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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti arrives at Space Station
In Sweden the most powerful neutron microscope in the World
Three of the main Italian research institutions, together with the Ministry for Education, University and Research, participate in one of Europe's most ambitious projects of recent years: the construction of the most powerful neutron microscope in the World: European Spallation Source (ESS). It will be built in Sweden and will be used for interdisciplinary studies, from life sciences to physics, from nanotechnology to pharmaceuticals. A collaboration between CNR,
A new phase in the Ebola war
Gates Foundation to require immediate free access for journal articles
ITER fusion project names French nuclear official as new chief
Save the museums
The Glover case. Why Europe has lost its scientific advisor
Someone could have hoped for a different end, but the signs were all clear: few days ago, Juncker made a final decision on cutting the role of the Chief Scientific Advisor at the European Commission. Apparently, this decision came after a struggle between the scientific community and some environmental NGPs, one above all, Greenpeace. But the story is more complicated, and is related to the new geopolitical axis in Europe: science has been (one of) the sacrificial victim in