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ICSU/CODATA launch online forum for World Summit on the Information Society
11 February 2003 (Paris, France) - The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) today launched an 'open access' online forum to generate discussion from the international science and technology community in the lead-up to the UN World... view more (2003-02-12)

What Shall We Do With Nuclear Waste?
There are two ways of dealing with the problem of nuclear waste. The first one is the easiest but not the most sensible: you can simply bury nuclear waste products and try to forget about them. However, this way does not seem to be the most rational. It seems much more attractive to try to derive... view more (2002-03-12)

Solexa Announces Progress in its Single Molecule Array Technology at BioArrays Europe Conference
Speaking at BioArrays Europe (Cambridge, UK, 30 Sept-1 Oct), Dr Tony Smith, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Solexa, presented data on the progress of the Company`s proprietary Single Molecule Array™ technology for human genetic variation applications, highlighting significant progress in... view more (2002-10-01)

As high-spec home entertainment goes wireless
A high performance, low-cost wireless home connectivity solution for applications requiring the multi-streaming of high-quality video has been demonstrated by a team of EU-funded researchers.   view more (2005-04-07)

AFCYBER holds science and technology symposium
To help pave the way for future combat operations in the cyber domain, Eighth Air Force Commander Lt Gen. Robert Elder and his staff hosted a meeting at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, La on July 16-17 to bring together preeminent cyber science and technology experts from across the country.   view more (2007-08-15)

Uncorking SME success: A special media briefing at the Third SME Technology Days - 29-30 June, Oporto, Portugal
Every year, 500 million euros worth of wine is ruined because of chemical or microbial contamination from the corks that are supposed to protect it. Now, a patented production technique, using microwaves to penetrate the cork, has been developed by Portuguese, German and Spanish SMEs working with a... view more (2000-06-15)

UK scientist scoops top international Japan Prize
Professor John Lawton, Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council, has today been named as a laureate of the prestigious 2004 Japan Prize. The award is in the category of the Science and Technology for Conservation of Biodiversity and marks the 20th anniversary of the prize. John... view more (2003-12-17)

Oxford University Fuel Cell Invention Wins Innovator of the Year Award
Researchers from Oxford University's Chemistry Department have won one of the three categories in the Carbon Trust Innovation Awards with their vision for sustainable energy provision.   view more (2003-11-12)

New Research Seeks to Enhance Quality and Security of Wireless Telemedicine
A team of researchers led by Fei Hu, assistant professor of computer engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, is working to advance the integration of radio frequency identification technology, also known as RFID, into cardiac sensor networks, a new wireless technology for telemedicine... view more (2007-09-18)

Cutting-edge weapons result of prehistoric experimentation
In today's fast-paced, technologically advanced world, people often take the innovation of new technology for granted without giving much thought to the trial-and-error experimentation that makes technology useful in everyday life. When the "cutting-edge" technology of the bow and arrow... view more (2008-06-11)

Car not first application for fuel cells
The car will not be the first application for fuel cells. This is one of the conclusions in the doctoral thesis of Robert van den Hoed, which he will defend on 17 May at TU Delft. "My research project confirms that large organisations such as in the automobile industry have trouble... view more (2004-05-11)

Second Pinpoint Faraday Award for Surrey Space Centre
The Surrey Space Centre and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), have won a further Pinpoint Faraday award.   view more (2004-03-30)

Producing bio-ethanol from agricultural waste a step closer
Research conducted by Delft University of Technology has brought the efficient production of the environmentally-friendly fuel bio-ethanol a great deal closer to fruition.   view more (2006-06-08)

NEW DIRECTOR FOR INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH
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Vistatec York secures follow-on funding for pioneering 'See & Treat' cancer technology
Vistatec York Ltd, whose groundbreaking technology offers the potential for earlier and more accurate detection and treatment of cancer, has secured follow-on funding from the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund (WRTSF). The company has also announced the appointment of James Spearman to the... view more (2004-06-07)

Ensonido Technology: Surround Sound to Go
With the recently introduced MP3 Surround audio format, 5.1-channel material will soon be widely available. Since MP3 Surround files are just slightly bigger than stereo MP3 files, multi-channel sound even with flash MP3 players will become feasible. Together with the new Ensonido technology,... view more (2005-03-09)

Lords call for more help for science teachers
Science teachers need extra help in order to inspire the scientists and citizens of the future, says the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee in a report published today [21 March]. Lord Winston (Professor Robert Winston), who chaired the inquiry, said: “Children learn attitudes... view more (2001-03-21)

Graduate In Multimedia Technology and Design Wins Prestigious European Award
Canterbury-based Liz Valentine, who recently graduated from the University of Kent with a first class honours degree in Multimedia Technology and Design, has just been announced as one of three winners in the Europrix Multimedia Top Talent Thesis Award 2004.   view more (2004-10-26)

NEW FORESIGHT PROJECTS PREDICT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN TOMORROW'S WORLD
Challenging visions of the future to ensure effective strategies now. Two new cutting edge projects announced today will seek to push the boundaries of science and technology to benefit business and society in the future. The Foresight projects on Cyber Trust and the Electromagnetic Spectrum will... view more (2003-03-10)

The Science Foresight Project
The Science Foresight Project is the first completely Internet-based international science foresight activity. The goal of the project was to identify emerging research developments in the physical and engineering sciences using experts selected by purely objective methods. The Science Foresight... view more (2002-08-26)

Women in science, engineering, and technology to receive a boost from CVCP
The Athena Project - developed by the Commission on University Career Opportunities [CUCO] - has as its ultimate objective achieving the same proportion of women in academic appointments in these fields as are recruited into them as undergraduates. But its nearer term goal is a 10% improvement by... view more (1999-02-18)

Web site aims to help women researchers gain funding success
A new web site dedicated to helping women scientists in the race for research funding has been launched by the East Midlands LAWN - Local Academic Women's Network - group, as concerns continue that science, engineering and technology disciplines are failing to attract, retain and promote women... view more (2003-01-09)

Carnegie Mellon researchers create new scanning system
Indiana Jones, step aside. Carnegie Mellon University's Yang Cai is developing new technology that could revolutionize the way archeologists work.   view more (2007-10-01)

CEA has summoned SAMSUNG in France for violation of its patents on Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
A pioneer in the field of flat screens, the CEA holds for more than 10 years a portfolio of patents on the LCD technology concerning the Vertically Aligned (VA) high contrast technique. This technique allows a wide angle of view and offers a higher quality of image. It is used very widely today on... view more (2004-07-20)

Science on buses goes European
Sci-bus, the biggest bus poster campaign about science ever mounted, will be seen simultaneously by over 8 million people in capitals of every member of the European Union during European Science and Technology Week (4 - 10 November 2002). The Graphic Science Unit at the University of the West of... view more (2002-10-18)
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