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EU-funded project to grow first artificial society
A EUR1.55 million project funded by the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme to grow the first society based on artificial, computer-based beings, much like characters in popular computer games such as SIMS, was officially launched on Wednesday during the AISB2005 convention at the University of Hertfordshire. view more (2005-04-14)
Ants vs. worms: Computer security mimics nature
In the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts are deploying a new defense modeled after one of nature's hardiest creatures - the ant. view more (2009-09-28)
Presented in Stanford mAgic VLIW: a revolutionary processor at disposal of the environment intelligence
On August 18th and 19th in Stanford, California, at Hot Chips 15 conference, the most important international event on processors architecture, mAgic VLIW will be presented: it is a revolutionary electronic component derived by technologies developed by Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Infn) in the context of the special project Ape... view more... (2003-08-01)
NASA and NOAA'S GOES-14 satellite takes first full disk image
The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-14, provided its first visible full disk image of Earth on July 27, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The prime instrument on GOES, called the Imager, is taking images of Earth with a 1 kilometer (km) or 0.62 mile resolution from an altitude of 36,000 km (22,240 miles) above Earth's surface,... view more... (2009-07-29)
Surgery to improve academic ability in children with congenital heart disease may not work
Surgery to correct congenital heart disease in children may not result in the hoped for improvements in intellectual and academic ability, suggests research in Heart. It is generally believed that congenital heart disease may impair intellectual and academic performance either because of the diminished oxygen supply to the brain and/or missed... view more... (2001-05-17)
Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly
Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. view more (2008-09-03)
Intelligent system to help autistic children recognize emotions
Computer scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are working on the development of an efficient and intelligent facial expression recognition system. view more (2009-10-20)
CultureLab News - May computer games special
During May 2002 the British Council's Culturelab-uk.com forum gives users the chance to pitch their own questions to revolutionary computer games developer, Peter Molyneux, whose company Lionhead forged a whole new gaming territory with its game Black And White. This special edition of Culture Lab, devoted to gaming, features an exclusive... view more... (2002-05-16)
'Saucy' software update finds symmetries dramatically faster
Computer scientists at the University of Michigan developed open-source software that cuts the time to find symmetries in complicated equations from days to seconds in some cases. view more (2008-06-12)
Finding out which parts of the brain do what
Ever since the Greeks proposed that different parts of the brain housed different parts of the ‘soul’, mankind has tried to discover where our mental functions are located. This evening, Thursday 22 February, in a public lecture at the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, Professor Alan Cowey FRS of the University... view more... (2001-02-15)
Question Of The Century: "Good Genes " Or Attentive Partner?
Marina Butovskaya (Doctor of History), Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, told about that at the recent seminar in the Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences. The discourse was based on the findings of Butovskaya's own research on young Muscovites' behavior and on... view more... (2003-06-20)
ROBOT THAT LEARNS FROM ITS MISTAKES
Robots of the future which can think for themselves and behave more like humans are a step closer to becoming reality thanks to research being carried out at Staffordshire University. Alex Kleiner, a German postgraduate student studying for an MSc in Computer Science, has developed a software package that uses a system of punishments and rewards... view more... (2000-07-10)
Late talking toddler: New research debunks the myth
New research findings from the world's largest study predicting children's late language emergence has revealed that parents are not to blame for late talking toddlers. view more (2006-07-13)
New Science Study Shows Institutionalized Children Fare Best in Foster Care
Newly published research in the journal Science confirms that institutionalized orphans placed into foster care have much better intellectual development than those who remain behind. view more (2007-12-26)
Student space conference takes off at Kent
Preparations are underway at the University of Kent at Canterbury for the annual UKSEDS National Space Conference which this year is being hosted by the University's Unit for Space Sciences. According to organiser and post-graduate student Jane Goldsworthy, the two-day event, to be held on 21 and 22 November, will be packed with presentations,... view more... (1999-11-15)
The 'gender gap' in final examination results at Oxford University
Fewer women than men obtain first class degrees, but results from a study of 232 students at Oxford University suggest that this is not because of any gender differences in ability. Instead it may be related to the nature of the examination process, according to research by Dr. Jane Mellanby, Dr. Maryanne Martin and John O'Doherty of the... view more... (2000-08-10)
First steps toward autonomous robot surgeries
The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human guidance. view more (2008-05-07)
Taking European SMEs forward in environmental technologies
The EU project Promotion, Demonstration and Development of Sustainable Environmental Technologies for SMEs "PRODESTS" kicked off on April 22 and 23 in Antwerp (Belgium). The project is run by 27 partners from different regions across Europe and is financially supported by the European Commission in the ETI scheme which is meant to step... view more... (2004-06-11)
ETH Project with Costa Rica Set up for Drug Discovery
Nature produces highly interesting substances, which for years have met with great scientific interest. Chance, such as is used for instance in combinatorial chemistry for the synthesis of compounds, cannot replace the intelligence of nature, especially not in terms of the structural diversity of substances. In tropical countries in particular,... view more... (2003-05-19)
Carnegie Mellon researchers create new scanning system
Indiana Jones, step aside. Carnegie Mellon University's Yang Cai is developing new technology that could revolutionize the way archeologists work. view more (2007-10-01)
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