Talking washing machine on display in Hanover
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 One of the items on show at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover from 12 to 19 March will be a talking washing machine that also recognises spoken commands, developed by a German...
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Welsh super-university mooted A "super-university" could be created under plans to merge the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. The deal would lead to a...
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Fresh Aids row engulfs South Africa The South African government was embroiled in a fresh row over its aids policy yesterday when the health ministry confirmed hiring a controversial...
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Getting society ready for nanotechnology
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 In a recently published paper on science and ethics in nanotechnology, Canadian researchers call for more discussion on the impacts of this radical new technology....
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Dutch vision for the future of housing
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Land shortages and the growing risk of floods have led the Dutch to float the idea of building waterborne homes, businesses, roads and, maybe one day, entire cities. How the...
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Text of Common position for a Regulation concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and food and feed products produced from GMOs (link)
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 15798/02 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
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First STOA annual lecture: risks and opportunities in biotechnology
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The scientific and technological options assessment unit of the European Parliament (STOA) is holding its first annual lecture, entitled 'risks and opportunities in the...
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Text of Common Position for a Regulation on genetically modified food and feed - Consultation deadline: 13.3.2003 (link)
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 5204/03 Council Register
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Commission backs regional innovative actions in the West Midlands
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 A programme of innovative actions in the West Midlands, which is receiving 2.85 million euro from European regional development fund (ERDF), was officially launched by Regional...
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Innov.Europe publishes beginners guide to the Sixth Framework Programme
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 A beginner's guide to the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) has been published by the innovation and information technologies observatory at Innov.Europe. The observatory is a non...
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INTAS publishes calls for proposals
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The international association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union (INTAS) has launched a series of...
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Final Text of the Common Political Approach on the Community Patent, as adopted (link)
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 7159/03 No. prev. doc.: 6843/1/03 PI 20 REV 1 + COR 1 (fr,nl) + COR 2 No. Cion prop.: 10786/00 PI 49 Subject: Community patent - Common political approach...
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ESA opens first deep space ground station in Western Australian wheat belt
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) held an inauguration ceremony to mark the opening of its first deep space ground station in New Norcia, Western Australia, on 5 March. The ground...
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Commission seeks women FP6 evaluators
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The Commission is seeking women evaluators for proposals submitted under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The Commission's target for the participation of women in...
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CORDIS clarifies FP5 project management issues
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) of the European Commission is now over. However, there are many projects which are ongoing, and contractors may face new issues and need...