Interdisciplinary Research

Interdisciplinary Research

European Commission is world's largest public investor in nanotechnology

A recent report, focused on the implementation of the 2005 Action Plan for Nanotechnology, shows the strategic importance of nanotechnology, an area of…

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COST Open Call – Next collection date 30 September 2007

COST invites proposals for Actions contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a…

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£3m Manchester Research Centre To Develop Vital New Science

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Computational And Dynamical Analysis (CICADA – pronounced SIKARDA) – which brings together computer scientists, mathematicians…

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Artificial Snot Boosts Electronic Nose Sensitivity

The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour sensing “electronic noses” with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the natural…

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Surgeons Enhance Skills with Innovative Training Simulator

Developed by an interdisciplinary team of experts through a project called Technology Enhanced Learning for Orthopaedic Surgery (TELEOS), the simulator softens…

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Euroscience Open Forum 2008: Showcase World-Class Science

Presentations and debates on the leading scientific questions of the day, from research into stem cells to the challenge of climate change, are planned for the…

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Salamander Robot: A Breakthrough in Bio-Inspired Innovation

In a paper appearing in the March 9, 2007 issue of the journal Science, scientists from the EPFL in Switzerland and the INSERM research center/University of…

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NASA's Advanced Technology Peers Deep Inside Hurricanes

During July and August 2006, a team of international scientists, including NASA researchers, journeyed to the west coast of Africa. Their mission was to better…

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UAB Leads European Vaccine Research Project with New Approach

The project aims at implementing a novel multidisciplinary approach to investigate the requirements, at the molecular-structure level, for viable…

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Universities Launch £1.5M Project to Reduce Solar Power Costs

The three and a half year project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), will investigate a number of new and novel solar…

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Emotional Robots: Hertfordshire’s Groundbreaking Development

Dr Lola Cañamero, part of the University’s School of Computer Science team which took the robot out of the laboratory last year so that it could interact with…

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Arrest Reduces Kerb Crawling and Prostitution Activity

The study, published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE, was carried out by a team of researchers led by Devon D. Brewer, director of the research firm…

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BASROC Secures Funding for Innovative ns-FFAG Accelerators

The new devices, known as non-scaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerators – or ns-FFAG accelerators for short – will be smaller, simpler and…

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India Joins Human Frontier Science Program for Innovation

HFSPO President, Professor Masao Ito comments “We are delighted that India is now a member of HFSPO. Indian scientists have already participated successfully…

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Robotic Surgery Tools Gain Touch Sensation for Precision Procedures

By substituting mechanical instruments for human fingers, robotic tools give surgeons a new way to perform medical procedures with great precision in small…

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NIST Tests Enhance High-Rise Fire Safety Standards

However, for a team of investigators from the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and the National Institute of Standards and…

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