Greater use of nickel in batteries is increasing the range of electric vehicles, making them more attractive to consumers whilst providing incentives to recycle, says Mark Mistry, senior public policy manager of the Nickel Institute
There's less for Horizon 2020 than the €80B the Commission proposed, though R&D will get more money than in FP7. With smoke and mirrors obscuring the true figures, MEPs say the real negotiations start now
The Romanian government is launching a campaign to make science and technology development a key to prosperity and peace in the strife-torn Western Balkans.