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2010 Global R&D Funding Forecast: An Overview2010 Global R&D Funding Forecast: An Overview

12/22/09 | Featured Articles

The recession appears to have ended in most countries, with a return to positive economic and R&D growth. For most "advanced economies," this positive growth is likely to be relatively small, from 0.5% to 3.5% GDP growth.
Call for collaboration

Call for collaboration

Feb 4 | RDBlog

The world of R&D is full of collaboration. R&D Magazine has seen this directly through some of the winners of the R&D 100 awards in the past. However, not only is collaboration important to the world of R&D, but it is essentially important to all aspects of life. For the Army, it is not different.

Merck KGaA acquires Millipore

Mar 1 | News

Merck KGaA and Millipore Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck KGaA will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Millipore, for US$ 107 per share in cash, or a total transaction value, including net debt, of approximately € 5.3 billion (US$ 7.2 billion).

Testimony: Mastery of rare earth elements vital to U.S. security

Testimony: Mastery of rare earth elements vital to U.S. security

6 hours ago | News

Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., a senior metallurgist at Ames Lab, spoke before a House Subcommittee this week, cautioning them that rare-earth R&D in America is “virtually zero”. He went on to say that expertise in rare-earth alloying is crucial to economic performance and that the U.S. has given up much ground to other countries in this area.

USC Information Sciences Institute to be recognized for key role in Internet development

7 hours ago | News

(University of Southern California) More than 50 pioneers and leaders key to the Internet's ongoing development over the past 40 years will gather Friday, March 19, to recognize the role of the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute in the Internet's success.

New analysis points to ivory enforcement failures in parts of Africa, Asia

7 hours ago | News

(World Wildlife Fund) Urgent law enforcement action by governments in Central and West Africa and Southeast Asia is crucial to addressing the illicit ivory trade, according to a new analysis of elephant trade data released today.Detailed regional summaries of the data held in the Elephant...

New biotech advance to add heart healthy omega-3s to US diet

Mar 16 | News

(United Soybean Board) A new heart-healthy, essential omega-3 fatty acid is about to improve an American pantry staple: soybean oil. US soybean farmers are applying this scientific advance and other biotechnology to benefit the environment, human health and feed the world.

ID physicians call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020

Mar 16 | News

(Infectious Diseases Society of America) As the deaths and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America is urging a global commitment to develop 10 new antibiotics by 2020, known as the 10 x 20...

Luminex and Northrop Grumman sign biodetector agreement

Mar 16 | News

Luminex Corporation announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation to collaborate in the creation of next generation biodetectors that will continuously monitor the environment and serve as an early warning system to alert authorities regarding the release of potentially harmful airborne agents.

Scientists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia

Mar 16 | News

(Princeton University) The fate of many African elephants hinges on a decision to be made this week in Qatar. Countries are meeting as part of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to decide whether to grant requests to Tanzania and Zambia to lower the...

Ashtead Technology supplies instrumentation for major oil refinery inspections

Mar 16 | News

Ashtead Technology played a key role in providing the latest NDT (Non Destructive Testing) instrumentation for inspection work carried out by SGS Industrial Services during the shutdown of two large oil refineries.

STOP Obesity Alliance surveys show doctors, patients share role in weight loss, but ask, now what?

Mar 16 | News

(Chandler Chicco Agency) Primary care physicians agree they have a role in addressing obesity, but say they do not have the right weight management resources. Obese or heavier adults take responsibility for weight loss, but adults who need to lose weight may lack information about effective...

Porous China-Myanmar border allowing illegal wildlife trade

Mar 16 | News

(World Wildlife Fund) Porous borders are allowing vendors in Myanmar to offer a door-to-door delivery service for illegal wildlife products such as tiger bone wine to buyers in China, according to TRAFFIC's latest snapshot into wildlife trade in China. The State of Wildlife Trade in China...

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Call for collaboration

Call for collaboration

Feb 4 | RDBlog

The world of R&D is full of collaboration. R&D Magazine has seen this directly through some of the winners of the R&D 100 awards in the past. However, not only is collaboration important to the world of R&D, but it is essentially important to all aspects of life. For the Army, it is not different.

Calling all aerospace contractors, your funding is ready

Calling all aerospace contractors, your funding is ready

Feb 2 | RDBlog

Monday was probably a bittersweet day for NASA. Told that it would no longer be following President Bush’s lunar comeback effort or even launching its own astronauts into space, the agency must now look to contractors for their escape velocity needs.

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Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 2

Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 2

8/6/2009 | Videos

Steve Koonin, Dept. of Energy Under Secretary for Science, delivers a speech on energy policy as part of the June 12 Rare Isotope Beams for the 21st Century event at Michigan State University.

Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 1

Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 1

8/6/2009 | Videos

Steve Koonin, Dept. of Energy Under Secretary for Science, delivers a speech on energy policy as part of the June 12 Rare Isotope Beams for the 21st Century event at Michigan State University.

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EMSL Installs Chinook Supercomputer

7/28/2009 | New To Market

At more than 160 teraFLOPS, the newly installed $21.3 million Chinook supercomputer is over a dozen times faster than its predecessor the EMSL's MPP2.

Biotech firms receive lion's share of VC

7/27/2009 | New To Market

Biotechnology leapt ahead as the biggest recipient of U.S. venture capital money in the second quarter, but first-time venture investments in companies overall dropped to a 15-year low, a trade association reported.

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Dopant permeation tubes

6/26/2009 | Tools And Technology

Kin-Tek Laboratories, Inc. manufacturers dopant permeation tubes used in detection systems for trace concentrations of narcotics, explosives, chemical warfare agents (CWAs), and industrial airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs).

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