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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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The Copenhagen summit: Global results through local and regional actions

World leaders shifted a great deal of their responsibility to local and regional authorities which have to make Copenhagen a real success. The COP15 Summit did not reach a legally binding agreement at international level, and local and regional leaders will have to step in to make the Copenhagen deal a real success.
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LHC due for "Restart" in September

CERN's management have decided that Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be switched on this September with the first particle collisions expected one month later.
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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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Astronomy unite India and Bangladesh

IYA2009 star party was taken place at the border between two countries and involved 15 participants from each country.
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Celebrate World Space Week 2009

UN-declared World Space Week, Oct. 4-10 annually, is the largest public space event on Earth and the best time each year for teachers to use space to excite students about learning.
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International Collaboration as one of the Biggest Challenges in Astronomy

The true nature of dark matter and dark energy, the search for extra-terrestrial life among the extrasolar planets that are set to be discovered; and finding the first stars that formed after the Big Bang. These are just few of the biggest challenges that are facing astronomers over the next couple of decades. At least this is what a group of six astronomers from the UK, the US, Europe and Asia write in the current edition of Physics World.
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"Cosmic Diary" launched

The global project "Cosmic Diary" has been officialy launched in the first day of the International Year of Astronomy. The website is written by astronomers and bloggers from all over the world.
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