Brussels, 28 Jun 2005 The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) has announced the successful completion of BioBabel, which includes the development of a controlled vocabulary and common ontology to...
Brussels, 28 Jun 2005 In an effort to keep Europe at the forefront of nanoelectronics, the European Commission is providing 24.17 million euro for a new project aimed at pushing the limits of...
Brussels, 28 Jun 2005 The German government is to support research into the safety of genetically modified (GM) plants with ten million euro over the next three years. Some 24 projects will receive...
Brussels, 28 Jun 2005 The 14th European biomass conference and exhibition, with the sub-heading 'Biomass for energy, industry and climate protection', will be held from 17 to 21 October in Paris,...
Science is safe, says universities' paymaster The head of the universities' funding council wrote off concern over the closure of chemistry and physics departments as "moral panic" yesterday and...
Brussels, Jun 2005 Today the Executive Director of the GJU, Rainer Grohe, reported to the Supervisory Board regarding the evaluation of the joint proposal received from the two consortia in the...
Brussels, Jun 2005 A new international study of academic researchers from all disciplines has revealed that over 80 per cent of them would be willing to submit their articles to institutional open...
Brussels, Jun 2005 The Environment Council has voted against a package of Commission proposals requiring the lifting of bans or restrictions on eight authorised genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
Brussels, Jun 2005 The EU funded SOLZINC project has become the first to successfully use solar energy in a pilot-plant to create storable energy from a metal ore. Solar energy can be converted into...
Brussels, Jun 2005 Sweden is to become the first country in the world to introduce a passenger train powered solely by biogas. Developed by Svensk Biogas at a cost of ten million kronor (1.08 million...
Brussels, Jun 2005 A charter for women in science, engineering and technology has been launched in the UK with the aim of tackling gender inequalities in universities. The six-point charter has been...
Brussels, Jun 2005 An information day on the forthcoming call for proposals on sustainable energy systems under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in London, the UK, on 11 July. The...
Brussels, Jun 2005 This year's Online Information event will take place in London, the UK, from 29 November until 1 December. The event addresses online content and information management solutions...
Brussels, Jun 2005 The Commission's Research DG has published a call for tenders under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) for assistance in the monitoring and analysis of technology transfer and...
Paris, 23 June 2005 ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton joins the fleet of spacecraft taking part in one of the world's largest astronomical observation campaigns - the Deep Impact event...