News from Europe

EU backs revolutionary multi-purpose car material

Over the next three years, an EU-funded team of scientists will develop a new composite material that could see a car's body parts double up as its own power source. The team also believes the material has the potential to be used in everyday …

How good is EU health care?

The EU is supporting a new investigation into the performance of health care systems across its Member States. The EUR 3.99 million study will first be carried out in 7 EU countries, with more expected to follow during the project's 4-year …

Scientists shed light on insulin activity

A British-Czech team of scientists has discovered how insulin interacts with cells in the human body. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), the findings could give a major boost to researchers hoping to …

Eurobot Conference 2010, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland

The annual Eurobot Conference 2010 - International Conference on Research and Education in Robotics will be held 27-30 May 2010 in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. The event aims to gather researchers and developers from academic fields and …

Fourth Workshop on Desktop Grids and Volunteer Computing Systems, Melbourne, Australia

The Fourth Workshop on Desktop Grids and Volunteer Computing Systems (PCGrid 2010) will be held on 17-20 May 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Desktop grids and volunteer computing systems utilise free resources available in intranet and Internet …