News related to European R&D activities
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Source: DG Research - What's New
2010-09-08 - 15:31
2. Scientists publish bulk of turkey genome
An international team of scientists has sequenced over 90% of the genome of the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Details of the genome, published in the PLoS [Public Library of Science] Biology journal, shed new light on avian biology and could help turkey producers deliver a better product.
The work was partly supported by the EU through the QUANTOMICS ('From sequence to consequence ...
Source: Community Research and Development Information Service
2010-09-08 - 00:00
3. Astronomers confirm location of new class of black hole
A little more than a year ago, European and US astronomers discovered a black hole millions of light years away and weighing over 500 solar masses. They labelled it Hyper-Luminous X-ray source 1 (HLX-1). Now the scientists from France, the UK and the US offer the world proof of the distance and brightness of this ultra-luminous X-ray source, confirming that it does indeed lie in a nearby gal...
Source: Community Research and Development Information Service
2010-09-08 - 00:00
4. Study finds potential link between depressed women and low birth weight babies in Bangladesh
New EU-funded research shows that women who suffer from clinical depression and anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to smaller babies, who have a higher risk of dying in infancy. The findings were made by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) after studying women in rural Bangladesh. They claim this is the ...
Source: Community Research and Development Information Service
2010-09-08 - 00:00
5. Study finds potential link between depressed women and low birth weight babies in Bangladesh
New EU-funded research shows that women who suffer from clinical depression and anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to smaller babies, who have a higher risk of dying in infancy. The findings were made by researchers at the Karolinska Instituet in Sweden and the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) after studying women in rural Bangladesh. They claim this is the first time such conclusions have been drawn from a non-Western population. EU support for the research, presented in the BMC Public Health journal, came from the EU Asia Link Programme with more than EUR 60 000.
Source: DG Research Information Centre
2010-09-08 - 00:00
New EU-funded research shows that women who suffer from clinical depression and anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to smaller babies, who have a higher risk of dying in infancy. The findings were made by researchers at the Karolinska Instituet in Sweden and the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) after studying women in rural Bangladesh. They claim this is the first time such conclusions have been drawn from a non-Western population. EU support for the research, presented in the BMC Public Health journal, came from the EU Asia Link Programme with more than EUR 60 000.
Source: DG Research - What's New
2010-09-08 - 00:00
7. Transport - Making train interiors safer for passengers
The 'SafeInteriors' project is developing new methods for designing and testing furniture, components and systems associated with train vehicle interiors.
Source: DG Research - What's New
2010-09-08 - 00:00
8. 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
On 6 September, the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion started in Valencia (Spain). The event brings together the three most important global scientific and strategic PV Conferences: the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, the 36th US IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference and the 20th Asia/Pacific PV Science and Engineering Conference.
Giovanni de Santi, Director of the JRC Institute for Energy (IE), is chairing this event which will be attended by some 4,500 conference delegates and around 40,000 visitors for the PV industry exhibition where around 900 companies will display new trends and technologies.
Source: European Commission - Joint Research Centre
2010-09-07 - 09:26
9. Photovoltaic power grows in EU
Is photovoltaic (PV)-generated electricity taking the world by storm? Latest figures released by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) point to a steady, growing trend in this green energy area. Newly installed PV cells generated 7.4 gigawatts (GW) of power globally in 2009, of which 5.8 GW were produced in Europe, says the JRC its 9th annual Photovoltaics Status Report, rele...
Source: Community Research and Development Information Service
2010-09-07 - 00:00
10. Scientists uncover 'totally crazy mechanism' behind much genetic diversity
UK scientists have shed new light on a gene that appears to drive much human evolution and genetic diversity. The research, published in the journal Nature Genetics, was led by the University of Leicester's Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the father of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) fingerprinting. The gene is behind what Professor Jeffreys calls a 'totally crazy mechanism' that plays a key role i...
Source: Community Research and Development Information Service
2010-09-07 - 00:00
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Source: DG Research - Science and business
2010-09-08 - 15:31
2. Global Mobility and Security Workshop: the EU ethical and political landscape, Brussels Belgium
Event date:
2010-09-23
A high level workshop on Ethical and Policy Implications of Global Mobility and Security will take place in Brussels at the European Parliament on the 23 & 24 September 2010. Speakers include representatives from the European Union, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, the Hellenic DPA.
