A British airline pilot says he hopes to become the world's first rocketman by the end of the year. more »
Development plans to include exploiting local potential for environmental research and pharmaceuticals. more »
Sweet smell of success for researchers who've discovered how to enhance flower scent ten fold. more »
French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio wins the 2008 Nobel prize for literature. more »
Two Americans and a Japanese scientist have won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their research on a glowing green protein found in jellyfish. more »
Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer are awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology. more »
For rare earth and nano phosphors, luminescent materials for white LEDs, displays, general lighting and scintillator applications, McPherson delivers spectral test stations for deep ultraviolet (UV) excited, real-time measurements. more »
On 30 September in Vilnius, a seminar, dedicated to the perspectives of international cooperation on solving the problem of chemical weapons dumped at sea, started. more »
First stage of PRT-8 preparation for deployment to Afghanistan – refreshment of basic individual combat skills more »
Germany's government is to spend six billion euros developing the country's hi-tech industries. The initiative will concentrate on research and development, particularly regarding high speed internet access, or "Broadband", as it is known. more »
For rare earth and nano phosphors, luminescent materials for white LEDs, displays, general lighting and scintillator applications, McPherson delivers spectral test stations for deep ultraviolet (UV) excited, real-time measurements.
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