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`Artificial vision` for recycling
The technological centre Robotiker from Zamudio (Basque Country) has developed a system of artificial sight to separate metals that come with copper, in order to obtain high purity copper. To recover copper from old cables it is not something new. However, the recycled copper is not pure, because it is mixed with other metals, such as lead,... view more... (2002-08-09)

3D imaging technology promises reduced radiotherapy waiting lists and more accurate treatment
London 16 October 2003: Vision RT Limited's new system for radiotherapy patient alignment should allow rapid positioning with error margins reduced from centimetres to within millimetres, according to data to be presented at the October ASTRO meeting. Dr. Norman Smith, CEO of Vision RT, will give a paper on Vision RT's 3D body imaging technology... view more... (2003-10-16)

Glaucoma treatment time and costs increase as disease progresses
Delaying the progression of the eye disease glaucoma from advancing to later stages is associated with lower cost of care, according to a study in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2006-01-10)

Surrey Professor Made Fellow Of Royal Academy Of Engineering
The University of Surrey is delighted to announce that Professor Maria Petrou has been made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Maria is one of only two women, who were amongst some of Britain's brightest minds joining the UK's engineering elite at the Academy's AGM held last week where 37 new Fellows and two Foreign Members were also... view more... (2004-07-22)

Vision for cutting edge cinema
Independent and cutting-edge film projects could be reaching bigger audiences thanks to the vision of independent producer, Keith Griffiths. With a £67,778 Fellowship from NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - the organisation that backs UK innovators. Keith, from Deal in Kent, wants to enable new and... view more... (2004-08-06)

University of Alberta researchers find new cause of blindness
The scientific community is just starting to appreciate the importance of pH regulation in normal vision.   view more (2007-09-05)

Light-emitting polymers land CDT the engineering “Oscar”
Five engineers from one of the UK’s most exciting new companies – Cambridge Display Technology – have won the nation’s biggest engineering prize, the £50,000 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award, for their ground-breaking light-emitting polymer technology. The Academy will announce the CDT team as this... view more... (2002-07-04)

Role identified for glaucoma gene and related signaling pathway
Researchers have found that a gene and a related signaling pathway play a role in the development of glaucoma, which is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide.   view more (2008-02-15)

An 'eye catching' vision discovery
Nearly all species have some ability to detect light. At least three types of cells in the retina allow us to see images or distinguish between night and day. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered in fish yet another type of cell that can sense light and contribute to vision.   view more (2009-07-27)

Stem cell therapy shows promise for rescuing deteriorating vision
For the millions of Americans whose vision is slowly ebbing due to degenerative diseases of the eye, the lowly neural progenitor cell may be riding to the rescue.   view more (2007-03-28)

Making mice with enhanced color vision
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and their colleagues have found that mice simply expressing a human light receptor in addition to their own can acquire new color vision, a sign that the brain can adapt far more rapidly to new sensory information than anticipated.   view more (2007-03-23)

Male or female? Coloring provides gender cues
Our brain is wired to identify gender based on facial cues and coloring, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vision.   view more (2009-05-28)

AMD discovery: New hope for treatment of vision loss
Scientists have won a major battle in the fight against age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, a blinding eye disease that affects millions of people. An international team, led by researchers at Sainte-Justine Hospital and the Université de Montréal, has identified the deficient receptor that causes the dry form of AMD.   view more (2008-02-21)

Roses In The Southern Sky
The Wide-Field-Imager at La Silla Unveils Intricate Structures Illuminated by Hot Stars The giant HII nebula N44 The two best known satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, the Magellanic Clouds, are located in the southern sky at a distance of about 170,000 light-years. They host many giant nebular complexes with very hot and luminous stars whose... view more... (2003-11-03)

Delft University of Technology designs language development toy for autistic children
Helma van Rijn has developed a toy that uses a new method for teaching words to autistic children. She developed this toy as part of her graduation project at Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering.   view more (2007-02-28)

Treatment Of Residues With Wine Making
Amongst the activities involved in the making of wine is that of a number of effluents with a high organic level being produced and which generally do not respond particularly well to purification with conventional biological treatment. This type of residue, although not having toxic components, can prove environmentally problematic at times... view more... (2003-09-24)

Research highlights risk factors for age-related vision loss
Eating fish frequently may be associated with decreased chances of developing age-related macular degeneration, while smoking nearly doubles the risk for this common cause of vision loss and hormone therapy appears to have no effect.   view more (2006-07-11)

Case Western Reserve University research finds drug candidate slows age-related macular degeneration
Research results from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine show that the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is markedly slowed in new laboratory-engineered mice when they received treatments of retinylamine, a trial drug that has been tested in a medical school lab.   view more (2008-10-09)

New light detector
A novel prototype light meter has been developed by researchers in New York. Published today in the Institute of Physics journal, Measurement Science and Technology, this new retinal flux density meter will provide an affordable tool for measuring light at all levels and might ultimately lead to new standards to improve both energy efficiency and... view more... (2002-04-30)

New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.   view more (2009-06-19)
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