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Computers Enhance Understanding of Human Disease Experiments

Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF),…

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Innovative Health Data Solutions for Powerless Regions

For the last 14 years, the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo has been engaged in the development of sophisticated health information systems…

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Free Software in Education: Empowering Teachers and Students

For that to happen, teachers, software developers, researchers, IT managers and citizens in general need to be educated about what free (also known as libre or…

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Engaging Seniors with Tech

What will motivate the elderly, the chronically ill and the medically underserved to use interactive information technology systems to actively help manage…

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Online Tools Empower Students to Find Meaning and Resources

University students no longer learn from lectures and books alone. Thanks to the internet, they now have access to a huge range of supporting material, such as…

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Enhancing Accuracy: The Rise of Computer-Based Formal Proofs

These computer tools, based on the notion of “formal proof”, have in recent years been used to provide nearly infallible proofs of many important results in…

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UPC Leads EU Project for Future Mobile Network Technology

This project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme and is coordinated by Professor Josep Vidal. The project aims to work on two new…

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Intelligent Walker Aids Elderly and Rehab Patients with Voice Commands

The device can understand a set of voice commands and can be activated by means of simple verbal instructions given by the user (e.g., “take me to the…

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Explore High-Speed Data Querying with DEX Innovation

Searching and querying large volumes of networked data using a new technology patented by the UPC is now a reality with DEX. The system offers high-speed…

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Satellite4All: Affordable Satellite Triple-Play Under €50

Service providers could start offering satellite TV, broadband and voice services for less than €50 thanks to satellite technology innovations by European…

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How Everyday Devices Track Your Location Seamlessly

Mobile phones, personal digital assistants, Wi-Fi hotspots, web-connected mp3 players, SatNav devices, even washing machines that connect to the internet-…the…

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Co-Operation and Synergy Shape Future of European Software Research

The event from 21 to 23 October brought together the ITEA 2 EUREKA Cluster for software-intensive systems and services and ARTEMISIA the Association for R&D…

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Enhancing Participatory Democracy: New Methodology Unveiled

Over 240 Spanish municipalities had a go at participatory budgeting in 2004, and it is estimated that by 2010 citizens will be helping to decide how to…

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Forecasting Damage in Drinking Water Networks with Software

Such a large network – accounting for more than 80% of the value of this national legacy, i.e., the installations of a service providing the population with…

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New Computer Model Enhances Ultrasound Image Quality

Dutch researcher Koos Huijssen has developed a computer model that can predict the sound transmission of improved designs for ultrasound instruments. The…

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New Device Enhances Transistor Quality for Electronics Advances

In a paper just published in Electronics Letters, Dr Peter Wilson and Dr Reuben Wilcock from the University's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS),…

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