Science Education & Policy

Printed Biochips Mean Cheap, Mass-Produced Peptide Arrays

Peptide arrays are powerful tools for developing new medical substances as well as for diagnosis and therapy techniques. A new production method based on laser printing will enable the potential of peptide arrays to be better utilized for more applications ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2008 - 12:29pm

Brattle Report Assesses Patterns Of Electric Generation Expansion And Fuel Use In Diverse Regions Around The World

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 29 /PRNewswire/-- A report commissioned by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and prepared by economists at The Brattle Group and Energy Ventures Analysis has assessed the outlook for electric generation capacity in ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 29 2008 - 12:32pm

Silecs Awarded ISO-14001 Certification

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/-- Silecs, Inc., a leading provider of advanced enabling materials to the microelectronics industry, today announced that its high-volume manufacturing facility in Espoo, Finland, has been granted ISO 14001 ce ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 29 2008 - 1:30pm

MSP And INEOS Workers Discuss Scottish Apprenticeship Bill

LONDON, May 30 /PRNewswire/-- John Park MSP will meet with fellow Unite members at the INEOS Grangemouth refinery today (Friday 30th May) as part of the consultation process of Labour's Apprenticeship (Scotland) Bill. The Bill which has been put forw ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 30 2008 - 4:32am

Jacques Van Rijckevorsel Elected New PlasticsEurope President

BRUSSELS, May 30 /PRNewswire/-- Jacques van Rijckevorsel, Member of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA, is the new PlasticsEurope President. Mr. van Rijckevorsel was elected at the PlasticsEurope General Assembly in Ferrera, Italy, and replaces John Tay ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 30 2008 - 6:32am

An Economic Case For Biodiversity

Pavan Sukhdev of Deutsche Bank has laid out a case for what he called a "comprehensive and compelling economic case for the conservation of biodiversity" today. Nature obviously provides human society with a vast diversity of benefits, like food, ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2008 - 10:02am

Dirty Bertie Dishes Tissue Advice To Mums

LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- A new survey reveals more than three quarters- 84%- of the country's mums are unknowingly teaching their kids the incorrect routine when it comes to handling coughs and sneezes. However, we ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 1 2008 - 6:30pm

UK Must Attract More Highly Skilled Migrant Workers

LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- The UK will need to attract more highly skilled workers from abroad- both from the European Union and outside it- in order to secure the future of high technology, 'knowledge intensive' industries in an increasingly ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 1 2008 - 6:30pm

Tata Interactive And Dave Vance Conduct Simulation Workshop To Improve Business Strategies

MUMBAI, India, June 2 /PRNewswire/-- Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) and Dave Vance, formerly President of Caterpillar University, conducted a TOPSIM(R) Learning Manager simulation workshop for decision makers in Learning and Development in the UK. The one ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 2:30am

Amazon.com Chief Technology Officer And Executives From SAP And IBM To Keynote Europe's Premier Software As A Service Conference

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/--- SIIA's OnDemand Europe 2008 Will Bring Industry Leaders Together in Amsterdam June 9-11 What does the future of the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry look like, and how will companies that enable or deliver SaaS ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2008 - 6:30am