Methane discovery points to possible life on Mars
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Scientists working with the Mars Express mission have detected methane in the Red Planet's atmosphere, supporting two previous observations of the gas, and leading to...
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Mars Express confirms methane in the Martian atmosphere
Paris, 30 Mar 2004 During recent observations from the ESA Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars, methane was detected in its atmosphere. Whilst it is too early to draw any conclusions on its...
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Scientists glimpse underwater behaviour of penguins
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 UK and Japanese scientists have obtained the first ever pictures of penguins interacting with one another underwater by strapping miniature cameras to the birds' backs....
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Gender-specific health issues
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The second in the series of seminars 'Views on research and innovation', organised by the Swedish EU R&D (research and development) Council, will focus on gender-...
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International conference on Women's health, Italy
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The fifth International Symposium on Women's Health and the Menopause will be held in Florence, Italy, from 21 to 24 April. The event, organised by the Lorenzini Foundation,...
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Spectacular turnout at Security Research Information Day
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Over 400 participants attended the Information Day on the 'Preparatory Action on the enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of Security Research' on 25...
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"International Scientific Co-operation in FP6": Action Plan presentation is now available to download (link)
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Full text DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/i ndex_en.html Item source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/ index_en.cfm
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Spain to reform science policy
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 Following a pre-election public statement by renowned Spanish scientists calling on political parties to sign a 'state pact' on science, the new socialist government, elected in...
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Call for research exploitation strategy seminars
Brussels, 30 Mar 2004 The European Commission's Research DG is inviting to enhance the potential impact of projects funded by one of the research programmes managed by the Industrial Technologies...
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Ariane 4 honoured by US Space Foundation
Paris, 30 Mar 2004 ESA, CNES and Arianespace joint communication The Space Achievement Award for 2004 was presented to Arianespace, CNES and ESA by the US Space Foundation at Colorado Springs on 29...
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The last stage of an arctic odyssey
Paris, 30 Mar 2004 The French explorer, Gilles Elkaïm, who left North Cape (Norway) in May 2000, has almost completed the seventh and final stage of his 12,000 km solo trek along the rim of the...
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From discovery to encounter: international conference on Saturn's moon Titan
Paris, 30 Mar 2004 In the week that sees the 375th anniversary of the birth of the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, an international conference entitled 'Titan: From Discovery to Encounter' is...
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Clarke fights friend to avoid defeat Fresh concessions on student top-up fees aimed at winning over Labour's rebels were promised by Charles Clarke last night as his battle to stave off defeat in the...
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Proposals for Amendments to the European Patent Convention to Accomodate a Community Patent (link)
Brussels, 29 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 7120/04 Suite of documents 7120/04 No. prev. doc.: 15088/03 PI 123 Subject: PREPARATION OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON 11 MARCH 2004 - Community patent...
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The Myth of the Software Patent Thicket: An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between Intellectual Property and Innovation in Software Firms (link)
29 Mar 2004 Full text Abstract: This paper is the first part of a wide-ranging study of the role of intellectual property in the software industry. The project focuses on the software industry...