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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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The nose as a biometric tool

Scientists at the University of Bath, UK, say that nose scanning showed good potential for use as a biometric tool, with a good recognition rate and a faster rate of image processing than with conventional techniques.
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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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Study on the effect of Routine in Driving

German researchers at Cologne University have studied why drivers make fatal errors on familiar routes. They say that in this case the activity of the brain became less and the conclusion is valid for both the experienced and inexperienced drivers.
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Outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans

American and European researchers have found that exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease. The study links outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans and is published in the journal PloS ONE.
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Bareket Observatory organise webcast to an extra solar planet

This weekend, as part of outreach activities, the Bareket Observatory in Israel is organising a special web cast dedicated to the extra solar planet "XO-3b".
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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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Protons uncover mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls

One of the Dead Sea Scrolls was created in the area in which it was found. That is the conclusion following a recent research made by experts from Italy’s National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The result was announced by Professor Giuseppe Pappalardo at the 12th International Conference on Particle Induced X-Ray Emission and its Analytical Applications (PIXE) in Surrey, UK. This finding was made possible by the combined use of a new system of analysis patented by the INFN National Laboratories of the South, and a particle accelerator located at the same facility.
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Floating Wind Turbines

American researchers say that floating wind turbines placed on ocean based platforms might use the wind that blows at high speeds. The prototype might be ready by summer of 2012.
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Special effects in Avatar made possible thanks to European technology

Digital technology has transformed the production and post production of all types of film - particularly feature films - as well as creating a whole new viewing experience. All these were possible thanks to software products that in essence are based on breakthroughs in a European Eureka project finished in 1998.
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Mind power: simple thoughts might operate computers

The computer mouse and keyboard will be as useful for operating a computer as much as currently diskettes are useful for storing data. That's because we will be able to control computers with simple thoughts. At least that is what suggests a research at Rowan University in the USA.
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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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Throwing and catching a tennis ball, a new activity for researchers

An academic at the University of Southampton will incorporate a ball throwing exercise into the research syllabus for new PhD students. Dr Monica Schraefel, a Reader in the Intelligence, Agents and Multimedia Group (IAM) at the University’s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS), is making this activity a fundamental part of the research methods syllabus for new IAM PhD researchers.
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The deterioration of ships’ paint

A researcher from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) calculates in his PhD thesis the limit values for the saline concentration for avoiding paint deterioration of the ship’s hull.
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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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Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy is participating at NASA Kepler space mission

On the morning of March 7, NASA will launch the Kepler probe to enter an orbit around the Sun. The mission aims to detect planets the size of the Earth that orbit other stars. The spacecraft is equipped with a telescope that will measure the brightness of 170 000 stars simultaneously and continuously for at least three and a half years. It is expected that the information collected during the mission will lead to a better understanding of the evolution of stars. Huge amountsof data will be analyzed by an international scientific consortium called the Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium (KASC). The researchers consists of over 200 researchers from 50 institutions around the world, including the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy.
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How do protozoa swim?

Researchers from Vanderbilt University, USA, have developed the world’s smallest periscope. It can be used to analyze cells and micro-organisms from several angles simultaneously.
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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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