Brussels, 12 July 2005 The Descartes Grand Jury has announced the shortlist for the 2005 Descartes Research Prize for, outstanding scientific work carried out by a multinational team of researchers....
Brussels, 12 July 2005 This background note provides details of the 14 projects that have been selected for the shortlist of this year’s Descartes Prize (see IP/05/914 ). CANCERGENES...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 The 14 shortlisted research teams in contention for this year's Descartes Prize were announced by the Commission on 11 July at a special event in Brussels to mark the next stage...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 A new Technology Platform on industrial safety (TPIS) has been launched to help enable the sustainable growth of European industry. Like other Technology Platforms, the main aim...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 The 'Initiative for Science in Europe' (ISE), which represents over 50 European scientific organisations in their support for the European Research Council (ERC) initiative, has...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 A mystery has been puzzling geneticists for decades: how it is possible that the identical twins - those that are genetically identical - nevertheless display genetic...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 Inspired by the success of the First World Science Forum in 2003, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - in partnership with UNESCO and the International Council for Science (ICSU...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 The international conference 'Nuclear Energy in Europe 2005' will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 to 18 October. The conference will discuss the most pressing issues...
Brussels, 12 Jul 2005 As scientists around the world seek to advance new hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, European researchers are providing leadership in the production and marketing of...
Muslim scholar to press on with lectures Britons of all races must pull together to promote a common understanding, a leading Muslim scholar said yesterday. Tariq Ramadan said only a shared dialogue...
Police fund visit by academic who justifies suicide bombings A victim support group has questioned why an Islamic academic who justifies suicide bombings has been invited to speak at a London...
Brussels, 11 Jul 2005 A European project is working to solve the problems associated with using donor blood for transfusions. EuroBloodSubstitutes, the first project of its kind in Europe, is...
Brussels, 11 Jul 2005 Having initially supported Japan's bid to host the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER), US government officials have welcomed the final decision to base the...
Brussels, 11 Jul 2005 Thanks to EGNOS, the European geostationary navigation overlay service, the position and speed of each rider in the Tour de France can now be followed in real-time. The fifth...
Brussels, 11 Jul 2005 For the first time, researchers in Austria have identified an important receptor protein for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which originated in southern China in 2002...