The new framework, which is being implemented by DMCii, holds great potential for quality control and consistency in multi-source imaging projects such as the…
Nowadays we don't only take measurements with simple measuring devices, but also with whole measuring systems. These are very complex and are completely set up…
In such situations, it is essential for good practice that all those with interests in wildlife are able to participate as full partners. It is surprising that…
Europe is presenting Kopernikus at the forum as the second flagship of the European Space Policy following Galileo, the first flagship. The GMES 2008 forum is…
Researchers at the Technology-Enhanced Learning Research Group (TEL) are designing new learning environments using interactive multi-touch desks that look and…
When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle.Unsurprisingly perhaps, those who smoke and are overweight are its greatest advocates. This is the finding of a study1 by Judith Long and her colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to be published in the October issue of the Springer publication, Journal of General Internal Medicine….
Working with colleagues from other EU-member states and the Far East in the FLUTEST project they are providing improved diagnosis and early warning systems for…
More and more oil extraction takes place on the ocean floor –not the easiest place to reach when it comes to maintaining and repairing pipelines that don’t…
The work reported in Nano Letters (reference below) reveals that squashing and twisting a double-walled nanotube opens an electronic band gap in an otherwise…
“While many compounds have been reported to change in laboratory based drought stress experiments, few have identified how such compounds change in crops under…
In the GA²LEN-SARI study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, researchers across Europe compared the frequency of analgesic use in over 500 adults…
Detecting ever lower amounts of ionising radiation with ever better methods – scientists have had this goal since the start of the nuclear age.In addition to…
Radiocarbon dating suggests that the man died in the fourth century. He was interred in a shallow scoop in a flexed position, on his left side.The man, aged…
Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for around 25% of the UK’s total carbon emissions. As concern grows about climate change, a…
Researchers at the University of Leeds and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology observed a dramatic increase in the number of adult guillemots deliberately…
The next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first…
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