Tag: Europe
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New Process Developed for Thin-Layered Nanomaterials
An international research team has devised a new, yet practical method for creating super-thin layered materials with chemical properties potentially useful to electronics and energy storage technologies. The team from Ireland, U.K., U.S., and Korea published their findings in the 4 February edition of the journal Science (paid subscription required). Materials built at nanoscale —…
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Cancer Drug Aids Regeneration of Spinal Cord Nerve Cells
A team of German, Dutch, and American researchers have found the cancer drug Taxol has properties that can help treat spinal cord injuries. The scientists reported their findings online this week in Science Express on the journal Science Web site. Two key factors impeding the regeneration of nerve cells after a spinal cord injury are…
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Endo Pharma, Orion Corp. to Advance Cancer Drugs
Endo Pharmaceuticals in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and Orion Corporation in Espoo, Finland said today they have a collaboration agreement for drug research and development in oncology. The partnership aims to advance eight discovery-phase cancer drug candidates by combining their relevant R&D programs. The collaboration also gives each company exclusive licensing rights to the other’s development-ready…
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German Institute, BASF to Collaborate on Batteries
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany and the chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen will develop advanced battery materials at a new KIT lab. The new lab, called BELLA — for Batteries and Electrochemistry Laboratory — is expected to accelerate the implementation of research results in products for high-energy battery systems. KIT and BASF…
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Math Model Analyzes Moving Bottlenecks in Traffic
A trio of researchers in Italy has developed a mathematical model for a common cause of traffic jams, the slow-moving vehicle, such as a farm tractor or heavy truck, on a crowded highway. The team of Corrado Lattanzio and Amelio Maurizi from University of L’Aquila, with Benedetto Piccoli of Italy’s Institute in Applied Mathematics, published…
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Tailored Training Modules Developed for Truck Drivers
Long-haul truckers are responsible for their heavy-duty rigs, expensive cargos, and managing an increasingly complex array of technology to get safely to their destinations. But the demands and economics of their jobs make it difficult for even the most professional of truck drivers to keep their skills sharp. A project underway in Germany by the…
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Disc Prosthesis Developed for Bad Backs in Dogs
Humans and their canine best friends sometimes share a common affliction, back pain caused by slipped spinal discs. A doctoral candidate at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Swedish acronym SLU) has developed a disc prosthesis that can help dogs and maybe humans with slipped discs. Niklas Bergknut (pictured right) studied disc degeneration in dogs…
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Bird-Flu Stopping Transgenic Chickens Produced
Genetically modified chickens with molecular structures designed to prevent the spread of bird flu have been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Edinburgh University in the U.K. The study is published in this week’s issue of the journal Science (paid subscription required). The team of scientists successfully developed genetically modified or transgenic…
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U.K. Partnership to Test Cancer Drug Combinations
Cancer Research U.K., a London-based organization supporting cancer research, has signed an agreement with the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to take combinations of experimental cancer drugs into early phase clinical trials. The trials will be held at hospitals in the U.K. taking part in the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) Network. The agreement is expected…
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U.K. University Hosts Environmental Tech Training Center
The University of Leicester in the U.K. will soon launch a new €3.5 million ($4.54 million) research center to train environmental researchers in using current satellite technologies. The new European Centre of Excellence in Earth Observation Research Training or GIONET is set to begin on 18 January 2011. The center plans to train 14 researchers…