Innovation policy in times of crisis: the Knowledge for Growth group 29/06/2009
'Before the crisis, the question was how Europe can improve its innovation performance compared with the US. With the current downturn, the US and Europe are looking at innovation as a vehicle to get us out of the deep hole our economies ha...
Sustainable Nuclear Energy technology platform presents research strategy 29/06/2009
The European nuclear fission research community has finalised their Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), which was presented at the FISA 2009 conference held in Prague, the Czech Republic from 22 to 24 June. The agenda was made available a few ...
Keeping Earth's technologies safe from space weather 29/06/2009
Researchers worldwide are working to keep Earth's technologies safe from the threat of space weather. The latest researchers to join this effort are from the University of Leicester in the UK who have implemented a 'double pulse' ?...
OceanObs'09 conference, Venice, Italy 29/06/2009
The OceanObs'09 conference will take place from 21 to 25 September in Venice, Italy. Entitled 'Ocean information or society: sustaining the benefits, realising the potential', OceanObs'09 will look back on a decade of ?...
European Security Research Conference, Stockholm, Sweden 29/06/2009
The Fourth European Security Research Conference will be held on 29 and 30 September in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is expected to bring together more than 1,200 representatives from research, industry, European institutions, public autho...
Scientists attack energy industry 29/06/2009
Britain must invest hugely to create a new low-carbon economy, say leading members of the Royal Society....
Scientists discover new periodic table element 29/06/2009
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially recognised the element 112 as a new element, discovered by scientists at the GSI Helmholzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Resea...
Joint Mars plan on talks agenda 29/06/2009
The US and European space agencies are to discuss the potential for mounting joint missions to Mars....
Lion prides form to win turf wars 29/06/2009
Lions form prides to defend territory against other lions, not to improve their hunting success, new research reveals....
Crop plants get genomics centre 29/06/2009
A UK research centre to decode the DNA of plants and animals used in agriculture will open this week in the east of England....
