Agencies meet for Mars discussions 28/06/2009
The University of Plymouth hosts an annual summit of the European and US space agencies, which will discuss future missions....
Gordon Brown has 12 months to make up for the last two years, expert on Labour Party leadership says 27/06/2009
Dr Robin Pettitt, an expert in politics from Kingston University, looks back on Gordon Brown?s first two years in office ahead of his anniversary this Saturday 27 June....
AVIATION - TECHNOLOGY: Swiss team presents pioneering solar-powered plane 27/06/2009
Adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a solar aircraft, the Solar Impulse, in Switzerland. Six years in development, the airplane will attempt take off autonomously, and make a round-the-world flight sans fuel or pollution....
US House supports emissions bill 27/06/2009
The US House of Representatives narrowly backs legislation to cut carbon emissions, but the bill now faces a tough Senate battle....
EU cancer 'partnership' to focus on prevention 26/06/2009
A 'European Partnership for Action against Cancer' to be launched this autumn will aim to screen 100% of the population for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer by 2013, the European Commission announced....
Von Anfang bis Zukunft: Die Brennstoffzelle schreibt Geschichte 26/06/2009
09/07/2009, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung MainzThemenabend zur Brennstoffzellentechnologie am 9. Juli in der Reihe [polymer populär] des Max-Planck-Instituts für Polymerforschung...
EU-funded researchers find biomarkers can show early presence of Alzheimer's 26/06/2009
The signs of Alzheimer's disease can be detected at a very early stage, even in patients suffering from only minimal memory loss, according to a new report published in the Lancet Neurology journal. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy a...
EU study confirms people prefer right ear for listening 26/06/2009
Researchers are aware that people prefer to listen with their right ear rather than their left. But their conclusions have always been based on controlled studies in laboratories, not in natural settings. Enter an Italian team of EU-funded ...
Danish-Sino cooperation fuels nanotechnology research 26/06/2009
Danish and Chinese researchers are making advances in the world of nanotechnology as they work together to develop electronic components. The fruits of their labour will contribute to fuelling the electronic, energy and communications ?...
CIVICWEB final project seminar, London, UK 26/06/2009
The EU-funded CIVICWEB ('Young people, the Internet and civic participation') project will hold its final conference on 30 June and 1 July in London, UK. CIVICWEB analysed the role of the Internet in promoting civic engagement and ?...
