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VCA awards its first OHSAS 18001:1999 certificate.
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) recently issued its first Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) certificate to Honda UK following assessment of the plant at Swindon, U.K. This is a new certification service offered by VCA, complementing its existing Quality and... view more (2001-09-20)

Building a better telecom system
Hurricane Katrina helped University of Texas professor, Alexis Kwasinski, formulate a new plan for the U.S. telecom system: a de-centralized power architecture that would have kept the lights and phones on in New Orleans.   view more (2008-07-24)

34 million euros-worth of peace and quiet
How can noise levels be reduced? It's a question being investigated by researchers all over the world. Noise is now generally recognized as a serious form of environmental pollution. According to a study by the Bavarian state ministry of the environment and the EU White Paper on "European... view more (2003-12-01)

Academic Nets Major Research Contracts
A Staffordshire University academic has been awarded more than half a million pounds, to research and improve the quality and service of mobile communication systems. Professor Rolando Carrasco, an expert in the field of "coding techniques and signal processing" used in mobile communications... view more (2003-06-06)

CryoSat takes significant step towards final completion
CryoSat, the first Earth Explorer mission within ESA's Living Planet Programme, is now entering the final phase of assembly prior to its scheduled launch next year. CryoSat is designed to measure changes in the Earth's terrestrial and marine ice fields and aims to provide conclusive evidence as... view more (2003-08-04)

DAB 5.1 Surround Live Premiere at Medientage 2004
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS introduces its novel Spatial Audio Coding technology, which enables 5.1 Surround Sound for Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB. The Bayerische Rundfunk (BR) and Bayern Digital Radio (BDR) broadcast the first 5.1 program over DAB live on "Bayern 4 Klassik"... view more (2004-10-20)

A Global Strategy For Reducing Catastrophic Health-care Payments (p 111)
Public-health experts highlight in this week's issue of THE LANCET how the reduction of out-of-pocket health expenditure to below 15% of the total cost of health services could substantially increase access to health-care systems across different parts of the world. Accessing health services in... view more (2003-07-09)

Advances in Computer Network Intrusion Detection
Researchers from Oxford University's Computing Laboratory have developed techniques to spot malicious attacks on computer networks, that include the use of Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) techniques to automatically determine the semantics of novel attack strategies. Intrusions often take place... view more (2002-09-30)

The brain's motivation station
The prospect of a paycheck, good grade, or promotion wonderfully concentrates the mind, and researchers have now identified the brain circuitry responsible for such reward-motivated learning.   view more (2006-05-04)

VTT and telecom companies developed new tools for electronic systems design
Better competitive ability for new products   view more (2003-11-21)

On the Energy Trail: Berkeley Researchers Find New Details Following the Path of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis
Imagine a technology that would not only provide a green and renewable source of electrical energy, but could also help scrub the atmosphere of excessive carbon dioxide resulting from the burning of fossil fuels.   view more (2008-04-28)

University of Manchester develops vision chip for new generation of 'human' robots
The University of Manchester is to help develop a new generation of robots with 'human' instincts.   view more (2005-05-18)

VCA ISSUES ITS FIRST ISO9001:2000 CERTIFICATES TO MG ROVER AND POWERTRAIN
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has issued ISO 9001:2000 certification to MG Rover Group and its engine and transmission supplier, Powertrain Ltd. Both companies form part of the MG Rover Holdings organisation. VCA's Chief Executive Derek Harvey handed over the certificate to MG Rover's... view more (2002-02-20)

Mathematician uses topology to study abstract spaces, solve problems
Studying complex systems, such as the movement of robots on a factory floor, the motion of air over a wing, or the effectiveness of a security network, can present huge challenges. Mathematician Robert Ghrist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is developing advanced mathematical... view more (2006-08-16)

Government resources urgently needed to reduce childhood injury, say experts
Childhood injury surveillance in the UK is under-resourced and lags behind other European countries, say experts in this week's BMJ, ahead of UK Child Safety Week on 23 June.   view more (2008-06-20)

New Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel
In Autumn 2005 the new Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering of ETH Zurich will open its doors in Basel. In the last few months, various committees have developed a scientific concept for the Center and worked up profiles for the four first professors. The positions will be posted at the... view more (2004-11-15)

EU Approves 1.75 Billion Euro Programme for IST Projects
The new two-year work programme for the Information Society Technologies theme of the Sixth Framework Programme has been approved by the EU's member states. This opens the way for three new calls for proposals for research and development funding of more than 1.75 billion euros.   view more (2004-10-12)

Metamaterials with new electromagnetic properties
The development of new types of artificial materials, known as "metamaterials" and with electromagnetic properties not found in nature, is the aim of the Metamorphose Excellence European Network, of which the Public University of Navarre forms part, together with twenty-one other research... view more (2004-03-25)

Smart buildings to guide future first responders
The best response to a building emergency is a fast and informed one. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working with the building industry as well as the public safety and information technology communities to achieve both objectives.   view more (2005-11-07)

Hybrigenics Launches Pharma Industry’s First Proteomics Database For Hiv Drug Development Proprietary Hiv Bioinformatics Platform At Keystone Symposia Meeting
Paris, France - Hybrigenics, the functional proteomics company, announces the launch of the world’s most comprehensive combined protein-protein interactions “map” between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its host cell in humans. This represents the first time that a... view more (2001-03-29)

UK academic to accelerate Formula 1 engine development
A method of collecting data for engine performance analysis described as “revolutionary” by industry experts has secured a Leeds academic £250,000 venture capital to develop its commercial potential.   view more (2001-12-18)

Quantum coherence possible in incommensurate electronic systems
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated that quantum coherence is possible in electronic systems that are incommensurate, thereby removing one obstacle in the development of quantum devices.   view more (2006-11-03)

Cone-Beam CT faster, potentially more accurate than conventional mammography
Cone-beam breast CT provides exceptional tissue contrast and can potentially reduce examination time with comparable radiation dose to conventional 2D mammography, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.   view more (2007-12-28)

Young Chalmers Professor Awarded - again!
Professor Owe Orwar of the Department of Physical Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, will in March this year receive another prestigious prize, the 2003 Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award. The award symposium will be presented at PITTCON 2003 to be held at... view more (2003-01-16)

Gas giants jump into planet formation early
Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show that gas giants either form within the first 10 million years of a sun-like star's life, or not at all.   view more (2007-01-09)
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