UK - INTERNET: Facebook used to recruit UK secret agents 05/10/2008
Britain's overseas security service, MI6, has turned to social networking website Facebook to help recruit new agents, with ads specifically targeting ethnic minorities....
SPACE: Space station changes orbit in advance of tourist arrival 05/10/2008
The International Space Station has adjusted its orbit in order to facilitate the arrival later this month of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and US astronaut Michael Fi...
Advanced course on morphing aircraft, Lisbon, Portugal 04/10/2008
An advanced course on 'Morphing aircraft - materials, mechanisms and systems' will be held from 17 to 20 November in Lisbon, Portugal. Morphing vehicles are designed to adapt to different missions and roles through reconfiguratio...
Study puts HIV's origins at turn of 20th century 03/10/2008
A new study suggests that the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) started to spread among humans at the beginning of the 20th century, driven by the rapid growth of new cities, and an associated rise in risky behaviours, in colonial central ...
Meeting on transplantation research in Europe, Brussels, Belgium 03/10/2008
A meeting on 'Integrating transplantation research in Europe: perspectives for public-private partnerships' will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 3 November. The event is organised by the TRIE ('Transplantation research inte...
CHINA - INTERNET: Skype admits to spying on its Chinese users 03/10/2008
Online communications company Skype said on Thursday that its Chinese partner TOM Online had been monitoring and storing politically sensitive user text messages without its knowledge. TOM claimed having followed Chinese law....
RESEARCH: Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat 03/10/2008
Researchers on Thursday reported inroads in an ambitious project to map the genetic sequence of wheat, which ultimately could lead to the creation of more fertile and disease-resistant wheat strains....
Industry leaders team up on science and maths education 03/10/2008
Europe's main industry leaders have launched an initiative to develop cooperation between schools and businesses to renew interest in maths, science and technology (MST) in a bid to avoid shortages of skilled engineers in future....
WEB NEWS: Worldwide fear over contaminated Chinese products 03/10/2008
In this edition : international concerns over new cases of contaminated Chinese products sold abroad, Japanese Geishas introduce people to their profession via the web and today's pic of the best....
Report: Technology platforms failing on R&D commercialisation 03/10/2008
More regulatory and standardisation efforts are needed to help translate research results into new products and services, concludes an independent evaluation of the European technology platforms (ETPs)....
