European Science - world leading

2007 Nobel Prize in Physics:
Albert Fert (EU)
Peter Grünberg (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry:
Gerhard Ertl (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine:
Mario Capecchi (US citizen, born in Europe)
Oliver Smithies (US citizen, born in Europe)
Martin J. Evans (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Literature:
Doris Lessing (EU)

2007 Nobel Prize in Economics:
Leonid Hurwicz (USA)
Eric S. Maskin (USA)
Roger B. Myerson (USA)

Europe is gaining ground on the US in the field of innovation thanks mainly to Nordic countries leading the way.

The EU-US innovation gap has been decreasing year-on-year since 2003, according to a 2006 report . The latest version of the EU's "innovation scoreboard" reveals it was the Danes, Finns, Germans and Swedes who were ahead of the pack, establishing themselves as world leaders in the field. The report also highlighted outstanding performance in life-long learning, with participation levels highest among the Swedish population at 35%, compared to Europe's overall 11%.

Published by a Maastricht research institute, the scoreboard ranks the economies of 34 countries on the basis of 25 indicators, including education, investment in modern technologies, R&D expenditure and numbers of patents granted. The countries under the microscope are the US, Japan and the EU, as well as Croatia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

The report identifies four main groups:

Innovation leaders: Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Japan

Innovation followers: UK, Iceland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, US

Countries catching-up: Slovenia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Portugal, Poland, Latvia, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania

Trailing countries: Estonia, Spain, Italy, Malta, Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia

The "trailing countries" have scored well below the innovation average for the EU as a whole and require substantial investment to catch up. Luxembourg, Norway and Turkey would not fit in any of these categories.

A survey by the EU's statistical office Eurostat reveals that over 40% of European companies are actively innovating, more frequently in collaboration with customers and suppliers than with universities and public research institutes.

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[Antarktida1337]

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[koralijam]

Im born in America, but my parents are from Europe. Im very proud of my European Heritage. I think that the Europeans should stop looking up to the United State. Europeans are Smarter and Better then the American People. American Education is the Worst education in the World. Europe and Asia ranks #1 in Education.

[Rifou812]

@koralijam One of the problems of the United States is that it fought against the U.S.S.R. for decades and allocated lots of resources to fighting Communism. Even a great warrior sustains wounds that become lethal over time. America is a modern empire and as such, all empires rise and fall. In a global setting, America refuses to conform to some universal systems and insists on clinging to some isolationist and unilateral tactics. I am proud to be American, but I can see its problems too.

[Porabany]

@AntonioSoltysik Clubbed to death - Rob dougan i think :)

[etbadaboum]

Europe is a role model for the world in term of cooperation and a society based on quality of life. We can't continue a history of war. We experience right now the longest period of peace in a millenium. We easily forget about that. Long live to peace and prosperity.

[AntonioSoltysik]

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[TTFLS]

@Supersomonerandom

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[Supersomonerandom]

@TTFLS 1. learn english. 2. grow up. 3. dont spam smileys 4. dont encourage people suck a bag of dicks.

got it? Good.

[TTFLS]

@Supersomonerandom

Lol suck a bag of dicks will ya :D

Don't take live so serious, now that is European :D And ofc you r right btw, I love people of all color :D Everyone is equal and all that :D:D

[Supersomonerandom]

@TTFLS if you truly were european you wouldnt say that. europeans should respect all people regarldess the color of their skin.

[TTFLS]

Yeah! Go Europe! White Europeans are the best race in the world!

[TTFLS]

@AgrivatedKillah yes!