Angling Saxons

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The German Government has invested huge amount of money to develop the electronic industry in the state of Saxony, christened as Silicon Saxony, after California's Silicon Valley, for which it laid the foundation in December 2006. The state government is also encouraging research and development to build up its own innovative capacity in the area by funding about 300 million Euros on electronics research programs.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Government expenditures, Government domestic functions, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Financial management, Forecasts and trends, Company investment, Investments, Market trend/market analysis, Electronics industry, Domestic policy, Government finance, Saxony, Germany

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Upending the zeitgeist

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Germany's best-known stem-cell researcher Oliver Brustle, co-founder of Life & Brain, is leading a charge to build up more commercial acumen on the nation's university campuses. Brustle hopes that Life & Brain will incubate bright ideas from the university's academics and the company will lend technical and business support to these ideas and hire academics to work full-time on their commercial application.

Product development, Science & research, Drugs, Research, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Brustle, Oliver

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The other greenhouse effect

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The impact of higher C[O.sub.2] levels on the nutritional value of crops is discussed. Researchers have shown that greenhouse effect and high C[O.sub.2] levels in the atmosphere might affect plant tissue micronutrient status, which in turn might affect both human health and the wider ecosystem.

United Kingdom, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, Industrial gases, Carbon Dioxide, Environmental aspects, Climatic changes, Climate change, Greenhouse effect, Crop yields

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