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New Method For Measuring Biodiversity
Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Feb 21, 2008 -
German and Sri Lankan researchers have developed a new method for measuring the impacts of species on local biodiversity. It makes it possible to determine whether a certain species promotes or suppresses species diversity.
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Germany harmonises development and research
[BERLIN] The German research and international development ministries have signed an agreement to coordinate their activities and streamline their approach to research for development.
The state secretaries for the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) finalised the agreement last month (25 January).
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Huge kite helps container ship across AtlanticBerlin, Germany - Oil at more than $90 a barrel is concentrating minds in the shipping industry. |
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Virgin unveils spaceship designsEngland - Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. |
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Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the SkyGrenoble, France - Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from falling raindrops into electricity that can be used to power sensors and other electronics devices. |
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Mona Lisa’s Identity Confirmed by DocumentHeidelberg, Germany - The mystery over the identity of the woman behind Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting has been solved once and for all, German academics at Heidelberg University announced on Tuesday. |
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Solar energy ‘revolution’ brings green power closerSilicon Vlley, California, USA - The holy grail of renewable energy came a step closer yesterday as thousands of mass-produced, wafer-thin solar cells printed on aluminium film rolled off a production line in California, heralding what British scientists called "a revolution" in generating electricity. |
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Computer monitor draws no standby powerMunich, Germany - New Fujitsu Siemens monitors are the first to consume no mains power in standby mode, the company claims. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Birds Can “See” Earth’s Magnetic FieldOldenburg, Germany - To find north, humans look to a compass. |
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