Tag: Science

  • Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic

    Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic

    Six months into their two-year project, the research team has managed to create a thin, clear prototype using chitosan, a material found in the shells of many crustaceans. “If commercialised, this could really help us decrease our waste… and it could help us improve our food exports because the plastic has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties,”…

  • Crete becomes the Silicon-Island of high technology R&D

    Crete becomes the Silicon-Island of high technology R&D

    FORTH (in Greek: ITE) is one of the largest research centers in Greece with modern facilities, highly qualified personnel, and a reputation as a top-level research foundation worldwide. KALEAO helps FORTH to grow as a key European research centre and attraction pole for high-tech corporate development. KALEAO designs and manufactures advanced computer systems and delivers solutions…

  • First MS treatment to bear Greek signature

    First MS treatment to bear Greek signature

    A long-term and costly venture by a group of four medical researchers, in collaboration with the University of Patras and VIANEX SA, the largest Greek pharmaceutical company in Greece and founded by the Giannakopoulos family, seems to be bearing fruit. Yiannis Matsoukas, professor of chemistry at the University of Patras, and his team obtained the…

  • Beware of Greeks building smart cars

    Beware of Greeks building smart cars

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