Scientific congress on climate change, Copenhagen, Denmark 05/01/2009
The University of Copenhagen will host an international scientific congress on climate change under the heading 'Climate change: global risks, challenges and decisions' from 10 to 12 March 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is ?...
Workshop on extending database technology, St. Petersburg, Russia 05/01/2009
A workshop on extending database technology for life sciences will be held on 23 March 2009 in St. Petersburg, Russia. With the rapid advances in information technology in recent years, life sciences research has been boosted to a new level...
Snap, map, chat and hyperlink? 04/01/2009
Hyperlinking reality is a huge advance for mobile navigation, interaction and for image recognition, but what can it actually do? Quite a lot, apparently, with more to come. European researchers working in the MOBVIS project have succe...
Reality gets hyperlinked 04/01/2009
European researchers can now attach hyperlinks to pictures you take using your mobile phone. It offers the prospect of new ways to discover, engage and navigate your surroundings. You wake up in a strange city with no recollection of h...
INDIA - HEALTH: West Bengal hit by new bird flu outbreak 04/01/2009
For the fourth time since 2007, West Bengal's authorities have announced a bird flu outbreak has happened in this region of India. Officials confirmed they had to start culling about 60,000 poultry....
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) Annual Meeting 03/01/2009
A major conference, scheduled for Bournemouth University next week, will feature a session on Volcanoes and Society? and, more specifically, Volcanoes and Tourism?. The meeting of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) on Mond...
INTERNET: Wikipedia raises six millions dollars 03/01/2009
Jimmy Wales, founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia announced Friday that six millions dollars had been raised through donations since July 1, enough to cover operating expenses for the current fiscal year, ending June 2009....
WEB NEWS: Best of the Web in 2008 02/01/2009
Today on the Web: we take a look back at the best videos of 2008, notably the now infamous one of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush, as well as the best Web sites, from Twitter to Deezer....
RAS PN 08/57: SPACE AND ASTRONOMY DIGEST: JANUARY 2009 31/12/2008
The RAS digest of astronomy and space news events coming up in January. Category: PressDate: 31 Dec 2008...
New Years Honours - Dame Wendy Hall 31/12/2008
Professor Wendy Hall, CBE, has been appointed DBE in the New Year Honours List for services to science and technology. Category: PressDate: 31 Dec 2008...
