One molecule engine inspired by nature
Brussels, Jan 2006 Molecular motor based on redox reactions A single molecule working as the nano scale version of the steam engine: that's the molecular motor developed by a group of UT scientists...
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Between two dances, a droplet gets charged
Brussels, Jan 2006 Let a micro droplet dance, and the electric charge on the droplet can be regulated very accurately. During this 'spontaneous oscillation', the droplet touches an electrode...
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World Trade Organization Biotech Decision Expected Soon, U.S. Says -- possibly Wednesday, 1 February
Washington, Jan 2006 A preliminary decision by a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel on the U.S. challenge of the European Union (EU) moratorium on approvals for crops derived from biotechnology is...
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Satellite portrait of global plant growth will aid climate research
Paris, Jan 2006 Animated diagram of leaf area index An ambitious ESA project to chart ten years in the life of the Earth's vegetation has reached a midway point, with participants and end-users...
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JAF Meeting 15/16 February 2006, Agenda Item 3 - Open Call and Selection Criteria for New COST Actions (link)
Brussels, Jan 2006 Full text of Document 203/06 Suite of documents 203/06 Delegations will find attached a proposal from the COST Office on the "Open Call and Selection Criteria for new COST Actions...
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JAF Meeting 15/16 February 2006, Agenda Item 10 - a New COST Instrument: Young Investigators Network (YIN) (link)
Brussels, Jan 2006 Full text of Document 204/06 Suite of documents 204/06 To: COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) Subject: JAF meeting 15/16 February 2006, agenda item 10 - A new COST Instrument...
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Participation of Non-COST Countries and International/European Bodies in COST Actions (link)
Brussels, Jan 2006 Full text of Document 5/1/05 Revision 01 Suite of documents 5/1/05 Subject: Participation of non-COST countries and International/European bodies in COST Actions Delegations will...
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Addendum to Draft Summary of Conclusions JAF Group Meeting Held in Brussels on 12-13 October 2005
Brussels, Jan 2006 Full text of Document 312/05 Addendum 01 Suite of documents 312/05 Item 15, Any Other Business, p. 8: "The Group agreed to the intention of the Austrian representative, Dr Mieling...
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Today's news
Man questioned over murder of cot death researcher Detectives were yesterday questioning a man over the murder of a scientist who was found stabbed 49 times and strangled with her own sweater at her...
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How to attain a free spirit
De La Mettrie's Ghost
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an epistolary novel by a much-televised writer: "My dear brother, I can no longer refuse myself the...
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Sparkle dimmed by hagiographic encrustations
The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia - Mozart - Mozart and His Operas
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Tales of Charlie and the dream factory
Chaplin and Agee
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Politics with a little bit of street cred
Joined-Up Government
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Damned if you do, Saddam if you don't
A Matter of Principle