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Political problems dog research budget

A nagging political question still hovers over the EU funding debate: should the roughly €54 billion be spent exclusively on Europe's established crème de la scientific crème?

RFID: it's here, but is it ready?

Tracking goods by Radio Frequency Identification is said to be the next big market for wireless communication. But some in the field doubt the technology is mature enough.

Lots of space but not much room

The British National Space Centre recently launched its annual survey of the UK's space industry. There are few superstars out there. But there are opportunities on the launchpad.

EU weaves yet another web site

The Information Society Technology programme of the EU's Framework 6 has a new web site aimed at the New Member States and Associate Candidate Countries.