Humans may be losers if technological nature replaces the real thing
There are Web cams focused on falcons, ferrets and fish, virtual tours of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and robotic dogs, seals and even dinosaurs. But what about the real deal: observing animals in their natural habitat, hiking the John Muir Trail or a playing with a live pet? view more (2009-04-02)
STUDY AIMS TO LEARN LESSONS IN SUPPORT FOR SMALL FIRMS
The two-year study, for which JETS has grant funding of £134,675 from the European Community, will evaluate the competitiveness of European SMEs as compared with their counterparts in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Enterprise benchmarking will be used to identify the nature of the technological differences in selected low, medium and high... view more... (1999-03-16)
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)
New Materials offer Solution to Energy Storage
A scientist from the University of St. Andrews will describe the results of more than fifteen years of research, to be published in the journal 'Nature' on 2 August, which could change the way we power battery driven devices in the future. Rechargeable lithium batteries have been a major technological success in recent years. They are critical to... view more... (2001-07-31)
Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress
Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature? view more (2008-06-11)
TECNALIA, the 5th private technological corporation of Europe has launched
TECNALIA has been created with the aim to become a reference institution of the international R+D+I. TECNALIA is made up by four Basque technological centres: Inasmet, Labein, Robotiker and Azti. The objective of this new institution is to promote the economic and social development of the area, developing and expanding research, and hence the... view more... (2002-05-15)
Technological competence not sufficient for success in the digital gaming machine industry
The shift from electromechanical to digital technology generated a lot of opportunities for the gaming industry, but it simultaneously created a new set of prerequisites for success. view more (2009-03-03)
Intelligent environments amongst us
The ROBOTIKER Technological Centre is undertaking a Project involving Recognition of the Person and Adaptation to the Environment. The interacting of users with intelligent environments can be divided into three phases: recognising the person, adapting to the person and interacting with them. The ADAPTA project, being developed by ROBOTIKER... view more... (2004-06-07)
Emission reduction assumptions for carbon dioxide overly optimistic, study says
Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the coming century will be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a new research commentary appearing April 3 in Nature. view more (2008-04-03)
Media invitation: Why everyone should be a cyborg
It's every technophobe's nightmare and the stuff of all the Terminator movies but Professor Kevin Warwick has always wanted to become the world's very first cyborg. And now he wants everyone else to join him! Not content with being able to control an electric wheelchair and an intelligent artificial hand (using a one hundred electrode array which... view more... (2003-02-04)
Emission Reduction Assumptions for Carbon Dioxide Overly Optimistic, Study Says
Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the coming century will be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a research commentary appearing this week in the journal Nature. view more (2008-04-03)
The nanoworld of corrosion
The effect of corrosion has an impact on about 3% of the world's Gross Domestic Product. From a positive point of view, however, chemical attack of metal surfaces may result into surface nano-structures with very interesting technological applications such as catalysts and sensors. view more (2006-02-10)
New FP6UK Website Provides One Door Access
The new FP6UK website is up and running giving simple and easy access to help and advice for UK organisations interested in taking advantage of European Union Framework Programme Six (FP6) funding for research and technological development projects. http://fp6uk.ost.gov.uk replaces a range of UK Government-supported websites offering help and... view more... (2004-02-25)
Interactive TV Laboratory
The Basque Association Vicomtech has designed and built an interactive TV Lab containing the hardware and software for the main technological platforms involved in the deployment of Digital Interactive TV Applications and Services that support DVB-MHP standars. The main purpose of this Lab is to experiment, to simulate and to contrast different... view more... (2002-10-08)
Dutch government could do more to promote sustainable energy
Dutch researcher Simona Negro discovered that seven key factors exert a major influence on the success or failure of sustainable energy in the Netherlands. view more (2007-02-16)
Technology in ship's bridges can lead to accidents
Technological aids designed to prevent accidents at sea sometimes have the opposite effect as a contributory factor in collisions and groundings. In a new dissertation from Linköping University in Sweden it is proposed that cognitive and social aspects should be in focus in the design of conning bridges, rather than technology and components.... view more... (2004-12-13)
Media Invitation - ESA presents SMART-1: Europe to the Moon, the Moon for Europe
The European Space Agency will present its SMART-1 lunar mission to the press on 3 April 2003. The event will take place at the European Space Technology Research Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands and will place the mission in its correct scientific, technological and European framework. SMART-1 is a prototype for space missions of the... view more... (2003-03-20)
A robot for building planes
Fatronik Technological Centre has put the finishing touches to the development of a portable climbing robot capable of carrying out precision operations and originally designed for the aeronautics sector. view more (2005-04-13)
Maritime industry comes together to identify its future research needs
The major players in the waterborne transport sector will come together in Bremen today to start work towards a common strategic vision for the future research needs of this sector. The Waterborne Transport Technology Platform will involve industry, national authorities, regulatory bodies, research centres and universities and will... view more... (2005-01-25)
Foresight for physics technologies is healthy - The Physics Congress 2002
The key role of physics in delivering solutions to problems such as climate change and global warming was highlighted by Professor David King, Head of the Office of Science and Technology and Government Chief Scientific Adviser, in a talk to scientific innovators at the Institute of Physics Annual Congress in Brighton today. Citing ARM, the... view more... (2002-04-08)
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