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From InTechWeb Blog to InTech Open

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ana Nodilo

Dear all, InTech’s blogging team would like to make an announcement. As you may have noticed, we haven’t been posting often lately; however, we have been working on other online communication channels to give our open access and science audiences … Continue reading →

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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – What about Cultural Diversity in Science?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Ana Nodilo

May 21 has been appointed by the UN as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in 2001 and in 2002, the UN declared May 21 the day to remind … Continue reading →

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Share 2 Conference: Delete Your Facebook Account Now

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Katarina Lovrečić

The Share 2 Conference took place in Belgrade through April 26 – 28, inviting speakers such as Isak Gerson, Aubrey de Grey, George Hotz, Eben Moglen, Khannea Suntzu, Andrew Keen, Bruce Sterling, Smari McCarthy and many others, discussing social media, … Continue reading →

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Open Science on Quora: Why Are We Not There, Yet?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Katarina Lovrečić

In his Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, Nielsen argues that networked digital tools, such as discussion boards and online marketplaces, can make it easier for scientists to pool their data, share methodologies, and find collaborators, and actually, … Continue reading →

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The Silent Thief of Sight: Don’t Let Glaucoma Darken Your Life

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ana Nodilo

March 12th to 17th is World Glaucoma Week. Glaucoma is a serious disease affecting the eyes, more specifically the optic nerve, preventing transmission of information between the optic nerve and the brain. Also called “the silent thief of sight“, it … Continue reading →

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International Rare Disease Day: Get Involved and Lend a Helping Hand

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Ana Nodilo

Today, February 29th, is marked as the fifth International Rare Disease Day. Coordinated by EURORDIS and in collaboration with rare disease national alliances in 25 European countries, patient organisations from all over the globe will be organising activities under the … Continue reading →

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Site Offline: Please Enjoy a Cup of Tea

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Katarina Lovrečić

Due to an overwhelming amount of visits to our official website, our servers have been temporarily taken offline. We are in the middle of upgrading them, and the site should be back up soon. Please have patience during this outage. … Continue reading →

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InTech Sponsors and Joins The 7th International Symposium on Agriculture

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ana Nodilo

InTech’s headquarters home country, Croatia, is about to hold the 47th Croatian and 7th International Symposium on Agriculture, to take place in Opatija on February 13-17. As the official sponsor of the event, InTech and its team will join researchers, … Continue reading →

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How Ironic: Promoting Open Science Through a Subscription-based Journal. But is It?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ana Nodilo

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, 57th richest man on earth and founder of Vulcan Inc. took it upon himself to promote and advocate something we at InTech have at heart: open science and open data. The article, stating Allen’s latest … Continue reading →

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So Light It Almost Beats a Feather: The Wonderful World of Nanomaterials

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ana Nodilo

“The new material redefines the limits of lightweight materials because of its unique “micro-lattice” cellular architecture. The researchers were able to make a material that consists 99.99% of air by designing the 0.01% solid at the nanometer, micron and millimetre … Continue reading →

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