News tagged with european organization

Arctic bacteria help in the search to find life on moon Europa

In a fjord in Canada scientists have found a landscape similar to one of Jupiter's icy moons: Europa. It consists of a frozen and sulphurous environment, where sulphur associated with Arctic bacteria offer ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 14 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Efficient preparation of a set of potential glycosidase inhibitors

(Phys.org) -- In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bringing Mars back to Earth

The search for life should be an essential component of a sample return mission from Mars, according to a recent report examining the science behind such a venture.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

EU joins US, Japan in 'rare earth' trade case against China

The European Union joined the United States and Japan on Tuesday in a new complaint to the WTO against China over its restrictions on the export of rare earths used in high-tech products. ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Experts call for cleaner air to tackle invisible killer

Urgent action is needed to reduce the high concentrations of dangerous air pollutants in Europe, according to experts writing in the European Respiratory Journal today (1 March 2012).

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Canada threatens trade war with EU over oil sands

Canada has threatened to lodge a World Trade Organization complaint against the European Union if the bloc labels oil from Alberta's tar sands as highly polluting, documents published Monday show.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 101

'Wild west' approach to claiming the oceans' genetic resources must end: researchers

New international agreements are required to ensure nations benefit equally from medicines, foods and biofuels derived from the ocean's untapped genetic riches, according to a panel of University of British Columbia and European ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Avoid the fallout: New ligands for nuclear waste treatment

(PhysOrg.com) -- Storage and containment of the "nuclear legacy", the highly radiotoxic residues from spent nuclear reactors is a pressing problem for the nuclear power industry that must be solved if nuclear ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists urge balance in the war on antimicrobial resistance

Scientists are urging policymakers to reconsider priorities in efforts to understand and control antimicrobial resistance. The new research, published today, was led by Royal Veterinary College Principal Professor Stuart ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicist creates scale model of LHC ATLAS experiment of out LEGO blocks

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland has generated a lot of news of late, e.g. the announcement that a team had found what it believes ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (17) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Scientists excited over hints of finding an elusive particle

Scientists are quivering with anticipation - flying halfway around the world for a close-up view of the action and devouring the latest updates from the blogosphere the way some girls track the doings of Justin Bieber.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (13) | comments 33

EU tightens control of Chinese rice over GM fears

The European Union has tightened controls on imports of Chinese rice products after a growing number of shipments were contaminated by unauthorised genetically-modified rice, the EU said Tuesday.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pesticides pollute European waterbodies more than previously thought

Pesticides are a bigger problem than had long been assumed. This is the conclusion of a study in which scientists analysed data on 500 organic substances in the basins of four major European rivers. It was ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CERN and colliding theories

Findings that showed faster-than-light travel were released to the public too soon.

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 33

Shutdown looms at pioneering American atom smasher

(AP) -- Aside from the slogan on the water tower that reads "City of Energy," there is little in this leafy Chicago suburb of gently rolling hills to indicate that it has been the center of the universe when ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1