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CAR PAINT
BY JONATHAN THOMSON
WHY do we change our cars so often? Most drivers spend between two to three years with their car before trading in for a new model, long before the average mechanical lifespan. Perhaps it is because every year car manufacturers claim to improve on vehicle performance, reliability, efficiency, safety and handling?…
EUROPLASTICS - PLASTIC-COAL PROJECT
BY MATTHEW BRACE
AUSTRALIAN researchers are experimenting with co-firing plastic waste with coal in the blast furnace iron-making process. If the trials are successful this technique will – said the Australian government – provide a way to dispose of large volumes of plastic waste, whilst benefiting the environment.…
EFSA WORK
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has started its scientific work on ingredient safety advice in earnest, issuing a series of notices. Its scientific panel on biological hazards has called for additional research into the risk to consumers posed by BSE-linked prion proteins in beef tongues, for instance, which are currently considered safe.…
LIBERALISATION FEATURE
BY ALAN OSBORN and MARK ROWE
THE LIBERALISATION of electricity and gas supplies in the European Union (EU) was finally agreed in 2003 and will come into full effect this year for business customers and in 2007 for households and all others.…
INTERNET MARKET OPENING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A SURVEY by European Union (EU) market research organisation Eurobarometer has revealed that there is immense potential for growing Internet usage in southern Europe. A survey showed not only were 43 per cent of EU citizens still unconnected to the Internet, there were huge regional variations.…
BUILDING MATERIALS COATINGS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) joint research centre (JRC) is testing innovative construction materials designed to fight against air pollution. In a joint scheme with academic institutes, building supply and chemical companies the JRC’s PICADA project (photo-catalytic innovative coverings applications for de-pollution assessment) is examining special plaster, mortar, architectural concrete and anti-pollution coatings.…
CO2 BURIAL
BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADA’S Petroleum Technology Research Center has concluded that empty wells in the Weyburn oil field, Saskatchewan, can hold an estimated 21 million tons of carbon dioxide. In an experiment to determine whether the greenhouse gas can safely be buried under land, researchers have been checking well vapours, groundwater and conducting seismic tests.…
INTERNET MARKET OPENING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A SURVEY by European Union (EU) market research organisation Eurobarometer has revealed that there is immense potential for growing Internet usage in southern Europe. A survey showed not only were 43 per cent of EU citizens still unconnected to the Internet, there were huge regional variations.…
SAFE FOODS CORP
BY PHILIP FINE
A US manufacturer thinks an answer to controlling food pathogen outbreaks in meat production can be found in a spray using chemicals found in standard mouthwashes. With food processors finding it hard to eradicate listeria, E coli O157:H7, salmonella and campylobacter, they could now at least weaken their impact, claims Arkansas-based Safe Foods Corp.…
FOOD WASTE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN EU-supported research scheme has developed practical guidelines on recycling waste from 19 food production processes. AWARENET worked out technical solutions for recycling its oils, sugars, vitamins, colorants and antioxidants. *http://ica.cordis.lu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.simpledocument&PJ_RCN=5059864&CFID=58430&CFTOKEN=21966306…