BIOSEK, evaluation methodology of different biometric systems
BIOSEK, is the design and set-up of an evaluation methodology and comparison of different biometric systems in real environments. The aim of this project is to design and set-up a laboratory which includes biometrics systems for authentication, and to develop a methodology to evaluate and compare them in order to give interested institutions and... view more... (2004-03-31)
Biometrics puts all the cards in hand
Finnish Miotec has increased smartcard security through biometrics, which uses physical characteristics, such as fingerprint, retinal patterns, or voice to identify an individual. Biometric technology uses physical characteristics, such as fingerprint, retinal patterns, or voice to identify an individual. In traditional biometric technology, the... view more... (2003-01-09)
BioVault locks up biometrics
A system that allows biometric data to be used to create a secret key for data encryption has been developed by researchers in South Africa. view more (2009-07-31)
Southampton professor to lead first National Defence Technology Research Centre
The Ministry of Defence has announced the formation and funding of the first National Defence Technology (Research) Centre (DTC) bringing together world class university research groups and appropriate UK companies in a virtual research centre for resolving critical defence research issues. The new Centre's director is Professor Chris Harris of... view more... (2003-05-09)
Towards a new, more acceptable face for biometric security
Biometric security implies different things to different people. For some, applications that identify individuals based on their physical and behavioural characteristics will lead to a safer and more secure world. For others, they elicit fears of an Orwellian scenario where governments and corporations run roughshod over personal privacy. view more (2004-09-30)
Technology Would Help Detect Terrorists Before They Strike
Are you a terrorist? Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the answer. view more (2007-10-08)
Knobbly kneed ID
Forget LED thumb-pad identification devices, complex retinal laser scanning, or even computerized iris recognition, the way forward for biometric validation is a quick X-ray snapshot of a person's knees, according to a report published in the International Journal of Biometrics. view more (2009-03-26)
Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs
In recent years cell phones and PDAs-"Personal Digital Assistants"-have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record and store multimedia files and transfer them over wireless networks-in addition to the cell phone system-using... view more... (2008-07-11)
UK scientists working to help cut ID theft
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is part of Biotesting Europe, a new €358,000 biometrics project, part-funded by the European Union. The project will ensure that future testing procedures and facilities meet the needs of systems users and developers, building confidence in this growing industry. view more (2007-08-13)
US prostate cancer deaths down one third in men aged 50-74: Europe following?
Copenhagen, Denmark: New findings presented today (Tuesday 23 September) at ECCO 12 - The European Cancer Conference, show that US prostate cancer mortality rates, which had been increasing slowly during the 1970s and 1980s, suddenly started to fall rapidly during the 1990s. view more (2003-09-21)
Identifying the metabolism of a healthy embryo could improve infertility treatment
Embryos that are most likely to result in a pregnancy are crucial to the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) but are difficult to identify. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, led by Emre Seli, M.D., are developing a fast, non-invasive test to help assess embryo viability for IVF. view more (2009-10-21)
Who are you? Mobile ID devices find out using NIST guidelines
A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices-Mobile ID-has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). view more (2009-08-27)
Diagnosing dyspraxia
Researchers at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) are working with child healthcare experts to develop new ways of diagnosing dyspraxia, a neurological disorder affecting up to 10% of the population. The £237,269 grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will enable Professor Mike Fairhurst and his team to... view more... (2002-06-25)
Improving security with face recognition technology
A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. Historically, obtaining accurate results with this type of technology has been a time intensive activity. view more (2009-11-10)
Enterprise Hub for Canterbury
SEEDA (South East England Development Agency) has approved a grant of £250,000 to the University of Kent following a bid in partnership with Canterbury City Council to establish the Canterbury Enterprise Hub. This will include a Business Support Network hatchery and incubator space for new businesses in the area. The focus will be on... view more... (2003-07-16)
Pressable photonic crystals produce full-colour fingerprints and promise enhanced security
In the future, law enforcement officials may take full-colour fingerprints using new technology developed by a University of Toronto-led team of international researchers. view more (2006-03-15)
Intelligent molecules in shoes for skateboarders
d3o lab was granted a government SMART award in 2003 and 2004 for the development of a high technology application. Since then they have been developing the technology in the laboratory and working with a diverse range of companies from medical to extreme sports to realise the material's potential. view more (2005-02-04)
New data demonstrate potential for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify changes in oxidative stress (OS) levels in blood plasma, which may prove to be a useful biomarker in the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. view more (2009-06-17)
New Treatment Slows Bone Metastasis - Patients survive incurable disease longer
Together with US colleagues researchers from the University of Bonn have developed a new treatment which enables certain types of cancer to be treated more effectively than was previously the case. The radioactive substance becomes particularly concentrated in metastases in the bones and partially destroys them. To date such metastases have been... view more... (2003-08-05)
Passports for penguins
Ground-breaking technology that will enable biologists to identify and monitor large numbers of endangered animals, from butterflies to whales, without being captured, will be shown to the public for the first time at this year's Royal Society Summer Science exhibition [30 June to 3 July]. view more (2008-06-30)
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