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A new three-dimensional microscope gives insight into internal structure and chemical composition, revealing how materials are affected, over time, by changes in temperature, humidity, weight load and other conditions.

Italian researchers have designed a small-sized humanoid robot to test a model of the human sense of "presence". They are now looking for investors to take the technology for further development.

A team at the École des Mines in France is looking for partners to develop new applications for metal foams, including one to clean up the exhaust gases of diesel vehicles.

With much of their work not qualifying for federal money, US states leading the charge in stem cell research are holding out the tin cup to get donations.

The Department of Trade and Industry in the UK believes that Innovation Platforms are the way to manage its new R&D portfolio.

IBM has tapped some powerful brains to divine their take on the future of innovation.

BASF adds to its academic collaborations with financial backing from the local authorities.

Israel researchers have developed a drug testing system that allows “human” trials to be carried out on laboratory animals. They are now opening talks with pharmaceutical companies .

The European Commission is hinting that some progress has been made towards forging a single Community-wide patent - a wish by politicians across the continent for over three decades.

The first outline of how the proposed European Research Council will try to stem the brain drain of Europe’s best young researchers has been sketched in by its governing body.