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Facial models allow "band-efficient" video communication
Is it possible to combine a three-dimensional wire model of a face with real pictures of the same face? And is it possible to get the computer that is forming the new image to follow the face even when the person in question makes sudden movements or partially covers her face with her hand? These are a couple of the research questions for the... view more... (2002-02-11)

How can doctors best communicate health risks?
Doctors can improve the ways in which they communicate risk information, according to several articles in this week's Education and Debate section of the BMJ. Most approaches to communication of risk are based on the assumption that patients rationally review evidence, but for various reasons, we do not think rationally about risk, write Andy... view more... (2003-09-24)

Image Velocity Estimation In Echocardiographs
BACKGROUND There are many instances in which a subject in an image is moving, and it is necessary to track the subject as it moves from frame to frame; this movement is known as optical flow or image velocity. Such measurement of optical flow may be done to improve the image encoding efficiency, or allow enhancement of the display of the movement... view more... (2005-04-26)

University of Ulster Students Designing the Future
The University of Ulster will soon be producing the leading designers of the future thanks to a unique Masters course. The MDes in Design Communication is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. Based in the Centre for Creative and Performing Arts at Magee, it aims to nurture creative industry leaders and enable innovation. Based in a... view more... (2004-02-19)

Communication problems affect one in four 999 ambulance calls
Communication problems affect more than a quarter of emergency ambulance calls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. A sample of 999 calls received by West Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Ambulance Service during one week of December 1998 was assessed for communication difficulties. Of 1830 calls, 26% were associated with a communication... view more... (2001-10-03)

Gesture-controlled Communication with Computers
The handling of the new computer system of Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is contactless and based on gestures and hand commands. This user-friendly man-machine communication can be used for toys and games, for presentation technology and to control autonomous robots. A computer puzzle that can be played contactless and without... view more... (2004-03-12)

New technique reduces radiation exposure by 60 percent in abdominal CT of children
By lowering the tube current to account for both the weight and body symmetry of a child, an abdominal CT radiation dose can be reduced by 60% without compromising the image quality.   view more (2006-05-02)

CANCER DOCTORS COULD BENEFIT FROM TRAINING IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS (p 650)
Senior doctors working in cancer medicine could benefit from intensive communication-skills training to assist the often complex and distressing issues surrounding cancer care, conclude authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Doctors' communication with patients is commonly hampered by a lack of communication-skills training.... view more... (2002-02-20)

Mathematicians find way to improve medical scans
Mathematicians at the University of Liverpool have found that it is possible to gain full control of sound waves which could lead to improved medical scans, for technology such as ultra sound machines.   view more (2008-01-08)

Survey shows that scientists want training in communicating with the general public.
In a survey, commissioned by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, almost 60 per cent of researchers questioned said they have communicated with the general public but the majority had not received any specific training in this area. The findings of the survey coincide with an announcement that EPSRC is to offer researchers that... view more... (2002-03-21)

Blur's noise and distortion reversed
Errant pixels and blurry regions in a photo, whether digital or scanned, are the bane of photographers everywhere.   view more (2009-07-09)

A Hungry Quasar Caught in the Act
The VLT Secures Spectacular Image of Distant Gravitational Interaction A new image of a distant quasar (the luminous core of an "active" galaxy) shows that it is engaged in a gravitational battle with its neighbouring galaxies. It also provides information on how supermassive black holes present in the center of quasars are fed. Using the FORS2... view more... (2001-05-31)

Burning oil cloud above northern Iraq
A burning oil pipeline in northern Iraq produced an immense cloud of black smoke that stretched across thousands of square kilometres, in this image acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer. The smoke cloud is visible in the centre of this image of the alluvial plain occupied by the valley of the river Tigris (flowing from... view more... (2003-09-12)

Europe leads the world in science communication
European science communication experts meeting in Poland strongly urge the governments of all European nations to increase their financial and motivational support for science communication events. EUSCEA, the European Science Events Association, brings together the leaders of Science Festivals and Science Weeks from all over the continent of... view more... (2003-06-17)

Iterative reconstruction technique significantly reduces patient radiation dose during CT scans
Computed tomography (CT) scans are responsible for more than two thirds of the total radiation dose associated with medical imaging exams.   view more (2009-08-19)

Faster, more precise MRI for the medical world
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revolutionised the medical world two decades ago, providing doctors with an unparalleled view inside the human body. Now, MRI-MARCB has taken MRI to a new level with a system that enhances image quality, reduces scan time and improves diagnosis.   view more (2004-09-24)

Can email help doctors use their time more productively?
In almost every era doctors have perceived themselves as "running faster" but there is little evidence to support this. Doctors feel stressed because there is now so much more they can do. There are more external forces impinging on their practice and patients and the public have raised expectations, yet patients value meaningful time... view more... (2001-08-01)

Perfect images transmitted via a laser link between Artemis and SPOT 4
ESA PR 75-2001. On 30 November, the first-ever transmission of an image by laser link from one satellite to another took place. The system, called SILEX, consists of the Opale terminal on Artemis and the Pastel terminal on the SPOT 4 satellite. It was designed in close cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency... view more... (2001-12-06)

Media Invite: Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2
Media Invite: Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2 11.30 am GMT, 7th January 2004 Beagle 2 Media Centre, The Open University, 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden, London   view more (2004-01-05)

Drug resistance may travel same path as quorum sensing
The cellular "pumps" associated with multi-drug resistance in bacteria may also be involved in exporting signals responsible for cell-cell communication, a process known as quorum sensing.   view more (2006-02-07)
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