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Source: CORDIS Wire
2010-09-03 - 00:00
3. “International Conference on Research Infrastructures” - FP7 Capacities Programme in Rome, Italy
Event date:
2010-09-30
APRE in close collaboration with the EC, MIUR, INAF and CNR will be hosting the Research Infrastructures under FP7 Conference in Rome Italy on the 30th of September 2010.
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2010-09-03...
Source: CORDIS Wire
2010-09-03 - 00:00
4. The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry Brokerage Event at Brussels, Belgium
Event date:
2010-09-20
The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem) brokerage event on 20 September 2010 will be held in Brussels.
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2010-09-03...
Source: CORDIS Wire
2010-09-03 - 00:00
5. Academia Europaea award the 2010 ERASMUS MEDAL in Leuven, Belgium
Event date:
2010-09-09
On 9 September 2010, at the University of Leuven, the Council of the Academia Europaea are pleased to award an Erasmus Medal to the internationally renowned chemist, Professor Jean M.J. Fréchet
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2010-09-03...
Source: CORDIS Wire
2010-09-03 - 00:00
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Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-08 - 15:31
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Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-08 - 15:31
3. ICT research: preserving Europe's digital data for future generations
Tools developed using EU funds to ensure that digitally stored data can be preserved, accessed and understood for the indefinite future are now available in the form of open source software. The EU's CASPAR (Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval) research programme involved researchers from the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Israel, Italy and the UK. This work complements initiatives such as Europeana, the European digital library (see MEMO/10/166). The EU has contributed 8.8 million of the 15 million total cost of the project under the European Commission's research funding programme (Sixth Framework Programme 2001-2006). Until now large volumes of electronic data such as official records, museum archives and scientific results have been unreadable or at risk of loss because newer technologies could not read it or allow current users to understood it. Application of ICT research to benefit Europe's citizens and businesses is a key element of the Digital Agenda for Europe adopted by the Commission in May 2010.
Source: Europe's Information Society Newsroom
2010-09-07 - 11:22
4. ICT research: preserving Europe's digital data for future generations
Tools developed using EU funds to ensure that digitally stored data can be preserved, accessed and understood for the indefinite future are now available in the form of open source software. The EU's CASPAR (Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval) research programme involved researchers from the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Israel, Italy and the UK. This work complements initiatives such as Europeana, the European digital library (see MEMO/10/166). The EU has contributed 8.8 million of the 15 million total cost of the project under the European Commission's research funding programme (Sixth Framework Programme 2001-2006). Until now large volumes of electronic data such as official records, museum archives and scientific results have been unreadable or at risk of loss because newer technologies could not read it or allow current users to understood it. Application of ICT research to benefit Europe's citizens and businesses is a key element of the Digital Agenda for Europe adopted by the Commission in May 2010.
Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-07 - 11:22
5. ICT research: preserving Europe's digital data for future generations
Tools developed using EU funds to ensure that digitally stored data can be preserved, accessed and understood for the indefinite future are now available in the form of open source software. The EU's CASPAR (Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval) research programme involved researchers from the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Israel, Italy and the UK. This work complements initiatives such as Europeana, the European digital library (see MEMO/10/166). The EU has contributed 8.8 million of the 15 million total cost of the project under the European Commission's research funding programme (Sixth Framework Programme 2001-2006). Until now large volumes of electronic data such as official records, museum archives and scientific results have been unreadable or at risk of loss because newer technologies could not read it or allow current users to understood it. Application of ICT research to benefit Europe's citizens and businesses is a key element of the Digital Agenda for Europe adopted by the Commission in May 2010.
Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-07 - 11:22
6. HEALTHINF 2011: International Conference on Health Informatics
The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare medicine in general and to the specialized support for those with special needs in particular. Mobility and ubiquity in healthcare systems, standardization of technologies and procedures, certification, privacy are some of the issues that medical informatics professionals and the ICT industry in general need to address in order to further promote ICT in healthcare.
Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-06 - 15:49
7. Electronic nose sniffs out bacteria
Early treatment of infection in burns patients is critical. A European consortium has designed a point-of-care instrument that can identify types of bacteria from the tiny amounts of volatile gases they emit.
