Reliable Low Power Computing Systems 02/07/2009
Researchers at the University of Southampton?s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) have been awarded funding to develop efficient test methods to improve the reliability of low power computing systems....
On the shoulders of ancients 02/07/2009
03/07/2009, Stamford HallAccording to the entrenched wisdom, modern science began in the 17th century when Isaac Newton's dynamics based on the newly discovered law of inertia replaced Aristotle's outmoded dynamics. It's time for this wisdo...
European biobanking infrastructure to complete prototype system in 2010 02/07/2009
The Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI) has passed a major milestone by completing a review of more than 300 major European biobanks. Project managers Professor Kurt Zatloukal of the Medical University of G...
JRC report highlights the need for increased investment in renewables 02/07/2009
Europe can meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, but only if governments increase their financial and regulatory support for the new technologies, concludes a new report from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). Th...
Researchers identify new DNA cell repair mechanism 02/07/2009
An international team of researchers has discovered a new way that DNA repairs itself; it is a process that not only protects the genome but also prevents cancer development. Published in the journal Nature, the findings show how elements f...
Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, Nantes, France 02/07/2009
The sixth International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS'09) will be held from 14 to 17 September in Nantes, France. The event will provide a forum to discuss and debate the latest developments in the impact ...
Conference on 'Brain damage risk and neuroprotectants for preterm newborns', Hamburg, Germany 02/07/2009
A conference on 'Brain damage risk and neuroprotectants for preterm newborns' will be held in Hamburg, Germany, on 8 October 2009. Organised by the EU-funded NEOBRAIN ('Neonatal estimation of brain damage risk and identification of ?...
NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES: IAEA to choose new nuclear watchdog chief 02/07/2009
The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency is voting to choose a successor to Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, who retires in November. The new IAEA chief will be charged with ensuring the safe spread of non-military nuclear technology....
INFLUENZA A (H1N1): Argentina sees significant rise in swine flu deaths 02/07/2009
Argentina has reported 17 more swine flu deaths, bringing the total to at least 43 in the country hardest hit by the virus in the southern hemisphere. The epidemic in Argentina is noteworthy because of its comparatively high mortality rate...
Experts call for antibiotic prescribing practices to be standardised across Europe 01/07/2009
EU-funded researchers have identified wide variations in the way antibiotics are prescribed across Europe. In some countries, just 20% of patients who go to their doctor with a cough are give antibiotics, while in other countries this figur...
