Transponders flying high over Moscow
Brussels, 01 July 2002 Scientists from Moscow's State Aviation Institute have researched a novel approach to positioning communication transponders: radio-controlled gliders! Traditionally,...
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DNA-based testing will help fight fraud in beef export payments
Brussels, 01 July 2002 The Commission is to introduce new DNA-based gender tests for cattle to combat fraudulent claims for export refunds. The beef trade receives several million euros of EU export...
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Call for tenders for study on biotechnology legislation
Brussels, 01 July 2002 The European Commission has published a call for tenders for means to improve the consistency and efficiency of the legislative framework in the field of biotechnology Article...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Brussels, 01 July 2002 Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU This questions and answers fact sheet is divided into two sections; Part A covers legislation in force; Part B covers...
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Update: 12:30
Non-EU overseas students in UK FE double The number of students from non-EU countries attending further education colleges in the United Kingdom nearly doubled over five years, lifelong learning...
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Today's papers
Trapped Russian researchers rescued from pack ice Two South African helicopters yesterday airlifted the last of 79 Russian scientists from a research ship that has been trapped in the Antarctic pack...
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Italian conferences to examine air pollution and environmental health risks
Brussels, 28 June 2002 Two conferences, on air pollution and environmental health risks, will take place in Catania, Italy, from 17 to 19 September 2003. A call for papers has been announced for both...
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ECSC forerunner of European research area, says Busquin
Brussels, 28 June 2002 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) can be compared to the European research area (ERA) for its role in encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the area of...
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IT and research ambitions of the Presidency
Copenhagen, 28 June 2002 During the Danish Presidency, the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Helge Sander, will be the President of two Councils of Ministers: Telecommunications (IT...
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Space and daily life...in 45 years
Paris, 28 June 2002 From 4 to 10 October 2002, the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA) will celebrate World Space Week by giving young Europeans the chance to tell the world their...
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ESA highlights contributions of space imagery to disaster relief
Paris, 28 June 2002 Speaking at the annual meeting of an international association working to integrate information technologies for disaster-relief efforts, Stephen Briggs, head of the Earth...
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Update: 13:20
Employers support skills spending increase Business leaders today urged the government to help boost productivity by spending more on education and skills and focusing on science and technology. The...
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Today's papers
Surrogate couples make better parents The first scientific study of surrogacy suggests not only that surrogate mothers have no problem handing over babies but that the families who receive the child...
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New research suggests nitrogen-fixing crops a possibility
Brussels, June 2002 It may be easier to design plants that make their own nitrogen fertiliser than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Nature on 26 June. The roots...
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Commission conference to examine alternatives to animal experiments
Brussels, June 2002 The European Commission is holding a conference on research into alternative methods to animal testing and experimentation from 9 to 10 July in Brussels, Belgium. The event aims...