Articles tagged with Image Analysis
David Wetzel's new technique uses infrared microspectroscopy to analyze small specimens without grinding or staining, revealing localized chemical content and spatial resolution. The technology has increasing applications in biological and other research, including rare blood disorders and hit-and-run cases.
For the first time, researchers have analyzed polar stratospheric cloud particles using a developed instrument. The results show water-rich particles with high H2O/nitric acid ratios, challenging previous assumptions about PSC composition.
Researchers at Penn have developed a smart ICU system that improves vital-sign monitoring of critically-ill patients using artificial computer intelligence. The system utilizes neural networks and fuzzy logic to analyze patient data, enabling clinicians to identify dangerous deviations from ideal vital signs.
A new environmental monitoring system, E-SMART, uses integrated optic chemical sensors to detect contaminants in soil, groundwater, and air. The system reduces health and safety risks, saves time and cost by operating in situ, and enables real-time assessments of environmental impact.
Scientists are searching deep ice from the Antarctic for signs of life that could survive in icy conditions, with a focus on Europa. The discovery of liquid water beneath the surface of another moon raises possibilities about potential life on Europa.
University of Washington geophysicist George Parks analyzed Louis Frank's ultraviolet camera images and concluded that the white snow in space is likely instrument noise. A closer examination of the data revealed statistical evidence supporting this finding, suggesting that the 'snowballs' are not actual cosmic phenomena.
Starlight, a 3D visualization technology, was developed to help decision-makers navigate complex data and identify critical details. It enables users to analyze massive volumes of information across various media types, including structured and unstructured text, maps, digital data, video, and satellite imagery.
Congress approved a 4.1% increase in R&D funding for FY 1997, but the boost was insufficient to overcome three years of level funding and inflation. Only NIH and NSF kept their budgets ahead of inflation during the period.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) estimates that nondefense R&D funding in the US will decrease by up to 25 percent by 2002. The latest budget proposal from the White House would cut discretionary spending as necessary if it does not balance the budget, according to AAAS analysis.