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Please help British Council with an important survey

All participants will be entered into a prize draw and for the winner British Council will donate £250 to a charity of his/ her choice.
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Green Week 2010

Biodiversity is the main theme of the Green Week 2010. It is the largest annual conference on European environment policy. The conference and exhibition will take place on June 1-4 in Brussels, Belgium.
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TWAS Prizes 2010

The "TWAS Prizes" are awarded to individual scientists in developing countries in recognition of outstanding contributions to knowledge in eight fields of science: biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, agricultural sciences, earth sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences. Nominations for the 2010 prizes must be submitted by 31 March 2010. Each prize consists of 15,000 US dollars and is accompanied by a plaque inscribed with the recipient's major contributions.
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New material for better prosthesis

Prosthesis made up of carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles of zirconia, might last more than 150 years. At least, this is what researcher Nere Garmendia say in her PhD thesis. She wished to show that the ageing and cracking of present prosthesis could be avoided.
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Beer for Healthy Bones?

American scientists from confirm that beer is a very rich source of silicon that is a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Details of this study are available in the February issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
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VitisNet, a Useful Web Tool for Plant Breeders

A new Web-based tool at South Dakota State University (SDSU) called VitisNet can help plant breeders and researchers worldwide analyze large molecular data sets in ultimately practical ways to help the grape and wine industry. Plant scientists who work with other plants besides grapevines can also benefit from the information.
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Smart capsules that release their contents at desired temperature

French researchers at CNRS Paul Pascal Research Center in Bordeaux have designed smart capsules that are able to release their contents on demand, simply by raising the temperature. This novel system opens up the way to many applications in a large number of fields such as food, perfumes and agriculture, for instance to deliver pesticides above a specific temperature.
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“Cell Side Story”, three minutes of love inside the cell

Students at Atkins Academic and Technology High School in cooperation with Wake Forest University and other community partners developed a new animated film called "Cell Side Story". It is a love story featuring male and female animated characters that dramatize what happens within cells. Kenny Twist represents kinesin, a motor protein found within cells. The DNA girl is DNA, the nucleic acid that tells the cells what to do. The musical video is designed to teach the basics of biotechnology.
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2.1 billion years old multi-cellular organisms

New fossils discovered in Gabon have provided proof of the existence of multi-cellular organisms 2.1 billion years ago. Until now, the first complex life forms made up of several cells dated from around 600 million years ago as it is stated in a CNRS news release.
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Learning, memories and a protein

British scientists at Leicester University revealed the mechanism by which memories are formed. They found one of the key proteins involved in the process of memory and learning. The research has potential to impact drug design to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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Romanian scientists succesfuly contribute to ITER

A new technology developed by Romanian scientists will be implemented at ITER, the world's biggest experimental fusion reactor. The technique is called "Combined Magneton Sputtering and Ion Implantation" (CMSII) and has been chosen as the best "coating technique" in terms of resistance to the high heat loads.
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A new weapon against cancer

Cancer remains a deadly threat despite the best efforts of science. A collaboration between two groups of scientists has led to a new anti-cancer drug being fine-tuned to beat the war against cancer.
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Romanian Crucibles for Dental Equipment

Romanian researchers have created cheap crucibles ceramics on a new technology to be patented.
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EICOS Fellowships 2009 at Max Planck Institute

‘European Initiative for Communicators of Science’ (EICOS) Fellowships 2009
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