New 167-processor Chip Is Super-fast, Ultra Energy-efficient
A new, extremely energy-efficient processor chip that provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks has been designed by a group at UC Davis. The chip, dubbed AsAP, is ultra-small, fully reprogrammable and highly configurable, so it can be widely adapted to a number of applications. view more (2009-04-22)
World Wide Web Consortium Issues XML Signature as a W3C Recommendation
Joint work with IETF produces XML-based solution for digital signatures, foundation for Secure Web services http://www.w3.org/ -- 14 February 2002 -- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has issued XML-Signature Syntax and Processing (XML Signature) as a W3C Recommendation, representing cross-industry agreement on an XML-based language for digital... view more... (2002-02-14)
The people's robot
Industrial robot components are costly. For researchers or teachers, this means reaching deep into thin wallets. VolksBot, an affordable off-the-shelf solution, saves precious development time and brings robotics to the consumer market. It will be shown at CeBIT trade fair. When Commodore launched the first home computer on the German market - the... view more... (2004-02-26)
Access to prior mammograms helps radiologists detect breast cancer
Viewing prior mammograms in association with current mammograms significantly improves radiologist performance and may decrease unnecessary recalls by up to 44 percent, according to a study in the January issue of Radiology. view more (2006-12-20)
Toward a faster prenatal test for Down syndrome
Scientists in California are reporting an advance toward rapid testing for pre-natal detection of Down syndrome and other birth defects that involve an abnormal number of chromosomes. view more (2007-09-19)
X-rays power discoveries at Chicago's Field Museum
Digital medical imaging and information technology from Carestream Health, Inc., is playing a key role in helping The Field Museum of Chicago discover and analyze secrets hidden within its world-class collections. view more (2008-05-07)
Photos reveal Myanmar's large and small predators
Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the country's populations of tigers and other smaller, lesser known carnivores. These findings will help in the formulation of conservation strategies for the... view more... (2008-09-10)
Multiple Eyes for the VLT
First System of Deployable Multi-Integral Field Units Ready The ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory is being equipped with many state-of-the-art astronomical instruments that will allow observations in a large number of different modes and wavebands. Soon to come is the Fibre Large Array Multi-Element Spectrograph (FLAMES), a... view more... (2002-01-28)
Hubble`s Advanced Camera unveils a panoramic new view of the Universe
Jubilant astronomers today unveiled humankind`s most spectacular views of the Universe as captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope`s new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). They also reported that Hubble is operating superbly since the March servicing mission and are looking forward to more pictures from the newly revived NICMOS camera.... view more... (2002-04-30)
The next generation in digital video
High-definition TV, film recordings on DVD and video clips on a cell phone - none of this would be possible without advanced image compression techniques. The successor to MPEG-2 is due to be launched in 2005, accompanied by better quality and a reduced volume of data. view more (2004-11-09)
Color test enhances tomato analyzer software
When it comes to fresh vegetables and fruits, color is one of the best indicators of quality. Along with texture, size, and flavor, color plays an important role in the business of horticultural crop production and marketing. view more (2009-02-27)
End Of Season May Mark End Of An Era
With the close of 2001/2002 English football season - marked by Birmingham City clinching the final Premiership promotion place on Sunday - many clubs outside the top flight are looking forward to an uncertain future, warns a sports economist from Staffordshire University. Dr Paul Downward, Reader in Economics at Staffordshire University Business... view more... (2002-05-14)
Report offers principles for maintaining the integrity and accessibility of research data
Though digital technologies and high-speed communications have significantly expanded the capabilities of scientists -- allowing them to analyze and share vast amounts of data -- these technologies are also raising difficult questions for researchers, institutions, and journals. view more (2009-07-23)
Watermarks for 3D models
Film producers, industrial and furniture designers and last but not least makers of computer games all work with 3D models. The risk of unlawful reproduction and distribution of the data is increasing. "More and more of these animated graphics, which are costly to produce, can simply be retrieved from the Internet," says Michael Arnold... view more... (2003-03-10)
SMART-1 search for lunar peaks of eternal light
ESA's SMART-1 mission to the Moon has been monitoring the illumination of lunar poles since the beginning of 2005, about two months before arriving at its final science orbit. Ever since, the AMIE on-board camera has been taking images which are even able to show polar areas in low illumination conditions. Images like these will help identify if... view more... (2005-04-15)
Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have demonstrated that liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields. The finding could lead to new types of miniature camera lenses, cell phone displays, and other microscale fluidic devices. view more (2008-02-20)
World Wide Web Consortium Issues Exclusive Canonical XML as a W3C Recommendation
New XML specification furthers portable digital signatures Also available in French. http://www.w3.org/ -- 18 July 2001 -- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today announced the release of Exclusive XML Canonicalization as a W3C Recommendation. This specification augments the previous Canonical XML Recommendation to better enable a portion of an... view more... (2002-07-18)
Putting the brakes on bike thieves
Technology being developed at the University of Leeds could put the brakes on bicycle thieves and may also be useful in flagging suspicious events in public places, say researchers at the University of Leeds. view more (2007-12-26)
Foretelling Future Of Maps
Cartography is an eternal science. A Russian researcher reviews its history and the role of maps in the past and future of mankind. People have started to use maps long ago. According to A.M. Berlyant, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Old Testament already contains mentioning about maps. Apparently, even back in the biblical times, during... view more... (2004-06-15)
Intelligent sensors gear up for real-time flood monitoring
An intelligent flood monitoring system that could give advance warning of the type of rapid flood that engulfed the UK Cornish village of Boscastle in 2004, is under test in the Yorkshire Dales. view more (2006-10-19)
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