Human vision inadequate for research on bird vision
The most attractive male birds attract more females and as a result are most successful in terms of reproduction. This is the starting point of many studies looking for factors that influence sexual selection in birds. view more (2008-05-13)
... researchers show that our human vision is not an adequate instrument.
"The results mean that many studies ... in terms of richness of colour and particular signals, has been shown to be a major ... In order to assess the colours of birds, everything from binoculars to RGB image analyses are ... on the hypothesis that human colour vision can be used to assess ...
Babies and their favourite colours
How do babies see colour and which ones do they prefer? The Surrey Baby Lab, part of UniS' Department of Psychology, was set up to investigate exactly this. With over 250 babies having visited so far, some very fascinating findings have been produced. Interestingly, it has been shown that infants, at just four-months old, can already categorise a... view more... (2005-03-08)
How do babies see colour and which ones do they prefer? The Surrey Baby Lab, ... already categorise a range of colours. Led by Dr Anna Franklin and her team, the aim ... is to find out which colours babies prefer and why. Babies are sat in front of ... and are shown pairs of colours. A small camera beneath the monitor records ...
True colors are in the brain of the beholder
Pictures of brain waves that reveal our ability to see colour could provide a new objective way to diagnose and monitor diseases that affect human colour perception. view more (2006-08-10)
... reveal our ability to see colour could provide a new objective way to diagnose and monitor ... monitor diseases that affect human colour perception. The research finding by a Universiy of New South ... people's ability to accurately see colour," says Ms Boon. "Therefore, studying brain activity could be a ... diseases and conditions that affect colour vision pathways in the brain." Ms ...
Color sudoku puzzle demonstrates new vision for computing
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Computer Science have developed a colour based Sudoku Puzzle that will help Sudoku players solve traditional Sudoku puzzles but also helps demonstrate the potential benefits of a radical new vision for computing. view more (2007-12-18)
... Computer Science have developed a colour based Sudoku Puzzle that will help Sudoku players solve traditional ... benefits of a radical new vision for computing.
The colour Sudoku adds another dimension to solving the puzzle by assigning ... the puzzle by assigning a colour to each digit. Squares containing a digit are coloured according to the digit's colour. Empty squares are coloured according ...
The ink is mightier than the pen - against forgery
Inks which cannot be photocopied - to confound bank-note forgers - are exciting printers of most of the world`s major currencies. A team from colour chemistry, led by Professor David Lewis and Dr Long Lin, has created an ink which changes colour when copied or scanned, to prevent forgers colour matching banknotes. "There are already hundreds of... view more... (2002-06-07)
... major currencies. A team from colour chemistry, led by Professor David Lewis and Dr Long Lin, ... created an ink which changes colour when copied or scanned, to prevent forgers colour matching banknotes. "There are already hundreds of security measures in ... image to find an exact colour match. With the new inks, this would be impossible. A ... has been developed by ...
Found — the apple gene for red
CSIRO researchers have located the gene that controls the colour of apples - a discovery that may lead to bright new apple varieties. view more (2006-12-04)
... the gene that controls the colour of apples - a discovery that may lead to bright ... bright new apple varieties.
"The red colour in apple skin is the result of anthocyanins, the natural ... responsible for blue and red colours in many flowers and fruits," says the leader of the ... Industry research team, Dr Mandy Walker.
"Colour is a very important part of ...
Quickplacer, the fastest robot in the world
Fatronik has launched the most rapid robot in the world at the BIEMH (International Machine-Tool Biennial) in Bilbao. view more (2006-03-15)
... robot is aided by a vision system capable of guiding its movements. The vision system, available in both black and white and in colour, is responsible for locating the shape and the orientation-position of ... of vegetables (combined with a colour vision system)
- Packaging of peppers
- Packaging of lipstick bars
- Packaging of ... baby towelettes
- Feeding various products (fish, meat, CDs,) to ...
Yellow Glasses To Save Vision
Blue light destroys certain structural elements in the eye, as was revealed by the Russian research team. The mechanism of this effect was studied, and protective measures were offered. The work was supported jointly by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE),... view more... (2004-09-03)
... Ostrovsky are rather upsetting. Blue colour of the sky, sea, blue shadows on the snow, radiant ... are absolutely indispensable for normal vision, but they degrade with aging. Free radicals are highly aggressive ... the pupil is a small yellow-coloured spot on the retina that is the area of greatest ... perception and also another natural colour filter. And, finally, the third protective ...
