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The everydayness of electronics increases the demands set for design
The more everyday electronics become, the higher the demands for product design and manufacturing are set. An impartial Finnish specialist organization, VTT Electronics, carries out research work and develops technologies which are adapted to more and more complex environments. The challenge of... view more (2001-08-21)

Green and Sustainable Chemistry
The first international conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry was held in Tokyo in March. The Tokyo Statement (Paul Anastas, Shun-Ichi Murahashi) and papers from a variety of renowned international experts - from academia and industry - are now available in print and on-line in the new... view more (2003-11-21)

Scientists Develop Technology To Detect Cancer
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a breakthrough technology that identifies molecular markers in early lung cancer.   view more (2005-04-20)

CultureLab-UK - a magazine on Style, Culture and Technology in the UK
CultureLab-UK - a magazine on Style, Culture and Technology in the UK http://www.culturelab-uk.com CultureLab-UK News Two fascinating new articles have just gone live on the August edition of CultureLab-UK: 1. Fashion section: Emotional Skin - The expression 'wearing your heart on your sleeve'... view more (2002-08-08)

Precision blood pressure measurement to improve heart health
A University of Queensland researcher is trialling new, cutting-edge technology for measuring blood pressure and the health of the heart.   view more (2008-06-16)

TU Delft starts new course: Media & Knowledge Technology
In September 2001 TU Delft will start a new course in media and knowledge technology. The course is about the communication between man and machine. Students will learn how they can use text, speech, video and other media types in communications design. The course relates to the recent developments... view more (2001-03-30)

Audio-visual tools for Speech & Language Therapists
Latest developments from the Department of Electronics at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) are proving to be invaluable audio-visual tools for Speech & Language Therapists around the world. Senior Lecturer Steve Kelly has been working on an already existing technology called SNORS+... view more (2002-04-25)

Making gadgets lighter, smaller and more energy efficient
Thanks to the work of EUREKA project E! 2839 MESCI I electronic devices such as PDAs, computers and mobile phones will be smaller, lighter and more energy efficient.   view more (2004-09-06)

Oxford Improves Production Method for Interfering RNA
Researchers at Oxford University's Department of Biochemistry have developed methods for making RNA duplexes and single-stranded RNAs of desired length and sequence. This exciting technology is most applicable to commercial RNA providers and companies with large in-house requirements for RNA... view more (2003-04-29)

Device prevents potential errors in children's medications
A device designed to eliminate mistakes made while mixing compounds at a hospital pharmacy was 100 percent accurate in identifying the proper formulations of seven intravenous drugs.   view more (2008-01-09)

Rolls-Royce extends international research credentials with German cooperation agreement
Rolls-Royce today signed a co-operation agreement with the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus, Germany, to establish a joint Engine Technology Competence Centre. This marks a further chapter in the company's history of forging strong links with the academic world on... view more (2003-04-04)

Looking at neurons from all sides
A new technique that marries a fast-moving laser beam with a special microscope that look at tissues in different optical planes will enable scientists to get a three-dimensional view of neurons or nerve cells as they interact, said Baylor College of Medicine scientists in a report that appears... view more (2008-04-28)

Making the intelligent workspace a reality
"Our plan is to have 'the' operating system for buildings." So says Richard Green, CEO of the newly-established Cambridge (UK) start-up Ubisense, about his company's revolutionary new technology for locating staff within the workspace environment.   view more (2005-04-04)

Treatment Of Residues With Wine Making
Amongst the activities involved in the making of wine is that of a number of effluents with a high organic level being produced and which generally do not respond particularly well to purification with conventional biological treatment. This type of residue, although not having toxic components,... view more (2003-09-24)

Philips and DIMES found the Philips Associated Centre (PACD) at DIMES
Philips and DIMES found the Philips Associated Centre (PACD) at DIMES Towards highly integrated telecommunication function Philips has chosen TU Delft`s Institute for Micro-electronics en Submicron-technology (DIMES) to host a large research programme. The goal of this Philips Associated Centre at... view more (2002-01-07)

Touchy Feely Music
The music industry is poised for a revolution if a self-employed design consultant from London can get his innovative touch-screen technology off the ground. NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - the organisation that nurtures UK creativity and innovation - has... view more (2004-03-02)

Commonwealth told African economies should rely on science not cheap labour and unpredictable foreign aid
Professor Kumar Bhattacharryya, leader of the UK University of Warwick's internationally renowned Warwick Manufacturing Group is to tell senior policy figures at the 21st Commonwealth Science Council Meeting, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday 9th June that African and other developing economies... view more (2003-06-06)

Light-emitting polymers land CDT the engineering “Oscar”
Five engineers from one of the UK’s most exciting new companies – Cambridge Display Technology – have won the nation’s biggest engineering prize, the £50,000 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award, for their ground-breaking light-emitting polymer technology. The... view more (2002-07-04)

Nanotechnology for Space Applications
Ever more fastidious missions for the scientific investigation of space as well as the increasing use of satellite-based services require the development of more efficient, more economical and more resistant space technologies and systems in the future. A study of the VDI Technology Center on... view more (2003-04-14)

Cleaning up pollutants with sunlight
A cheap, harmless chemical and sunlight could provide an environmentally friendly way of destroying micro-pollutants in the environment. UK researchers are developing a new type of reactor to destroy persistent contaminants such as pesticides and pharmaceutical residues. The technology, which... view more (2002-10-23)

The trouble with hybrids
Hybrid electric vehicles that run on both conventional gasoline and stored electricity can be no more than a stop gap until more sustainable technology is developed, according to researchers in France.   view more (2008-02-07)

OxLoc Technology Promotes Wildlife Conservation
In a major move to exploit its innovative location monitoring technology, OxLoc have chosen to partner with the leading European animal tracking company Televilt. OxLoc Ltd will provide their unique miniature GPS-GSM modules which will be embedded into Televilt's existing animal collar. 'The animal... view more (2002-08-05)

New technology opens the eyes of world experts
Leading international medical experts have visited the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) to make final preparations for transferring a revolutionary technology of diagnostic eye examination equipment to Asahikawa Medical College in Japan. Susumu Oshima and Toshio Murata from Nidek Japan... view more (2002-04-25)

Derwent Information Now Provides Ready Access To Korean Innovations
Derwent Information has announced that comprehensive abstracts of Korean patent applications are to be included into its market-leading database - the Derwent World Patents Index - for the first time. Korea is viewed by many as a key innovator of new technology and is home to many market-leading... view more (2001-10-29)

Research gaining momentum by silencing genes
Along with five European academic laboratories, researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to Ghent University are accelerating the study of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Taking advantage of the new RNAi technology, they are able to study the... view more (2004-10-14)

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