Brussels, 14 Jul 2004 Chemical and biotechnology sector organisations Cefic and EuropaBio launched a European Technology Platform on sustainable chemistry in Brussels on 7 July 2004. This focuses on...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2004 Vacuum deposition of wear coatings is more environmentally friendly than galvanic methods – but also more costly. The TIPCOAT project has now developed lower cost physical...
Brussels, 14 Jul 2004 By combining pulse-plating and ultrasonic techniques, the ULTRAPLATE project has produced breakthrough improvements in the speed and precision of electrodeposition of metals and...
Paris, 14 Jul 2004 On 9 July 2004, the Near-Earth Object Mission Advisory Panel recommended that ESA place a high priority on developing a mission to actually move an asteroid. The conclusion was...
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R&D funding boost given a welcome Scientists have welcomed the Government's 10-year investment framework for science and innovation, which aims to increase British spending on research and...
UUK chief warns of overseas threat to colleges Ivor Crewe, president of Universities UK and vice-chancellor of Essex University, described Britain as "the silver medallists in the higher education...
Brussels, 13 July 2004 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the vast majority of businesses in Europe and can play a key role in boosting enlarged Europe’s competitiveness if they become...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt Full...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 At a gala evening in Brussels on 12 July to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the EU Descartes Prize for scientific excellence, Dr Rainer Gerold, Director of the science and...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 As part of his comprehensive spending review published on 12 July, the UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has promised an extra 1 billion GBP (1.5 billion euro) in government funding...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 The CASCADE (chemicals as contaminants in the food chain) Network of Excellence, established in February 2004 under the Food quality and safety priority of the Sixth Framework...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 The European Commission's Enterprise DG intends to publish a call for tenders in September 2004 relating to a study on the competitiveness of the European information and...
Brussels, 13 Jul 2004 An international conference on Paleoceanography will be held in Biarritz, France, from 5 to 10 September. The conference will be divided into five themes covering topics such as...