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Feed the world with science

More R&D investment is needed to increase the world's food supplies, concludes a UK Government Office for Science report.

Sputnik Moments

Being first on the moon looks trifling next to all the things science is expected to do for us now

Robots get ready for mass markets

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne has just opened the doors to a new national robotics research centre that aims to usher in a new era of robots, designed to do useful things in ordinary circumstances.

Spare a dime for science

As the financial crisis forces governments across the European Union to cut spending on scientific research, will Europe’s 110,000 foundations and charities, which control assets of €350 billion, fill the gap? This is the question being asked by European Commission officials as they seek to fuel further investment in research and innovation