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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
BASF will more than double its compounding capacity for engineering plastics in China
BASF will more than double the compounding capacity of engineering plastics by an additional 65,000 metric tons per year at its Pudong site. Phase one of the expansion is expected to be completed by 2013, the second phase by 2015. At present the…
Launch of Africa Portal
The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Africa Portal at http://www.africaportal.org/.
PALAOA, worldwide unique underwater acoustic observatory, celebrates its fifth anniversary - Live sounds of seals and whales from Antarctica
Listen live on the Internet to what’s going on under the Antarctic sea-ice. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s PALAOA underwater acoustic observatory has made this possible for over five years. The acoustic observatory has been continuously recording…
Agricultural Giants Russia and China – Their Roles in Global Food Security
IAMO symposium at the International Green Week 2011 - To ensure food security for a growing world population is one of the main challenges of the 21st century. Which role the “agricultural giants” China and Russia could and should thereby play, is…
Navigating a Technicolor World: What the Fly’s Visual System Tells Us About Visually-Guided Behavior
On January 13, Prof. Axel Borst (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Germany) and Prof. Claude Desplan (New York University) will discuss how visual information is processed in the fly brain as a cue to the complexities of the human brain.
Plasma Medicine: Scientific Challenges and Technological Opportunities
Event summary of the December 8, 2010, panel discussion on new developments in plasma medicine in Germany and the United States.
Navigated Liver Surgery: International Partnership -Fraunhofer MEVIS and the University of Bern cooperate with the leading liver center in Shanghai.
Today, challenging liver surgery is frequently planned and optimized with regard to associated risks with the support of a computer. Based on radiological image data, the liver vessels and tumors are analyzed to produce a patient-individual…
EFCE launches 2011 student award
The European Federation of Chemical Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of its 2011 student mobility award.
Keeping up investment in science and innovation key to long-term growth, says OECD
OECD governments must maintain spending on science and innovation to strengthen their long-term growth in the face of rising global competition, according to a new OECD report. The Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2010 shows that real growth…
