European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...ook scheme, the European Science Foundation (ESF)s strategic flagship instrument that aims to formulate science agendas and policies with Europes best interest in mind, has initiated and nurtured 13 foresight exercises that help develop medium- to long-term perspectives on future directions of multidisciplinar...Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
... in the field. The researchers collected sand from strategic locations that would follow the hypothesized flow of bacteria. They found that when the dry sand became submerged by seawater during the flooding tide, enterococci were removed from the sand and transported into the water. "The fact that the bacter...How cells change the pace of their steps
... and others that add and remove adhesion points at strategic positions on the outer membrane. Regardless of their size or shape, cells use what cell biologists call the cell motility cycle to take one step per cycle: first, the cell extends its leading margin over the substratum forming a pseudopod or foot-lik...Research study describes the role part of the brain plays in memory
...tions (e.g. flexibility in behaviour, attention or strategic planning) that could be needed to correctly express social transmission of food preference, and therefore necessary for our declarative memory....New research seeks to enhance alternative fuel integration in public vehicle fleets
...nroe County with valuable technical assistance and strategic planning information to further our efforts in utilizing alternative fuels, notes County Executive Brooks. Monroe County maintains a fleet of 78 hybrid-electric, and E-85 flex-fuel vehicles. The research and information that will result from this pa...Macrochem acquires option to license pexiganan
...eted two Phase 3 clinical trials. It also fits our strategic focus and complements our lead product candidate, EcoNail(TM) for treatment of nail fungus currently in a fully enrolled Phase 2 trial and progressing on track with an interim assessment of clinical data later this year after all patients have been t...Military bases can benefit by addressing sprawl issues and biodiversity
...eatherback sea turtle. Lachman said that Eglins strategic collaboration with the Florida state government, T...Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina has a strategic and strong partnership with Beaufort County to conserve land near the installation. However, because...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...anand a dramatic step toward an economy powered by strategic partnerships among states, research universities and industry, said MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. MSUs Office of Biobased Technologies and our preeminent scientists are dedicated to addressing problems and opportunities of today, but, more importa...Nanotechnology: consumers must be convinced benefits outweigh risks
...ional approach to this challenge based on a set of strategic research questions developed by thirteen top scien...mechanism among government agencies to implement a strategic federal risk research plan for nanotechnology and to lead government-industry research partnerships ...Virginia Tech researchers to study poplar tree as model biomass crop
...duction. These research projects build upon DOEs strategic investments in genomics and biotechnology and strengthen our commitment to developing a robust bioenergy future vital to Americas energy and economic security, said U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman when making the grant announcement. The DOE is fu...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...the international level. The report represents a strategic tool for understanding the energy sectors development in both OECD and developing countries, says Michael Liebreich, CEO of New Energy Finance Ltd, a leading provider of research and analysis on the clean energy and carbon markets, which prepared the...Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
...in a region of great global conservation value and strategic importance beset by conflict over resources. The significance of this find and the critical juncture we are seeing in the development of Southern Sudan require an intensified effort in the area of natural resource conservation, particularly wildlife...Undergraduate research shows leaderless honeybee organizing
... managed by a council of elders. Instead, critical strategic choices, such as the assessment that it is time to divide the colony and swarm, appear to be decided by the dynamics of the group itself. Social interactions, environmental pressures or group dynamics in some still-unknown way initiate a string of be...Energy and Agriculture Departments provide $8.3 million in funding for biofuels research
...resources. These research projects build upon DOEs strategic investments in genomics and biotechnology and strengthen our commitment to developing a robust bioenergy future vital to Americas energy and economic security, Secretary Bodman said. To help meet President Bush's goal to reduce gasoline consumption b...Creation of an international industrial chair in life cycle assessment
...s to its continued success. In fact, the company's strategic choices and management systems have integrated sustainable development principles for the past many years. Life cycle assessment is a fundamental methodological support for this sustainable approach. Committed in this field since the 1990s, Gaz de Fr...Novel system developed to turn data into real-time, interactive 3-D images
...ociate vice president for economic development and strategic partnerships says the license agreement represents a first for Kent State University. "This is the first novel imaging system licensed from the university," Wilson says. "The agreement illustrates the diversity of research activity and commercial ...UC researchers shatter world records with length of latest carbon nanotube arrays
...hows a CNT array image of UC|21, representing UC's strategic mission statement. "First, we were able to grow the arrays up to 18 mm," he says, ticking off the achievements. "Second, we produced a uniform carpet of 12-mm carbon nanotube arrays on a 4-inch wafer, which moves the invention into the field of sc...New methods and tools needed to measure exposure to airborne nanomaterials
...g Nanotechnologies, and Robert Aitken, director of strategic consulting at the Institute of Occupational Medicine (Edinburgh, UK), can be viewed online at http://www.nanotoxicology.net . "Airborne engineered nanomaterials present complex exposure measurement challenges," Maynard said. "Conventional approach...AEA, UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering to partner on CIRCA 07
...ead implementation and commercial viability. AeA's strategic relationship with CNSE is providing unique capabilities and solutions to address these challenges, as CIRCA '07 will demonstrate." Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of CNSE, said, "The UAlbany NanoCollege is d...Liquidia Technologies announces $16M in Series B venture financing
...ences and materials science investments will be of strategic importance to Liquidia in the coming years," said Steve Nelson, Interim CEO at Liquidia and managing director at Wakefield Group. "The firm will add depth across the unusual breadth of market opportunities accessible at Liquidia. We welcome NEA to th...