Brussels 31/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific Research (COST), which brings together 34 European states, has decided at a meeting of its Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) held on 15 and 16 March in Brussels under the chairmanship of Francesco Fedi to launch 17 new research actions. These actions are aimed, inter alia, at: the improvement of motorcycle helmets; comparative study of the Roman, Mughal and Ottoman empires; improving the utility and...