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Nanotechnology offers alternative to fossil fuels
Nanotechnologies can be used to develop sustainable energy systems while reducing the harmful effects of fossil fuels as they are gradually phased out over the next century.
News from European Science Foundation, Oct 13, 2008
LAB provides 16 CFR 1303 accreditation
LAB has announced that it supports the Consumer Product Safety Act through the accreditation of testing laboratories to the requirements set forth in 16 CFR Part 1303.
News from Laboratory Accreditation Bureau, Oct 8, 2008
CBA members offered free SQAS/ESAD assessments
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has announced that its member companies can qualify for free SQAS/ESAD assessments thanks to an initiative by Sutton Winson.
News from Chemical Business Association, Oct 8, 2008
GBP5m grant scheme for clinical research projects
The Academy of Medical Sciences has launched a GBP5m grant scheme to enable clinicians to pursue academic research projects alongside care of patients.
News from Academy of Medical Sciences, Oct 7, 2008
ICR and SAG announce clinical archiving seminar
The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) and Scientific Archivists Group (SAG) have teamed up to hold a meeting focusing on the area of archiving.
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research), Oct 7, 2008
CBA questions ECHA pre-registration rules
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has questioned new rules for pre-registration outlined by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in its 19 September announcement.
News from Chemical Business Association, Sep 25, 2008
CBA hosts Hong Kong government visitors
The Chemical Business Association has recently hosted a group of senior officials from the Hong Kong Labour Department.
News from Chemical Business Association, Sep 24, 2008
UKIVA announces two new members
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) has announced that Rhombus VS and the VTX - Vision Technology Exhibition and Conference - are the latest organisations to become members.
News from UK Industrial Vision Association, Sep 22, 2008
Bulgarian honour for ICR's education manager
The education manager at the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) has been made an honorary member of the Bulgarian Association of Clinical Research (BACR).
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research), Sep 19, 2008
ESF reveals impact of cyropreservation workshop
The European Science Foundation has revealed how cryopreservation techniques discussed at its workshop bring hope for women cancer victims and endangered species.
News from European Science Foundation, Sep 12, 2008
ESF and COST discuss natural product research
Research on natural products has been discussed at a conference organised by the European Science Foundation and the European Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technical Research.
News from European Science Foundation, Sep 4, 2008
Cyanobacteria offers possibilities for future fuel
Amid mounting agreement that future clean energy will rely on conversion of the sun's light energy into fuels, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria.
News from European Science Foundation, Aug 27, 2008
New headquarters for Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences and the Novartis Foundation merged on 31 July 2008 prior to the dissolution of the Novartis Foundation later this year
News from Academy of Medical Sciences, Aug 8, 2008
Researchers should improve human tissue regulation
The UK's Human Tissue Authority (HTA) launches a consultation on a new code of practice - the first produced specifically for those who store human tissue for research
News from Human Tissue Authority, Aug 6, 2008
CRT licenses colorectal cancer risk technology
Cancer Research Technology has agreed a non-exclusive licence with ArcticDx for the development of a Colo Risk test to help determine an individual's predisposition to developing colorectal cancer
News from Cancer Research UK, Aug 4, 2008
The amazing quantum world of ultra-cold matter
Many of us have been fascinated by the concept of absolute zero, the temperature at which everything comes to a complete stop
News from European Science Foundation, Aug 4, 2008
Mapping out the future of intelligent robots
Robotics could be poised for a breakthrough, leading to a new generation of intelligent machines capable of taking on multiple tasks and moving out of the factory into the home and general workplace
News from European Science Foundation, Jul 30, 2008
RNAQuality programme holds first conference
Major European push to bring the field together via a network of overlapping multidisciplinary projects, spearheaded by the European Science Foundation (ESF) with its Eurocores Programme RNAQuality
News from European Science Foundation, Jul 15, 2008
ICR bucks trend with rise in training courses
The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) is successfully addressing the skills shortage in the clinical trials industry, seeing a 400 per cent increase in its specialised in-company training courses
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research), Jul 11, 2008
Europe 'equipped to safeguard research integrity'
Report released by the European Science Foundation (ESF) shows that most countries in Europe have established mechanisms to promote good research practices which safeguards research integrity
News from European Science Foundation, Jul 8, 2008
Calibrating biodiversity using DNA barcodes
The ECBoL initiative aims to establish a Network of European Leading Laboratories (NELL) among major biodiversity resource centres of Europe
News from European Science Foundation, Jul 1, 2008
The 'inconvenient truth' of glacier movement
Predicting climate change depends on many factors not properly included in current forecasting models, such as how the major polar ice caps will move in the event of melting around their edges
News from European Science Foundation, Jun 30, 2008
Building a competitive European Research Area
The European Heads of Research Councils (Eurohorcs) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) have published their vision on the ERA and joined forces in a road map with proposed actions to achieve it
News from European Science Foundation, Jun 27, 2008
Genomic research ecosystem is Eurodyna legacy
Europe's position as a major player in genome research has been boosted by the European Science Foundation's three-year Eurocores programme Eurodyna
News from European Science Foundation, Jun 18, 2008
CRfocus joins fight against publication misconduct
The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) is celebrating this month after its in-house magazine, CRfocus, was accepted as a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (Cope)
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research), Jun 18, 2008
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