All nations have a right to explore space but to date it’s been a privilege for rich countries. Now, satellites are becoming so cheap they are within the reach of start-ups and university students
Political leaders of Romania, Latvia and Bulgaria, the poor performers in Europe’s innovation stakes, have all made commitments to support research and innovation, but progress has been poor
Despite seeing her text on copyright reform watered down in a European Parliament vote in June, MEP Julia Reda tells Science|Business the case for data mining of published research is too strong for the EU to ignore
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A submarine designed and built by engineering students at the University of Warwick was awarded 1st Prize for Innovation at the 2015 the International Submarine Races (ISR)
Leading research bodies are asking for an urgent meeting to discuss the Scottish government’s announcement of a ban on GM cultivation. The decision has no basis in scientific fact and is anti-science in Scotland, they say
An analysis of journal papers indicates IMI’s research has a high impact, but the partnership’s former head Michel Goldman says bibliometrics do not properly reflect the interests of participants. New metrics are needed to assess interdisciplinary projects
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan became an Associate Member of CERN. This follows notification that Pakistan has ratified an agreement signed in December, granting that status to the country.
Facilities are in place for early stage clinical trials but most are based in universities or hospitals, and commercial scale manufacturing is yet to come on-stream
Oxitec’s technology for combatting dengue fever by releasing sterile mosquitoes into the wild will be applied to other insect-borne diseases by new owner Intrexon
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