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Brazil harnesses space tech to monitor deforestation
Brazil will launch a satellite in 2011 to monitor deforestation and urban expansion around the world, it has been announced. Amazônia-1 will carry a UK-made high resolution camera. The United Kingdom—Brazil collaboration was announced last week (14 July) at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for Progress in Science. It is part of the continuing UK—Brazil Partnership in Science and Innovation, and stems from discussions between governments and research partners that began in 2007 during the UK—Brazil Year of Cooperation on Science and Technology.
Amazônia-1 will orbit the Earth ... |
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A new UK research centre for studying nanotoxicology
The Health Protection Agency has set up a new centre to study the possible health effects of human exposure to nanoparticles. The National Nanotoxicology Research Centre (NNRC) is being developed at the Agency’s Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) at Chilton in Oxfordshire. The Agency is collaborating with universities and the Medical Research Council`s (MRC) Toxicology Unit to develop the centre and its research programme.
The Agency`s Chairman Sir William Stewart said: “The application of nanotechnology is an exciting development with many potential benefits. ... |
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Sharing the observation challenge
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