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As the number one priority for ICT research, the 10-year FET Flagship projects in graphene and computer modelling of the brain announced this week are guaranteed €1B each - regardless of any cuts in the proposed €80B Horizon 2020 programme

New IEA publication details how Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden could decarbonise their power sectors and electrify transport

Taking EU Presidency, Irish politicians hope for a deal by summer – but many predict the budget wrangling will continue all year

Willow trees cultivated for green energy can yield up to five times more biofuel if they grow diagonally, compared with those that are allowed to grow naturally up towards the sky.

Six of the world’s most prestigious public drug discovery organisations are joining forces in a bid to improve the conversion rate of basic research into much-needed new therapies

It’s up to MEPs to ally with the Commission and stop the European Council cutting the proposed €80B research programme, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, R&D Commissioner, tells the European Parliament as negotiations reach a head

IEA lists 2013 priorities to re-energise deployment of carbon capture and storage.

Following a positive ruling on patents and a decision to maintain funding for embryonic stem cell research in Horizon 2020, things are looking up for regenerative medicine. Now further support is needed to deliver on the therapeutic potential, experts say in a Science|Business Webinar

Blade Dynamics uses innovative design to develop the word's longest wind turbine baldes through the assembly of smaller, more accurate and easily manufactured component pieces

Would it be a good idea to have a small claims court for faster, less expensive handling of patent disputes? The US Patent and Trademark Office asks for public comments