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Nitrogen fertiliser 'could prevent locust swarms' |
| Nitrogen fertiliser — which plants use to make protein — may be an inexpensive, more environmentally friendly pest control solution for t locust swarms, a major plague that devastates crops around the world |
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Magnetic Soap Could Help in Oil Spill Clean-ups |
| A new soap, which contains iron atoms, is able to respond to magnets, and, with further development, could find applications in cleaning up oil spills and wastewater. An international team of scientists showed that the soap, and the materials it dissolves, could be easily removed by applying a magnetic field. The new soap is similar to ordinary soap, but the iron atoms help form tiny particles that are easily removed magnetically. |
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Repellent cream for enhanced protection from mosquito bites |
| Scientists have developed a microencapsulation strategy for enhanced protection from mosquito bites by producing an effective alternate and safe repellant. N, N-Diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA), long-acting, inexpensive multi-insect repellant, which was found to exhibit promising repellency with up to 12 hours of protection time. |
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Assessment of Science and Technology Indicators in Sudan |
| Sudan lags behind the leading developing countries in terms of S&T input-output indicators because of the low level and the insufficient financial and human resources devoted to S&T development together with inadequate economic structures which hampered the potential role of R&D to contribute toward economic development, adaptation to imported technologies and development of local technologies in Sudan. |
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Technopark planned for Rabat |
| Building on the success of the Casablanca Technopark, Moroccan authorities plan to open a tech park in Rabat this April with space for as many as 40 businesses |
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The World Intellectual Property Report 2011- The Changing Face of Innovation |
| It describes key trends in the innovation landscape - including the increasingly open, international and collaborative character of the innovation process; the causes of the increased demand for IP rights; and the rising importance of technology markets. Against this background, the Report explores the ways in which economists' views of the IP system have evolved. Finally, it takes a closer look at collaborative innovation models, analyzing how best to balance private collaboration and competition, and how best to harness public research for innovation. |
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Does Intellectual Property Right Reform Spur Industrial Development? |
| An extensive theoretical literature generates ambiguous predictions concerning the effects of intellectual property right (IPR) reform on industrial development. The impact depends on whether multinational enterprises (MNEs) expand production in reforming countries and the extent of decline in imitative activity. |
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