Digital mammography results in technologists' time savings but physician time loss
Digital mammography saves technologists' time, but increases physician time compared to film screen mammography, a new study shows. view more (2006-07-19)
Interpretation Time for Screening Digital Mammograms: Is it Efficient?
Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms, according to a study performed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. view more (2009-01-07)
Obtaining high performance coatings through simple latex film simulations
In the formation of high performance coatings, it is known that the process whereby a film forms from a colloidal dispersion is a key step. view more (2005-11-28)
University horrifies film-goers
The University of Southampton is sending shivers down the spines of film-goers and lovers of vampires, zombies and serial killers in a major season of classic horror films at the National Film Theatre in London this autumn. view more (2004-11-11)
Supporting the British 'B' Movie
This week sees The Times BFI British Film Festival get underway, and all eyes will be on the achievements of the UK film industry. But that's unlikely to include any attention to the low-budget supporting features, or 'B' movies that helped kick-start the careers of film legends like Sir John Mills and Sir Michael Caine. According to one... view more... (2004-10-08)
Liquid crystal multilayer study promises improvements in manufacturing techniques for LCD's
In order to successfully fabricate a commercial Liquid Crystal Display, uniform orientation of the liquid crystal (LC) molecules is required. view more (2005-10-12)
Sharper pictures for the dream factory
Computer-generated special effects are a staple of contemporary film production. Digital images introduce complications, however, once it comes to projecting them onto movie screens in high quality. The majority of projectors still work with standard 35 mm film, which means that digital image sequences must be transferred frame by frame onto... view more... (2002-11-14)
Media invite: Live performances and debates at `Sounding Out` - an international symposium on sound.
Journalists are invited to the first ever international symposium on sound being held at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (July 11 - 13). The event will bring together film and radio professionals with academics to debate the role of sound in today`s media. The media may be particularly interested in... view more... (2002-07-09)
Cine film recorder wins technical award
Movies like "Harry Potter" were copied using a new technology that has itself recently become a Hollywood star: the ARRILASER Film Recorder. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored the technology with its Scientific and Technical Award. Computer-generated special effects are a staple of contemporary film production. Digital... view more... (2002-03-05)
Music students break the silence on classic films
A silent film classic is to get a 21st-century update with the addition of a new musical score written and performed by members of the University of Sussex music department. The University of Sussex Twentieth Century Ensemble takes to the main stage at the Gardner Arts Centre on Thursday 10 June at 8pm. One of the highlights of an entertaining and... view more... (2004-06-02)
Switch to Digital Mammography Leads to Increased Cancer Detection Rates
The use of digital mammography equipment alone is responsible for an increased number of breast cancers detected at a community-based mammography facility, according to a study performed at San Luis Diagnostic Center in San Luis Obispo, CA. view more (2009-08-04)
Knitting by the guillotine
Madame Defarge and the other women who knitted while they watched people being guillotined during the French Revolution were probably not troubled by flashbacks of the event afterwards. Dr Emily Holmes, currently at the Medical Research Council's Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, and the Traumatic Stress Clinic, London, will present... view more... (2004-04-15)
Historical movies help students learn, but separating fact from fiction can be challenge
Students who learn history by watching historically based blockbuster movies may be doomed to repeat the historical mistakes portrayed within them, suggests a new study from Washington University in St. Louis. view more (2009-08-06)
Pass the popcorn! Study finds that film enjoyment is contagious
Loud commentary and cell phone fumbling may be distracting, but new research from the Journal of Consumer Research suggests that the presence of other people may enhance our movie-watching experiences. view more (2007-12-05)
Nanotechnology film on national release
Sheffield is a world leader in nanotechnology research, and now it is also taking a leading role in educating the general public in the importance of this science. Experts from the city's two Universities have made a short film about how nanotechnology affects everyday life, which will be a central part of an exhibition at the Science Museum in... view more... (2005-02-22)
New material lubricates itself
A highly durable and moreover self-lubricating material has seen the light of day at a thin film laboratory at Linköping University. It is an alloy of boron suboxide and yttrium, BOY, and was grown by the physicist Denis Music. The discovery is put forward in his doctoral dissertation. The element boron and its compounds have many interesting... view more... (2003-09-25)
Protecting wine grapes from heat and drought
Deficit irrigation is an agricultural technique used to achieve a variety of results depending on the crop. For white wine grapes, it balances the crop load by limiting the canopy size so there aren't too many leaves shading the grapes. view more (2009-02-18)
UVa Participates in Landmark Breast Cancer Screening Trial
Digital mammography that uses computers to detect breast cancer found significantly (up to 28%) more cancers than screen film mammography in women 50 and younger, premenopausal and perimenopausal women, and women with dense breasts, according to results from one of the largest breast cancer screening studies ever performed. view more (2005-09-21)
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)
Smart jail cells could predict and prevent inmate violence
Holding cells fitted with specially-adapted sensors could provide early warnings if inmates become agitated or have a medical emergency, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry magazine. view more (2005-05-12)
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