Private company close to putting craft into space
Brussels, 12 May 2004 The chairman of the Ansari X-Prize, a ten million dollar (8.4 million euro) race to be the first private company to put a three person craft in space twice in two weeks, has...
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Nominations for f-cell Award invited
Brussels, 12 May 2004 Nominations are now open for the 'f-cell Award', which recognises innovative fuel cell technology with a potential for practical application. The competition, run by the...
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Ariane 5 and Soyuz to launch two Australian satellites from the Guiana Space Centre
Paris, 12 May 2004 As they announced the signing of the contract by Arianespace for the launch of two Australian satellites, Optus D1 and Optus D2, on Ariane 5 and Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre...
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Dollars lure scientists Down Under Fears for the future survival in UK universities of "problem" subjects such as chemistry were reignited this week as it emerged that a campaign to lure top...
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Monsanto bails out of wheat The biotechnology company Monsanto is to stop producing genetically modified wheat. The company announced on its website that it wanted to develop corn, cotton and...
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Graduates face high cost of starting work University graduates are collectively spending ?378 million to equip themselves for their first day at work, according to a survey of more than 5,000...
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The beginning of the end for genetically engineered crop technology?
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The world's biggest seller of genetically modified (GM) seeds, Monsanto, announced on 10 May that it is to discontinue attempts to commercialise its GM wheat. The move has been...
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Irish Presidency calls for European standards in heart health
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The Irish Minister for Health and Children, Micheàl Martin, called for a European standard for data collection and analysis in cardiology at the European meeting on Cardiology...
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Increased pressure on US to support embryonic stem cell research
Brussels, 11 May 2004 Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan has joined 100 Nobel laureate scientists and 206 members of the US Congress in criticising the Bush administration for its decision to limit...
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Construction sector announces conference to stimulate industry-led research
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECFREDI), currently coordinating the EU network E-CORE, is to organise a conference to showcase...
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4th European Neuroscience Forum, Portugal
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The fourth Forum of European Neuroscience will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 10 to 14 July, and will address the latest global developments in brain research. The topics to...
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INTERACT programme launches call for proposals
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The INTERACT programme, developed in order to support the Commission's INTERREG 3 programme, has published its second call for proposals - for projects under priority 2 and...
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Great Wall of China seen from space
Paris, 11 May 2004 Photograph ESA's Proba satellite here shows a winding segment of the 7240-km long Great Wall of China situated just northeast of Beijing. The Great Wall's relative visibility or...
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XMM-Newton detects X-ray 'solar cycle' in distant star
Paris, 11 May 2004 For years, astronomers have wondered whether stars similar to the Sun go through periodic cycles of enhanced X-ray activity, like those often causing troubles to telephone and...
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The remarkable Red Rectangle: A Stairway to Heaven?
Paris, 11 May 2004 Photograph Astronomers may not have observed the fabled 'Stairway to Heaven,' but they have photographed something almost as intriguing: ladder-like structures surrounding a dying...