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Press Invitation: At the Cutting Edge - Technology Partnerships with PPARC
Journalists are invited to attend a showcase event on 12 February at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, which demonstrates how UK companies can, and have, benefited from technology partnerships with PPARC`s academic community. Case study presentations will include:- * Airways and cosmic radiation - Virgin Atlantic * Particle Physics... view more... (2002-02-01)
EU smart construction materials absorb and wash away pollution
A European consortium of private enterprises, research institutions and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is running a test programme for innovative construction materials set to help in the fight against air pollution. The "smart" construction materials (plaster, mortar, architectural concrete) and coatings are being... view more... (2004-03-04)
'Smart' process may boost economics of biofuel production
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory believe they've identified a simpler way to generate biofuels - a one-step process to convert cellulose found in plant material and other biomass into a chemical that can serve as a precursor to make fuels and plastics. view more (2009-06-08)
Archaeologist Uncovers Unluckiest Church in the World
University of Warwick archaeologist Dr Stephen Hill has uncovered what is probably the unluckiest church in the world. It was founded on what is now a cliff top because unfortunately that is where its patron saint was martyred. It was wrecked by two earthquakes, a flood, and a landslide - all of which happened while it was still being built. It... view more... (2002-12-12)
ROYAL ECONOMIC SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THE ROYAL ECONOMIC SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1999 Nottingham University - Monday 29 March to Thursday 1 April view more (1999-03-29)
An exquisite container
In campy old movies, Lucretia Borgia swans around emptying powder from her ring into wine glasses carelessly left unattended. The poison ring is usually a confection of gold filigree holding a cabochon or faceted gemstone that can be broken to empty the ring's contents. It is invariably enormous - so large it is rather odd nobody seems to notice... view more... (2009-11-02)
SCAI highlights study using wireless technology to speed care of heart attack patients
Imagine paramedics mobilizing a team of cardiologists and nurses within minutes of arriving at the home of a person who is having a heart attack, simply by pressing a button that sends an electrocardiogram (ECG) over a wireless network. view more (2007-05-18)
Researchers Develop 'Lab on a Tube' Monitoring Device
The need for improved monitoring of neurotrauma patients has resulted in the development of a prototype of a novel, multitasking "lab on a tube" at the University of Cincinnati (UC). view more (2009-05-05)
Harnessing the brain's plasticity key to treating neurological damage
With an aging population susceptible to stroke, Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions, and military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with serious limb injuries, the need for strategies that treat complex neurological impairments has never been greater. view more (2007-02-16)
UT Dallas nanotechnologists demonstrate artificial muscles powered by highly energetic fuels
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) nanotechnologists have made alcohol- and hydrogen-powered artificial muscles that are 100 times stronger than natural muscles, able to do 100 times greater work per cycle and produce, at reduced strengths, larger contractions than natural muscles. view more (2006-03-17)
Finely tuned laser strikes the right chord
Pulses of laser light can make molecules react in ways that are impossible using classical test-tube chemistry. Molecules vibrate, and each molecule has its own "tone," its own "melody." It's a question of finding the right key, and that is something that a "smart" laser beam can do. It can find its way to the... view more... (2002-05-30)
An Overly-Tight Neck Tie Increases Risk Of Glaucoma
Wearing your necktie tight might look smart, but it could increase the risk of developing the serious eye disease glaucoma, reveals a study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The researchers tested the internal blood pressure (intraocular pressure) of one eye in each of 20 healthy men and 20 male patients with glaucoma. They did this when... view more... (2003-07-25)
Helping to finger fraud
Researchers at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) have been working with a group of more than two hundred volunteers from among the general public to develop better ways to tackle credit card fraud. Working with partners across Europe, Professor Mike Fairhurst and Dr Farzin Deravi, from UKC`s Electronics Department, are currently... view more... (2002-05-02)
Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs
In recent years cell phones and PDAs-"Personal Digital Assistants"-have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record and store multimedia files and transfer them over wireless networks-in addition to the cell phone system-using... view more... (2008-07-11)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Unveils GridWiseTM Initiative to Test New Electric Grid Technologies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced today the launch of the Pacific Northwest GridWiseTM Demonstration projects, a regional initiative to test and speed adoption of new smart grid technologies that can make the power grid more resilient and efficient. view more (2006-01-12)
Case Western Reserve University study looks at keeping migrant workers' children healthy
As Ohio and Michigan fruit and vegetable farms yield this year's harvest, they also will provide data about the eating choices of Latino migrant children for a Case Western Reserve University researcher. view more (2008-08-05)
Magnetorheological fluids set to revolutionise dynamic vehicle suspension systems
Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are smart materials whose flow/viscosity properties can be modified by applying an electric field. view more (2005-11-30)
The Changing Face of Space Robotics
Dr Eddie Moxey of the University of Surrey recently gave a speech at the IEE seminar on the Changing Face of Robotics. His speech concentrated on the use of robotics in space. view more (2004-11-24)
Unique porous copper structure enables new generation of military micro-detonators
Tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain military munitions. view more (2007-12-19)
Press Invitation: Research Councils Business Plan Competition Finalists for 8 May 2002
The five finalists have now been selected in this competition to find the best business plan to commercialise British-funded science. The teams are: Hale-Stephenson Ltd from the University of Newcastle: The researchers have developed a new type of vibration-sensor that can be sprayed onto the surface of any structure, just like paint. When the... view more... (2002-05-03)
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