The R&D investment which we make today is the foundation of our industry in 15 and 20 years time,' said President of the European association of aerospace industries (...
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Conference on structuring European neuroscience
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 A conference on brain research in Europe will take place on 18 September in Brussels. European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will meet around 200 representatives from...
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IEEE conference on standardisation and innovation in information technology
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 The third IEEE conference on standardisation and innovation in information technology will take place from 22 to 24 October in Delft, the Netherlands. The conference will bring...
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Creation of technology platform signals next phase in hydrogen economy, says Busquin
Brussels, 08 Sep 2003 The European technology platform for hydrogen will be established before the end of the year and will play a crucial role in encouraging cooperation within Europe and beyond,...