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OCR for Basque
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the computer-recognition of printed or written characters. This means that when we scan a book, each character is interpreted as an image. Subsequently, this scanned image is analysed and the character converted into an ordinary code, such as, for example,... view more (2003-04-11)

Decoding the dictionary: Study suggests lexicon evolved to fit in the brain
The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible - a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize... view more (2008-05-01)

Major financial boost for the Anglo-Norman Dictionary
Work on revising the Anglo-Norman Dictionary, first published between 1977-1992 by the Modern Humanities Research Association, is continuing apace, funded by a major research grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB). Anglo-Norman is a form of medieval French which arrived in England... view more (2004-06-24)

New Book: Dictionary of national and regional variants of standard German
Dictionary of national and regional variants of standard German Innsbruck/Vienna (Austrian Science Fund) - There is not one single German language - Austrians use different linguistic expressions to those used by Swiss or German people. This is not only true of dialect, but also applies to High... view more (2001-05-18)

Predicting the movements of a mobile phone
Predicting the movements of mobile cell phone communications systems, thus providing a guarantee of the quality of service (QoS) and offering locating services, as well as recognising imperfect texts on a dictionary basis, are two of the applications demonstrated by José Javier Astrain... view more (2004-09-22)

Keeping up with the chavs at Christmas
Using the latest catch-phrase or - even more importantly - knowing when to stop using it, can help you to be accepted as one of the in-crowd. Getting it wrong will dismiss you as a sad case.   view more (2004-12-07)

The ESSSAT Prizes 2004 for Studies in Science and Theology
Winners of three prizes for original studies on aspects of the interaction between science and theology were announced today by Willem B. Drees, Philosopher of religion at Leiden University, the Netherlands, and President of ESSSAT, the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology. The... view more (2004-01-20)

Scientists' cell discovery unearths evolutionary clues
The full family tree of the species known as social amoebas has been plotted for the first time - a breakthrough which will provide important clues to the evolution of life on earth.   view more (2006-10-30)

Scientists crack 40-year-old DNA puzzle and point to 'hot soup' at the origin of life
A new theory that explains why the language of our genes is more complex than it needs to be also suggests that the primordial soup where life began on earth was hot and not cold, as many scientists believe.   view more (2005-08-03)

If you suffer from pain, your doctor should consider it a disease
Chronic and recurrent pain is a disease, not just a symptom, according to the European Federation of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) Chapters (EFIC). They recently presented a declaration prompting the classification of chronic and recurrent pain as a disease in its own right.   view more (2005-01-12)

We Are What We Wear?
The catwalk glamour of London Fashion Week may not be a reality for most of us, but the designers could benefit if they took more notice of how we wear our clothes, according to an Arts and Humanities Research Board-funded researcher. Fiona Candy, of the University of Central Lancashire is about to... view more (2004-09-09)

New understanding of how big molecules bind will lead to better drugs, synthetic organic materials
Biological and medical research is on the threshold of a new era based on better understanding of how large organic molecules bind together and recognise each other.   view more (2008-02-22)

Swift searching for open source
Finding the open source code you need can often seem like searching for a needle in a haystack. But with the development of the AMOS search engine finding your way through today's maze of software code has just become considerably easier. Aimed at programmers and system integrators but with the... view more (2004-07-20)

Study involving more than 100 scientists provides new insights on green algae
Culminating a three-year research project, 115 scientists from around the world report in the Oct. 12 issue of the journal Science a "gold mine" of data on a tiny green alga called Chlamydomonas, with implications for human diseases.   view more (2007-10-12)

Integral Approach from Delft at World Water Forum
"It's about technology, support, management and education." Integral Approach from Delft at World Water Forum   view more (2000-03-14)

Scientists launch first comprehensive database of human oral microbiome
Scientists know more today than ever before about the microbes that inhabit our mouths. They know so much, in fact, that gathering all of the relevant bits of information into one place when designing experiments can be a job in itself.   view more (2008-03-27)

Bonn researchers localise manic depression gene
Yesterday on top of the world, down in the dumps today: manic-depressives suffer from extreme fluctuations of mood. Many such people take their own lives during the phase of depression. An interdisciplinary team headed by the University of Bonn’s Institute of Human Genetics has succeeded in... view more (2002-01-17)

Defra launches 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Database
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs today launched a database relating to the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak. The data is being used to model control strategies for future outbreaks of FMD and FMD-like diseases, and could prove a valuable resource for the research... view more (2003-06-18)

Princeton scientists break cholera's lines of communication
A team of Princeton scientists has discovered a key mechanism in how bacteria communicate with each other, a pivotal breakthrough that could lead to treatments for cholera and other bacterial diseases.   view more (2007-11-15)

Protein can nurture or devastate brain cells, depending on its 'friends,' researchers find
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell damage.   view more (2008-11-12)
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