Decoding Mars's cryptic region
Paris, 19 October 2006 Mars Express's OMEGA instrument has given planetary scientists outstanding new clues to help solve the mystery of Mars's so-called 'cryptic region'. In the 1970s, orbiter...
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Antennae galaxies' fertile marriage
Paris, 17 October 2006 A new Hubble image of the Antennae galaxies is the sharpest yet of this merging pair of galaxies. As the two galaxies smash together, thousand of millions of stars are born,...
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China-ESA Dragon Project - Earth's atmosphere seen from space
Paris, 19 October 2006 Over 50 doctoral level Chinese scientists from 30 institutes have gathered at the prestigious Peking University in Beijing in the People's Republic of China to attend a six-day...
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Controlling European Columbus laboratory (link)
Paris, 17 October 2006 ESApod reports from the Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, where the team is preparing to support the European Columbus laboratory. Download Activity is...
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Communication and risk assessment are keys to unleashing nano-potential
Brussels, 20 October 2006 'Science and politics do not always dance together easily,' said Dutch MEP Dorette Corbey, speaking on the first day of the European Forum on Nanosciences in Brussels on 19...
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Could our ability to predict disaster lie in maths equation?
Brussels, 20 October 2006 A European ecologist at the University of Barcelona has been studying a model to characterise the occurrence of natural disasters. Some time ago, another ecologist studying...
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Parliamentary rapporteur on FP7 welcomes EIT proposal
Brussels, 20 October 2006 Jerzy Buzek, Polish MEP and rapporteur on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) has given a ringing endorsement to the Commission's proposal on establishing a European...
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European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures launched
Brussels, 20 October 2006 The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has presented the first ever European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. The document, which has been two...
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European Regions Research and Innovation Network re-launches with high hopes and expectations
Brussels, 20 October 2006 The European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) announced its official re-launch for 2007 and beyond at its seminar 'Towards Regional Innovation: the Role of...
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Parliamentary report approving amendment of Galileo Joint Undertaking's Statutes (link)
Brussels, 20 October 2006 Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 ( COM(2006) 0351 - C6...
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Final workshop in INTEREST programme - Brussels, 9 November
Brussels, 20 October 2006 INTEREST is a Specific Targeted Research Project (STReP) under the 6th Framework Programme (FP6). The project is part of the 'Policy-orientated Research' programme. INTEREST...
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European and international project management course at St Poelten, Austria
Brussels, 20 October 2006 This University-style course is offered by the St. Poelten Institute of Higher Education in partnership with TermNet and DANUBE. The overall aim of the course is to offer in...
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UK e-ID Card - progress and future plans: DTI/eema meeting (including "leveraging identities from UK Passport Service for commercial applications") - London, 15 November
Brussels, 20 October 2006 The UK e-ID Card meeting (hosted by the UK DTI, and organised by eema on 15 November) will explore the progress and future plans for the country's proposed national e-ID...
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Net-WMS - virtual reality and optimisation techniques for warehouse management systems
Brussels, 20 October 2006 The Net-WMS project, managed by ERCIM, had its kick-off last month in Sophia Antipolis, France. Its objective is to integrate virtual reality and optimisation techniques in...
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"More Moore" project for extreme ultra violet lithography
Brussels, 20 October 2006 More Moore, a research project funded by the European Commission to promote the development of Extreme Ultra Violet Lithography (EUVL) in Europe, highlighted innovations...