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Female Academic Performance Lies in the (Gender) Balance
Have you ever felt outnumbered? Like there are just not that many people like you around? We've all felt outnumbered in one situation or another and walking into a situation in which you sense the possibility of being ostracized or isolated can be quite threatening. view more (2007-10-03)
Protecting Gaelic Sports Stars From Burnout
The University of Ulster is to carry out groundbreaking research into the issue of burnout among rising GAA stars. Top players in the 16-23 years age bracket in all nine Ulster counties will be surveyed in an attempt to identify individuals at risk from burnout and to uncover the factors which contribute to its onset and development. There have... view more... (2004-06-16)
Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV. view more (2008-05-09)
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)
NCR and Abertay join forces to boost Scottish IT skills
A joint initiative to encourage more software engineers to study and work in Scotland was launched today by NCR and the University of Abertay Dundee. Under the agreement NCR will offer Abertay’s software engineering students placements with some of the world’s leading developers of software for the ATM industry at NCR’s global... view more... (2001-04-20)
Iron Age "Housing Estate" Uncovered by University of Warwick Researchers - Earliest Evidence of Settlement in Coventry
Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered the outline of 15 late iron age roundhouses on the University of Warwick's campus. This discovery marks the earliest evidence of settlement within the modern boundary of the City of Coventry. The 15 building outlines uncovered so far appear to be just the edge of a larger complex of iron age... view more... (2002-08-01)
Interactive children's television
Whether television is beneficial or harmful to children is an ongoing debate. But one thing is certain: The more often young viewers can interact, the more attractive the program becomes. Two projects in the US are testing interactive technologies with children's programming. In one of his songs, Herbert Grönemeyer suggests putting children... view more... (2004-02-03)
Turning the tables in chemistry
What do glowing veggies have to do with a career in science" It just so happens that electrified pickles swimming in metal ions are one example of the type of undergraduate chemistry class demonstration that helps make a future in science a bright possibility, rather than a total turn-off, for many students. view more (2007-06-08)
Alaska Space Grant program launches B.E.A.R.
The Alaska Space Grant Program and the Arctic Amateur Radio Club formed the Balloon Experiment And Research Program-or B.E.A.R. for short-in December 2007. view more (2008-06-04)
Towards Intelligent Assistants
DFG Priority Programme, Design and Design Methodology of Embedded Systems, submits final report Be it telephones, navigation systems, video games, or printers - it is the electronics that increasingly decide the success of a product. Electronic devices should be able to communicate with one another and be small and inexpensive. Intelligent... view more... (2004-06-08)
Better Shadows With New Algorithm
Shadows are extremely important in making the graphics in 3D games and Virtual Reality applications seem natural. Soft shadows in real-time applications has largely been an unsolved problem, but now an algorithm is being introduced that will solve the problem and open many possibilities. In his doctoral dissertation, Ulf Assarsson at the... view more... (2003-12-12)
CU-Boulder tracks movements of ancient Central Americans using satellites, video-game technology
Satellite imagery meshed with video-game technology is allowing University of Colorado at Boulder and NASA researchers to virtually "fly" along footpaths used by Central Americans 2,000 years ago on spiritual pilgrimages to ancestral cemeteries. view more (2007-01-04)
Get in the hole!
Jack Nicklaus famously once said ‘drive for show, putt for dough’ which emphasised that accurate putting was the key to golfing glory. Golfers all over the world are constantly in search of a solution that will knock shots off their game, and bring their handicap down. New research presented today, Wednesday 18 March 2002, at The... view more... (2002-02-27)
Strength of connections between brain regions may affect an adolescent's response to peer influence
Brain regions that regulate different aspects of behavior are more interconnected in children with high resistance to peer influence than those with low resistance, according to a new study published in the July 25 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. view more (2007-07-27)
Movie mountain
Will disposable DVDs lead to an eco-disaster of Hollywood proportions? GREEN campaigners are up in arms at the idea of a new disposable technology: throwaway DVDs. While the discs may save you the trouble of returning rental movies to the video shop, the worry is that they could cause environmental havoc.... view more... (2002-02-13)
TV viewing during lunch affects preschool children's intake
In a recent Penn State laboratory study, preschool children who usually eat meals at home while watching TV ate one-third more lunch when they were shown a cartoon video during lunchtime versus when they ate lunch without TV. view more (2006-04-04)
World-class engineering helps British cyclists in their Olympic race for medals
The British Olympic track cycling team may be offering some thanks to a group of researchers at the University of Sheffield today, if they pick up a medal in this year's games. The Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) at the University has been working as part of a world-class team to develop a state-of-the-art bike, which could shave crucial... view more... (2004-08-16)
Sleep problems in overweight children appear fairly common
One-fourth of overweight children may have sleep problems that regular physical activity can largely resolve, researchers say. view more (2006-11-27)
Building a better virtual world, one tree (or millions) at a time
When Stanford computer scientist Vladlen Koltun decided to build a better virtual world, he began with 3-D trees-millions of them. Now he wants to give them away. view more (2008-01-09)
Video imaging provides dynamic view of airway obstruction in those with sleep breathing disorder
A video imaging technique demonstrates that the soft palate, the tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth, is more elongated and angled in patients with obstructive sleep apnea both when they sleep and when they are awake, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives... view more... (2009-02-17)
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