Lemurs' fur color may not define species
Different coat colour might not correspond to different species for nocturnal lemurs. In a study published today in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, researchers find that lemurs that appeared to belong to different species because they have strikingly different coat colours, are in fact genetically related and belong to the same... view more... (2006-11-16)
Different coat colour might not correspond to different species for nocturnal lemurs. In ... they have strikingly different coat colours, are in fact genetically related and belong to the same ... habitats and have distinctive coat colours.
However, surprisingly, Heckman et al.'s phylogenetic analysis reveals that the 70 ... that the three different coat colours observed are found in all three geographical locations in ...
Color contrast is 'seen' by the brain early doors
Colour contrast is detected much earlier in the brain than previously thought, a new study shows. view more (2007-09-10)
Colour contrast is detected much earlier in the brain than previously ... Durham University have confirmed that colour contrast is first detected by part of the brain called ... in seeing the difference between colours, rather than the eye.
The team of neuropsychologists identified a patient ... which the contrast between the coloured spots in the foreground and their background colour affected the way ...
SMART-1 uses new imaging technique in lunar orbit
ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft has been surveying the Moon's surface in visible and near-infrared light using a new technique, never before tried in lunar orbit. view more (2005-12-27)
... technique is particularly suited to colour imaging of the lunar surface. (Note that 'colour imaging' here does not mean natural colour, the colour bands of the AMIE filters are in the infrared region ... see the Moon in different colour bands. The figure shows four consecutive images taken by AMIE ... fixed filters are indicated by coloured frames. The images, taken only ...
Prize-winner emerges from the shadows
How can you measure the brightness of light? A book which examines the answers to this seemingly simple question has just won the 2003 Paul Bunge Award, the world's largest prize for research in the history of scientific instruments. The book, published in 2001 by Institute of Physics Publishing, is "A History of Light and Colour Measurement:... view more... (2003-11-04)
... "A History of Light and Colour Measurement: Science in the Shadows" by Glasgow University lecturer Dr ... It tells how light and colour came to be important from the late nineteenth century, first ... for manufacturers and then for a wide range of scientists - including physicists, psychologists and ophthalmologists. The award, which has been given once a year since 1993, is ...
Choosing the wood using artificial vision
Amongst the TR+D projects financed by the Basque Government INTEK programme, the IT Department at CIDEMCO, in conjunction with the CEIT Centre of Technology, the CVC company, and furniture manufacturers BIOK, XEY and DANONA, have finished the final phase of the development of an artificial vision system for the formulation of colorants for the... view more... (2003-05-20)
... the development of an artificial vision system for the formulation of colorants for the furniture industry. ... During the project, an artificial vision prototype was designed and image correction and analysis algorithms developed ... descriptive parameters that characterise the colour, the contrast and the grain of the wood. The formula ... and graphic representation of the colours and their distances in Lab colorimetric ...
ANALYTICA 2004: Portable Laboratory for Serial Control of Oil
Together with WearCheck GmbH (Brannenburg), the Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz (IMM GmbH) has developed the colour measuring instrument WaveCheck300. WaveCheck300 is the first portable analysis device for the quality control of machine oil. It measures colorimetrically with a miniaturised spectral sensor. A special software analyzes the... view more... (2004-05-10)
... (IMM GmbH) has developed the colour measuring instrument WaveCheck300. WaveCheck300 is the first portable analysis device ... are minimised, the determination of colour becomes a routine for every oil sample. Light source, ... of used oils. The samples' colour values are analyzed following DIN ISO 2049. Data are transfered ... an exact spectral analysis beyond colour classifications: Information about the complete visible ...
Liquid rainbows: British color researchers meet Norwegian children
Language is no barrier when British researchers from Nottingham Trent University conduct a science workshop for Norwegian children. Colour is the focus, and in the course of 45 minutes, the children experience both liquid rainbows and milk that explodes into a range of colours. view more (2007-10-01)
... science workshop for Norwegian children. Colour is the focus, and in the course of 45 minutes, ... explodes into a range of colours.
Norway's Forskningsdagene 2007 (National Science Week in Norway 2007) has, in ... brought to Norway deals with colour. Using a blend of demonstrations and experiments, they give the ... tour into the world of colour. The research workshop includes, to mention ... |