Source: CORDIS - ICT Results
2010-09-06 - 11:00
Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6 September 2010
Source: Europe's Information Society Newsroom
2010-09-06 - 08:11
Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6 September 2010
Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-06 - 08:11
Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6 September 2010
Source: Europe's Information Society Thematic Portal
2010-09-06 - 08:11
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Source: DG Research - Sustainable Development
2010-09-08 - 15:31
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Source: DG Research - Sustainable Development
2010-09-08 - 15:31
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Source: DG Environment
2010-09-08 - 15:31
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Source: DG Environment
2010-09-08 - 15:31
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Source: DG Energy
2010-09-08 - 15:31
7. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen - Conference: 3rd FCH JU Stakeholders General Assembly
The Stakeholders General Assembly is an annual event aimed at informing all interested parties about the activities of the FCH JU and acquiring feedback for future planning of the programme. It is also a key platform for European and global stakeholders across sectors to come together to examine and assess the current position of this emerging industry, exchange ideas on next steps and make contact. 9-10 November 2010, Brussels
Source: DG Energy
2010-09-06 - 00:00
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1. ETF, UN agencies and GTZ link up for entrepreneurial learning
Keen to ensure common policy messages and synergy in support lines to partner countries, ETF, German international aid organisation (GTZ) and a number of UN agencies join forces to improve support to partner countries on entrepreneurial learning.
Source: European Training Foundation
2010-09-08 - 14:56
ESO has released a spectacular new image of NGC 300, a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way, and located in the nearby Sculptor Group of galaxies. Taken with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESOs La Silla Observatory in Chile, this 50-hour exposure reveals the structure of the galaxy in exquisite detail. NGC 300 lies about six million light-years away and appears to be about two thirds the size of the full Moon on the sky.
Source: European Southern Observatory
2010-09-08 - 10:00
3. Vega launcher production contracts signed by ESA, Arianespace and ELV
As Vegas development is coming to an end with the qualification flight scheduled in 2011, two contracts were signed to allow the project to move on to the next phase.
Source: European Space Agency
2010-09-08 - 08:40
4. ETF mourns Munther Masri, Jordan
The ETF mourns the passing of Dr. Munther Masri, former Minister of Education in Jordan. Dr. Masri was a strong collaborator and partner for the ETF as former member of the ETF Editorial Board and in several projects and initiatives in the Mediterranean region. Dr. Masri was an inspiration for ETF"s development. ETF Director Madlen Serban has conveyed her deepest sympathies to Dr. Masris family.
Source: European Training Foundation
2010-09-07 - 11:01
5. Foreign citizens made up 6.4% of the EU27 population
On 1 January 2009, 31.9 million foreign citizens lived in the EU27 Member States, of which 11.9 million were citizens of another EU27 Member State. The remaining were citizens of countries outside the EU27, in particular from other European countries (7.2 million), Africa (4.9 million), Asia (4.0 million) and the American continent (3.3 million). Foreign citizens accounted for 6.4% of the total EU27 population.
Source: Eurostat
2010-09-07 - 10:00
6. GOCE gravity mission back in action
ESAs GOCE gravity mission has recovered from a glitch that prevented the satellite from sending its flow of scientific data to the ground. News of the recovery comes earlier than expected, thanks to the fervent efforts of a team of experts.
Source: European Space Agency
2010-09-07 - 08:42
7. Global space event in the Golden City
This month the International Astronautical Congress will be held in Prague for the first time in 33 years. The global event highlights the growing activities in space industry, science and education in the Czech Republic ESA's newest Member State.
Source: European Space Agency
2010-09-07 - 08:00
8. The intermediary banks and financing institutions for credit lines
These following banks and financing institutions are our intermediaries for investments financed in the framework of EIB's credit lines (so-called EIB Global Loans). Within the European Union: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , United Kingdom . Outside the Europe...
Source: European Investment Bank
2010-09-06 - 22:00
9. London Green Fund - Selection of Energy Efficiency Urban Development Fund
The European Investment Bank is launching a call for expressions of interest to select an urban development fund to manage £50 million from the London Green Fund for investing in energy efficiency retrofit to buildings in Greater London under the JESSICA initiative. The London Green Fund is a £100 million fund that will invest in climate change projects across Greater London such as waste, energy efficiency and decentralised energy. The fund is part of the European Investment Bank and Europea...
Source: European Investment Bank
2010-09-06 - 22:00
10. The intermediary banks and financing institutions for credit lines outside the EU
These following banks and financing institutions are our intermediaries for investments financed in the framework of EIB's credit lines (so-called EIB Global Loans). Accession countries: Croatia , Turkey . Candidate countries: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) . Western Balkans: Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovnia , Montenegro , Serbia (including Kosovo) . Mediterranean partner countries (MPC) - FEMIP: Algeria , Egypt , Gaza/West Bank , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Morocco , Syria ...
Source: European Investment Bank
2010-09-06 - 22:00
