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Students stage UK premiere of historic landmark opera
A three hundred year old opera, the first ever performed in the New World, in Lima, Peru, is to receive its British premiere at the University of Sheffield in 27 February 2003. La p'°rpura de la rosa, (The blood of the rose) will be conducted and directed by one of the world's leading performers of early music, Andrew Lawrence-King, who has... view more... (2002-12-02)
Machine vision for hot surface automatic inspection
TECNALIA Technological Corporation is developing an innovative application for the automatic inspection of hot steel surfaces, based on Machine Vision technologies that enhance quality control in hot rolling mill processes. view more (2009-09-16)
Seeing red -- in the number 7
Hypnosis can induce synaesthetic experiences - where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another - according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers. view more (2008-10-23)
Uveal melanoma patients at higher risk for colon cancer
Higher Colon Cancer Risk in Uveal Melanoma Patients and Their Relatives Compared to General Population, will be presented by Frederick H. Davidorf, MD, during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2007 Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. view more (2007-05-09)
First clinical trial of gene therapy for childhood blindness
The first clinical trial to test a revolutionary treatment for blindness in children has been announced by researchers at UCL (University College London). view more (2007-05-02)
Receptor could halt blinding diseases, stop tumor growth, preserve neurons after trauma
An international team of researchers has discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. view more (2008-10-07)
Scientists set out to measure how we perceive naturalness
Natural products are highly valued by consumers yet their properties have been difficult to reproduce fully in synthetic materials, placing a drain on our limited natural resources. Until now ... view more (2008-07-07)
EXPANSIV - Electronic newsletter highlights
Welcome to the second edition of the EXPANSIV electronic newsletter - the newsletter for Machine Vision in Europe. Issued every two months, the EXPANSIV Newsletter brings you news of industrial applications of Machine Vision. The rapid reduction in the price of both computer systems and digital cameras combined with advances in image-processing... view more... (2002-05-17)
The worldwide prevalence of glaucoma is increasing (p 1711)
Early diagnosis of glaucoma is essential to prevent irreversible visual impairment, according to a Seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Glaucoma is a group of disorders that progressively damage the optic nerve in the eye and without treatment can cause visual disability and eventual blindness. Glaucoma affects more than 66 million people... view more... (2004-05-19)
Rim of Crater Huygens on Mars
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the eastern rim of the Martian impact crater Huygens. view more (2004-10-19)
Nutrient-poor oceans generate their food "hot spots"
The oceans have their desert zones, in other words areas poor in nutrients and unfavourable for phytoplankton to develop. Half of the southern Pacific thus consists of great expanses of warm water with an average temperature of 28 °C (a greater surface area than Europe), which receives no input of deep-source cold water, rich in nutrient... view more... (2004-01-13)
New night vision system reduces car accidents
About 42% of fatal car accidents happen at night, according to the European Commission for the Automobile Industry. This figure is extremely worrying bearing in mind that there is about 60% less traffic during at night time. view more (2007-09-27)
Human eye inspires advance in computer vision from Boston College researchers
Inspired by the behavior of the human eye, Boston College computer scientists have developed a technique that lets computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly or tropical fish with nearly double the accuracy and 10 times the speed of earlier methods. view more (2009-06-18)
Safety study indicates gene therapy for blindness improves vision
All three people who received gene therapy at the University of Florida to treat a rare, incurable form of blindness have regained some of their vision, according to a paper published online today in Human Gene Therapy. view more (2008-09-09)
New UK Musical Work Inspired By Japanese Art
A new musical work by University of Sussex composer and music lecturer Ed Hughes will be premiered during the Brighton Festival on May 8, 2004. The piece, Memory of Colour, is a Brighton Festival commission to accompany an exhibition that includes a celebrated art installation, Surface of the Lake, by Japanese artist Teruyoshi Yoshida. Yoshida's... view more... (2004-04-26)
Vision improvement after gene therapy maintained at 1 year for inherited retinal blindness
One year after a trio of young adults received gene therapy for an inherited form of blindness, researchers have documented that the patients are still experiencing the same level of remarkable vision improvements previously measured within weeks. view more (2009-08-13)
Study predicts 40 percent increase in blindness in Nigeria by 2020
By 2020, 1.4 million Nigerians over age 40 will lose their sight, and the vast majority of the causes are either preventable or treatable, according to the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group. view more (2009-09-09)
Eye exercises help patients work out vision problems, UH optometrist says
You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread - exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. Now imagine that the doctor is your optometrist. view more (2009-04-01)
Antidepressants enhance neuronal plasticity in the visual system
In the April 18 issue of Science, scientists from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy and the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland, provide new information about the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. view more (2008-04-18)
New study challenges 'critical period' in childhood vision development
Understanding how the human brain learns to perceive objects is one of the ultimate challenges in neuroscience. In 2003, Pawan Sinha, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, launched an initiative with the hopes of shedding some light on the acquisition of visual skills. view more (2007-01-05)
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