Paris, 26 Oct 2004 Purple haze around Titan Today the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft makes a fly-by of Saturn's largest moon Titan - the closest ever performed. At the time of the closest...
London, 26 Oct 2004 CONTENTS Terms of Reference Summary 1 Introduction 2 Background Key concepts and definitions International development and the UK Developing countries Millennium Development Goals...
Gene tests prove we are all the same under the skin The notion that skin colour can indicate physical or mental differences between groups of people has been demolished by analysis of the human...
Biological weapons pose biggest threat to world The threat posed to the world by biological weapons is now far greater than that from nuclear and chemical because of the "riotous" development in...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 Modern aircraft still suffer from systems that do not consume or distribute power efficiently, a problem that grows more acute with rising on-board operational and passenger...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 The outgoing President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, has described the EU's strategy to become the world's most competitive knowledge based economy by 2010 as 'a big...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 The UK's annual research and development (R&D) scoreboard shows that companies that invest in research benefit from higher sales growth and increased share price as a...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 The Commission has published a guidance note for participants in its research framework programme, providing performance indicators for the assessment of Networks of Excellence...
A pan-European project recently submitted for funding under the European Commission's ERA-NET programme aims at harmonising European polar research strategies. The 'European strategic framework for...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 In the context of the next call for proposals for projects in technology-enhanced learning, due to be launched in mid-November, an information day will take place in Luxembourg...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 A workshop on observing and understanding sea level variations will take place in St. Julians, Malta, from 1 to 3 November. The event is co-organised by the European Sea Level...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 Beta Technology is organising a series of events on different aspects of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) on behalf of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
Brussels, 25 Oct 2004 An international workshop on nanotechnology in land and natural water remediation will take place in London, the UK, on 6 December. The workshop will give those working in this...
London, 25 Oct 2004 Full text UK Parliament European Scrutiny Committee
Brussels, 22 Oct 2004 Europe must remain at the forefront of polar research and confront the challenge of being the first to conquer the Arctic Ocean, says the European Polar Board. The organisation...