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Does direct to consumer drug advertising medicalise normal human conditions?
Does direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs, currently allowed only in the United States and New Zealand, medicalise normal human conditions? A debate in this week's BMJ puts the case for and against. Direct to consumer advertising encourages healthy people to believe they need medical attention, writes Barbara Mintzes at the... view more... (2002-04-10)
Study: Furniture tip-over injuries rising
Although most parents do not consider furniture and televisions to be dangerous, children are often injured when these items tip over. view more (2009-05-04)
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 in internet and mobile communication, and to the... view more... (2001-03-30)
Large Area High Definition Television (HDTV) prototype based on Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) Light Valves.
The microsystems group TFCG/IMEC at the University of Gent has developed a large area High Definition Television (HDTV) prototype based on Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) light valves. This work is carried out in collaboration with the Taiwanese company TMDC. The LCoS HDTV is most suited for multimedia and DVD home-theater applications. The R&D... view more... (2003-04-30)
Hubert Wolf Wins the 2004 Communicator Award
Joint Press Release from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Donors' Association for the Promotion of Science and the Humanities Hubert Wolf Wins the 2004 Communicator Award Professor of church history receives 50,000 euros for the best communication of science to the public This year, the "Communicator Award - Science Award of the... view more... (2004-05-04)
Enhancing The Lives Of People With Parkinson's Disease
An important study investigating whether certain training techniques help Parkinson's Disease (PD) sufferers overcome concentration difficulties is taking place in the School of Psychology at the University of Reading. The researchers believe that, if successful, their work could eventually help improve the lives of the tens of thousands of PD... view more... (2004-08-17)
Children under 3 can't learn action words from TV -- unless an adult helps
American infants and toddlers watch TV an average of two hours a day, and much of the programming is billed as educational. A new study finds that children under age 3 learn less from these videos that we might think-unless there's an adult present to interact with them and support their learning. view more (2009-09-15)
Disney elevates heterosexuality to powerful, magical heights
In the world of Disney, falling in heterosexual love can break a spell, save Christmas, change laws, stop wars and even, in the case of The Little Mermaid, cause an individual to give up her personal identity. view more (2009-06-23)
ESA's SMART-1 satellite ready for lift-off
Follow the SMART-1 launch from an ESA or Arianespace establishment. During the night of Saturday 27/Sunday 28 September, ESA's SMART-1 satellite will be launched by an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport at Kourou at 20:02 hrs local time (01:02 hrs Central European Summer Time, 23:02 hrs GMT). SMART-1 is the first of a series of 'Small... view more... (2003-09-24)
Not just your imagination: The brain perceives optical illusions as real motion
Ever get a little motion sick from an illusion graphic designed to look like it's moving? A new study suggests that these illusions do more than trick the eye; they may also convince the brain that the graphic is actually moving. view more (2009-02-03)
X-ray Science gets a further £3.4M
A world-leading UK research project to study the properties of new materials has been given further funding of £3.4M. The grant is for the continued operation of the British funded X-ray Beamline ( XMaS - X-ray Magnetic Scattering) based at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility at Grenoble, France. In very basic terms the synchrotron... view more... (2002-05-28)
Public awareness of physics awards announced
Eight inspiring physicists have been chosen by the Institute of Physics to receive Public Awareness of Physics awards for their outstanding achievements in raising the awareness of physics. Activities ranging from poetry to the physics of ice-cream lecture-demonstrations have been used by the winners to bring physics to a wider audience. They will... view more... (2000-08-25)
Tickling Children's Funny Bones - UU Study
Children say the funniest things, but what makes them laugh? Do German and Israeli kids share the same sense of humour - or is the Simpsons the universal language of laughter? view more (2005-04-18)
Older adults control emotions more easily than young adults
With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions in order to not disrupt performance on a memory-intensive task, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Psychology and Aging. view more (2009-03-05)
Car jack lifts another major award
Last night an innovative 'airbag' car jack developed in conjunction with engineers from Sheffield Hallam University won yet another major national award, when Leeroy Brown beat off stiff competition to scoop the coveted Consumer Award at the BBC's Tomorrows World Awards, in association with NESTA. He collected the £5000 prize at a... view more... (2002-09-26)
U of I scientist: Public policy should promote family mealtimes
In a new report, University of Illinois professor Barbara H. Fiese urges local, state, and federal governments, businesses, and community leaders to promote family mealtimes as a matter of public policy. view more (2009-09-10)
Boston University partners in NSF challenge to create wireless network using visible light
Boston University's College of Engineering is a partner launching a major program, under a National Science Foundation grant, to develop the next generation of wireless communications technology based on visible light instead of radio waves. view more (2008-10-07)
Mythbusted -- people who wear glasses aren't geeks
Latest Australian research into myopia or shortsightedness reveals that people who wear glasses are not stereotypical geeks or nerds. view more (2008-03-26)
Frontiers of Scientific and Technical Data, Montreal, Canada.
Paris, France - Sept 09th, 2002, - On September 29th some of the world's top scientists and experts will gather in Montreal, Canada, for the 18th International CODATA Conference, Frontiers of Scientific and Technical Data. With scientific institutions from 5 continents represented, speakers from 37 countries will contribute to a program that... view more... (2002-09-10)
Famous animator comes home
One of the world's most celebrated animators has returned to her roots to pass on her knowledge to students at the University of Sunderland - and research creativity in the 21st century. view more (2004-10-13)
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