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BY MATTHEW BRACE
A NEW “safe saw” hits the market in April, which could find favour with plant hire companies keen to prevent accidents involving their ‘amateur’ customers.

The brainchild of Arbortech Industries Ltd, in Western Australia, the blades of the Australian KS150 Kango Saw cut with an orbital action slicing through masonry, wood and tough composite materials but not breaking the skin if they accidentally hit flesh.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
FORMAL proposals have been released by the European Commission for a programme to help spread medicines fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries. The plans include budget lines of Euro 26.1 million, covering aid from January 2003 to December 2006.…

KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank has approved a US$5.6 million credit to fund a Pilot Fishery Development Project, to boost the development of fish farming in Albania, one of Europe’s poorest countries. The scheme also aims at improving the country’s wild fishery sector.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
SCIENTISTS from the Queensland Centre for Schizophrenia Research in Australia claim to have made a crucial step forward in the study of schizophrenia, which could help the pharmaceutical industry develop new vitamin D enriched drugs to treat the condition.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
THE SEAS around Australia are among the cleanest in the world, partly thanks to the ingenuity of local scientists, who are pioneering two projects to ensure local waters remain healthy, while assisting other more stressed ocean regions.

One involves an electronic mapping system developed by the Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA), which is being used to predict the effects of dangerous chemicals in the ocean.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A ROAD safety initiative has been launched by the European Commission, which has formally proposed a new directive laying down European Union-wide standards for the installation of additional rear view mirrors and other vision systems, including cameras, for motor vehicles.…

BY MARK ROWE
SHIPPING companies and their related organisations are being invited to submit bids for funding under a new Euro 280 million North Sea initiative launched by the European Union.

Grants will be made available for projects that will promote efficient and integrated transport and maritime systems in the North Sea and its adjacent coastal regions.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RESEARCHERS in Tasmania, Australia, claim they have developed the world’s first smart car that can actually override driver error and thereby reduce road accidents.

Their full sized prototype model has 25 sensors that can monitor everything from brake pressure to suspension dynamics, steering angle and engine parameters.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CHALLENGE to the extension of copyright protection after an author’s death in the United States, from 50 to 70 years, is to be heard by the US Supreme Court this year, with a decision being issued from October onwards.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RESEARCHERS at the University of Tasmania, Australia, have developed the world’s first smart car that can override driver error and reduce road accidents.

“In terms of a comprehensive central processing unit working as an artificial brain to make driving safer, this is a world first,” said project leader Dr Vishy Karri.…