Trust in Government Low
Trust in the Government is low, with a quarter to a third of us believing that the Government is acting in the public interest in relation to each of five different risk issues: GM food, radioactive waste, genetic testing, climate change and radiation from mobile phones. MPs will today (29 January) be given the results of one of the largest and... view more... (2003-01-27)
Lending a helping arm
Cambridge engineers develop new system to help disabled peopleA group of engineers at the University of Cambridge has designed a new device to give a ‘helping arm’ to people with muscular weaknesses such as muscular dystrophy or motor neurone disease. The device, which can be attached to the back of a wheelchair, supports the weight of... view more... (2001-05-15)
UNC study: text messaging may help children fight off obesity
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce children's chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now. view more (2008-11-12)
The future voice of speech-driven interfaces
With speech recognition databases spanning 24 languages, SpeeCon is helping organisations throughout Europe create linguistically diverse voice-driven applications capable of recognising commands in different languages and operating in diverse acoustic conditions. view more (2004-09-28)
Microbial Fuel Cells: Optimization Of The Anode Compartment For Improved Electron Transfer
A microbial fuel cell mimics a biological system, in which bacteria do not directly transfer the energy-rich electrons gained out of the feeding to their characteristic electron acceptor. Instead, the electrons are diverted towards an electrode (anode) and subsequently conducted over a resistance or power user, and a cathode (see figure). At the... view more... (2003-11-14)
Robot Volleyball
For the contest each University will design, build and programme two autonomous robots which will act as a Volleyball team in an attempt to beat all others. In order to compete the robots will need to communicate with each other, respond quickly and adaptively when the ball enters their court, and get the ball back over to the opposition with... view more... (1999-06-10)
Where there is muck, there are hermits
The accumulation of manmade rubbish on our beaches is proving to be a surprising benefit for one animal - the hermit crab has a new source of mobile homes. view more (2002-12-04)
Parasites ready to jump
Transposons are mobile genetic elements found in the hereditary material of humans and other organisms. They can replicate and the new copies can insert at novel sites in the genome. view more (2009-08-03)
Media invitation: Talking with machines
'But I've just told you my postcode, damn you!' view more (2004-08-26)
We are family -- but advertisers often miss the point
Even though most Americans think of themselves as part of a family - and many list "being a family" as a top priority - very little is known about how membership in this collective actually affects consumer decisions, from choosing a cell phone plan to remodeling the kitchen to how we display treasured keepsakes. view more (2008-04-22)
Cell phones using lens-free imaging promise to improve health monitoring
Cell phones have already revolutionized the way people around the world communicate and do business. Thanks to advances being made at UCLA, they are about to do the same thing for medicine. view more (2008-12-23)
Patients stay with phone psychotherapy longer than office visits
The problem with psychotherapy has long been that nearly half the patients quit going after a few sessions. Therapy can't work if patients stop coming to the therapist's office. view more (2008-09-22)
Are you phonagnosic?
The first known case of someone born without the ability to recognise voices has been reported in a paper by UCL (University College London) researchers, in a study of a rare condition known as phonagnosia. The UCL team are calling for other people to come forward if they think they have also grown up with the condition. view more (2008-10-28)
Cash Boost For UK High-tech Businesses With Bright Ideas
Improved mobile phone screens and new super-concrete are amongst the research projects sharing £5.4million, the largest DTI payout in recent years to EUREKA projects. 36 UK companies involved in 17 research projects are to benefit from funding through their involvement in EUREKA, the Europe-wide, government-funded initiative, Science... view more... (2003-07-10)
Lasers in car manufacture
Lasers play a key role in modern production - for such tasks as cutting sheet metal to size, welding containers and trimming circuit . But their potential is far from exhausted. The automobile industry is playing a pioneering role in the introduction of new laser types and machining processes. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in... view more... (1999-07-01)
IT security: battening down the hatches
Mobile devices and data storage media present a serious security risk when data is exchanged. Fraunhofer researchers demonstrate at CeBIT (Hall 11) how this information can be more effectively protected using the latest encryption and authentication technology. view more (2004-03-18)
Cell phones, driving don't mix
Most people can rather efficiently walk and chew gum at the same time, but when it comes to more complicated "multi-tasking" - like driving and talking on a cell phone - there is a price to pay. view more (2005-12-12)
First Personalised UMTS Services Tested
The first prototype of personalised UMTS Services was tested on the TU Delft campus. A number of congress visitors and a group of students were able to use UMTS and GPS to find their way to a lecture or restaurant, contact other visitors, get a tour of the campus, play a game together or watch a movie clip on internet. Both groups reacted... view more... (2004-01-15)
Phoning home quietly could net sound engineers £50,000
Telling the whole carriage which train you're on could be a thing of the past thanks to new 3D audio technology targeted for incorporation into the next generation of mobile phones. The engineers who may have saved travellers from each other's small talk are now in line for Britain's biggest engineering prize, the Royal Academy of Engineering... view more... (2001-07-03)
Carnegie Mellon develops new mobile robot that balances, moves on ball instead of wheels or legs
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new type of mobile robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. view more (2006-08-10)
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