Climate summit hots up
Politicians and policy-makers from more than 150 countries meet in Kyoto, Japan, this month to set legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
New contractor for weapons lab
Department of Energy officials announced last week who will be running Brookhaven National Laboratory
Shady solar outhouses
The US Forest Service has recently installed solar outhouses, but positioned some of them in the shade
Nuclear fusion meets resistance in France
Government plans to move IN2P3 to the CEA
Fifth Framework refuses to take shape
The start of the European Union's 5th Framework programme of R&D could be delayed by disagreements over its structure
Science gets a higher profile in Ireland
The Irish government has a new science minister, Noel Treacy - the third this year
EC advisory body slims down
The European Commission scientific advisory committee has slimmed down and changed direction
Budget falls in Denmark
Danish research grants and funds for postdoc training in the natural sciences will be halved next year
New sites for Oxford Instruments
Oxford Instruments opened two new buildings last month
US science budget rises
There is good news for science in general and physics in particular in this year's US budget
