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Bournemouth University's Bid to Animate the Beijing National Opera

Bournemouth University’s National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) and the Beijing Advanced Technology College (ATC) are collaborating on the development…

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A rose is a rózsa is a 薔薇: Image-search tool speaks hundreds of languages

“Images are universal, but image search is not,” said Oren Etzioni, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. “A person…

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Computer poetry pushes the genre envelope

The dissertation, to be publicly defended on September 14, has been jointly submitted at Uppsala University and the Blekinge Institute of Technology.“The way…

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‘Rock’ music inspired by Antarctic research

The Antarctic Sonata will be performed at the Geological Society’s Bicentenary Conference in London on Tuesday, 11th September, 2007. The Sonata is an original…

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SciVee: New Video Platform for Scientists’ Research Papers

SciVee allows scientists to upload published papers, as well as a podcast presenting the paper. As the site is relatively new, content is still fairly sparse….

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New Method Enhances Audio Quality by Scuppering Pirates

Shervin Shirmohammadi Hani Jabbour, and Jiying Zhao of the Discover lab at the University of Ottawa, Canada describe their new approach to beating music…

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Eye-Tracking Research Reveals What We Notice in Ads

However, new research by researchers from the Netherlands and the University of Michigan uses eye-tracking software to reveal that it may be our goals – the…

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Satellite multimedia for mobile 'phones

The development of mobile video services through satellites will provide content providers and operators with alternative or complementary solutions to…

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Elsevier Boosts Impact Factors: 53 Journals Rank #1

In addition, 53 Elsevier titles ranked number one in their respective categories, including: Seminars in Radiation Oncology (#1 in Radiology); Landscape and…

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Elsevier Joins Forces with NSFC to Advance Natural Science

This Journal presents up-to-date scientific achievements of great significance in various fields of natural science including life science, earth science,…

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Breakthroughs in Voice Biometrics Research by Dr. Ariyaeeinia

Dr Aladdin Ariyaeeinia at the University’s School of Electronic Communication & Electrical Engineering and his team have been conducting research into voice…

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Channel 4 Supports Digital Talent Scheme for Game Innovators

Dare to be Digital, organised by the University of Abertay Dundee, is a games and entertainment competition for new talent at universities and colleges of art….

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'Stealth advertising' sliding under radar into TV newscasts

Advertisers’ messages are infiltrating small-market television newscasts at about the same percentage that owners of digital video recorders are skipping the…

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Building Online Community: Insights from Experts at LSRi

Elizabeth Hartnell-Young of the Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Nottingham and freelance statistician Karen Corneille of Victoria,…

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Life Off-Screen: Impact on Children’s Development Explored

Psychologist and head of the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, Professor Barrie Gunter, has been working with the BBC…

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Bullying in Virtual Worlds: Insights from Second Life Research

Researchers are examining the worrying appearance of bullying in the virtual world. Citizens (avatars) of Second Life say targets are likely to be individuals…

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