Clearing chief urges university hopefuls to hit hotline early
Kingston University has a clear message for students still waiting to find the course that will shape their future after they get their A-level grades - keep calm. The University opens its Clearing hotline as soon as results are released on August 19 and callers can be sure of a sympathetic ear. As many as 6,000 students are expected to call... view more... (2004-07-27)
Creating intelligent environments
Ambient intelligence is likely to be a novel concept for many but perhaps others will link it to advances in IC technologies. In fact, ambient intelligence wishes to create active environments capable of adapting at all times to the needs of the end-user. To achieve this aim, techniques based on context aware ubiquitous computing are used. view more (2003-05-14)
£37,000 Dream takes University of Warwick Researcher from the Boiling Heat of the Sun to the Cold of the Antarctic
A University of Warwick astrophysicist is to be extracted from her work studying extreme events involving the sun to join a scientific expedition to the extreme cold of the Antarctic. The NESTA "Dream Time Fellowship" award of £37,875 will let Professor Sandra Chapman, travel to the Southern ends of the earth to work with scientists based... view more... (2002-11-08)
UCF, Holochip Corp. announce global licensing agreement for zoom lens patents
The University of Central Florida has signed a licensing agreement with Holochip Corp. for a portfolio of technologies that will allow zoom lenses, such as those used in digital cameras and camera phones, to be manufactured at a dramatically smaller size without compromising clarity. view more (2007-07-23)
MP3 Surround Set for Launch
Fraunhofer IIS, Thomson and Agere Systems unveil free MP3 Surround evaluation download. Full versions of MP3 Surround encoder and decoder available from www.mp3surround-format.com. view more (2004-12-06)
VTT technology helps in the assembly of microscopic components
Nowadays, micro-sized components that are invisible to the human eye are already being used both in electronics products and elsewhere. Components range from a millimetre to a micrometre in size and are getting even smaller. VTT has developed a unique prototype machine viewer system for use in the assembly and quality inspection of parts in this... view more... (2001-12-05)
Online European Marketplace Aims to Stimulate Uptake of Technology
A new look Technology Marketplace Service on the Web offers free information on under-exploited opportunities arising from more than 30 000 million Euro of R&D investment by the European Union. The multi-lingual service is part of a drive to stimulate innovation and make Europe the most competitive knowledge based economy in the world. Working... view more... (2002-02-06)
Microscope With Automatic Controls
Modern optical microscopes are high-tech devices with complex functions and operations. So that not just specialists can get the best out of these advanced instruments, Leica have produced a microscope which automatically selects the optimal combination of optical components. Many modern items of equipment can do too much. It is not only when... view more... (2004-07-08)
DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program mobile facility moves to Niger
After a six-month stint taking cloud and aerosol measurements at Point Reyes National Seashore on the California coast, a mobile suite of climate monitoring equipment was moved to Niamey, Niger, in October for a year's deployment there. view more (2005-12-16)
Car not first application for fuel cells
The car will not be the first application for fuel cells. This is one of the conclusions in the doctoral thesis of Robert van den Hoed, which he will defend on 17 May at TU Delft. "My research project confirms that large organisations such as in the automobile industry have trouble implementing radical changes." A fuel cell powered car... view more... (2004-05-11)
NEW MEDIA DIRECTORY OF EXPERTISE ON PLANETARY SCIENCE IN THE UK
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS INFORMATION NOTE view more (1999-06-02)
Drivers on cell phones are as bad as drunks
Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cellular phones are as impaired as drunken drivers. view more (2006-06-30)
Just Look At Spermatozoid Critically
In vitro fertilisation is one of the methods for overcoming infertility. This procedure is rather complicated and expensive. That is why the patients want to be sure about the successful result in advance. The investigations carried out at the Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, and St.... view more... (2001-09-21)
Physics World Digest: November 2002 edition
Art and science: a special issue Art is meeting science all around us. Every month brings word of some new exhibitions, competition, collaboration or example of art and science interacting. These can range from the modest – such as the appearance of a scientist in a minor subplot in a novel – to major initiatives such as the Signatures... view more... (2002-10-29)
Medics demonstrate treating disaster victims via satellite
A major disaster struck southern Germany on Thursday 7 November, claiming numerous victims and cutting the town of Ulm off from the rest of the world. Except all the victims were actually actors and the `disaster` was really a pre-scripted event. In reality, Ulm was the site of a full-scale trial of the new DELTASS (Disaster Emergency Logistics... view more... (2002-11-12)
Maximum Comfort for Patients
A multiple-parameter medical network with wireless sensors for the measurement of vital body functions will be exhibited by Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS at the CeBIT 2004. It is comfortable and convenient to wear - the wireless sensor wristband of Fraunhofer IIS for the measurement of the pulse waves and the oxygen saturation... view more... (2004-03-05)
Prototyping a secure multipurpose, mobile chip
A powerful, high-capacity chip currently under development has the potential to revolutionise daily life, doing away with many of the identity documents, credit cards and passwords people have to use each day. view more (2005-04-08)
Experts from University of Leicester in Beagle 2 project
The University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy has one of the largest space research centres of its kind in Europe. The University was co-founder of the £52million National Space Centre and is one of the principal partners in the Beagle 2 Project. For background information related to the Beagle 2 mission, the University is... view more... (2003-12-23)
Drivers on cell phones clog traffic
Motorists who talk on cell phones drive slower on the freeway, pass sluggish vehicles less often and take longer to complete their trips, according to a University of Utah study that suggests drivers on cell phones congest traffic. view more (2008-01-02)
Designing new piezoelectric materials
Polymer-based piezoelectric materials are currently the object of great interest in the world of industry because they enable their use in new applications in sectors such as transport and aeronautics, amongst others. view more (2007-10-25)
|
|
