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Czech ScienceCzech Liaison Office for Research and Development opens in Brussels
Since joining the European Union last year, the Czech Republic has become
more involved in both formal and informal European structures and
networks. For example, last month the country opened a liaison office for
research and development in the centre of Brussels, joining the 20-member
Informal Group of Liaison Offices for Research and Development in the
European capital.
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A tornado hits Trebom village. The town of Cheb organizes a cream-cakes
free for all. And THUNDERBOLT - the car that stole the show at the Brno
car show last weekend. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Czech ScienceMultipurpose virtual robot helps in cancer research
A company based in the city of Brno recently announced the creation of what
they call the first Universal Information Robot. The company says that the
robot can help software firms to radically reduce costs for the creation
and maintenance of information systems. Also, at the moment, the robot is
helping to sort out 30 years' worth of data collected on cancer treatment. More
Czech ScienceToxins in river fish raise health concerns
With Christmas just around the corner, it may be good that the carp Czechs
are so fond of usually don't come from rivers. Scientists and
environmentalists have been examining whether pollutants in the country's
rivers are affecting the fish that make their way onto Czech tables.
Although the findings in two recent studies are not alarming, they may
give fish-eaters food for thought.
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Current AffairsFrom the Czech cold to the Indonesian jungle, without leaving Prague
Don't let the rushing water and tropical birds fool you into thinking
you've left Prague. At the city's zoo, hundreds of people, including
President Vaclav Klaus and the Indonesian ambassador, visited Monday's
opening of the Indonesian Jungle Pavilion. The exhibit aims to create the
experience of a Southeast Asian rainforest - both for visitors and for the
zoo's population of Indonesian primates. We take you on a walk through the
exhibit.
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Czech ScienceParrot fashion, Czech style
For thousands of years, humans and animals have been communicating in
various ways but it wasn't until much more recently that interspecies
communication became a focus of scientific research. The team at the
Laboratory of Interspecies Communication in Prague are trying to prove
that parrots don't always talk parrot fashion. More
Czech ScienceUnique Prague-based laser facility invites scientists from across Europe
Passers-by would never guess what lies inside this inconspicuous two-storey
building in a quiet north Prague suburb. The simple concrete construction
houses one of the largest lasers in Europe. In fact, it is the most
powerful radiation source ever developed in laboratory conditions. Its
output amounts to four times all the street lights in Prague shining out
from the tip of a needle. As part of an EU programme, the unique centre
invites researchers from across Europe to come here and carry out their
projects. More
Czech ScienceCzech scientists help treat AIDS in poor countries
A new anti-HIV drug has recently been approved in the United States. One of
its two components was developed by Czech scientists, who - as well as the
other inventors - have agreed to give up their royalty rights on sales in
parts of the world where HIV/AIDS has hit hardest.
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