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Chicago Scientists Simulate Influenza Outbreak for Better Strategies

This information helped them to determine the preferred intervention strategy to contain a potential flu pandemic, including what people should do to decrease…

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How Virtual Reality Enhances Stroke Rehabilitation Efforts

One commonly used program has the patient watch his virtual image on a screen. For example, tennis balls are virtually thrown at the patient from all…

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Virtual Human Tests HIV Drug Using Supercomputing Power

Thanks to the power of supercomputing, scientists in the UK have shown an early example of the virtual physiological human in action. Carried out earlier this…

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Mobile Grids Empower Virtual Organizations in Crisis Response

A bomb goes off in a crowded shopping centre. Police, fire and paramedic services respond along with the centre’s own security staff. A neighbouring school is…

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Teach Robots New Skills: Insights from Professor Dautenhahn

Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn and her team at the university’s School of Computer Science, who are developing robots as personal companions, will present KASPAR…

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MEDEA+ Noblanc Award Spotlights Microelectronics Security Innovations

ONOM@TOPIC+ developed a European smartcard platform for citizenship and mobile multimedia applications that makes life easier and more secure for users while…

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Advancements in Photonic Crystals for All-Optical Chips

European research on materials known as photonic crystals has made important progress in the race to build all-optical chips for computers and communications…

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Humanoid Robot Set to Develop Language at Hertfordshire University

Professor Chrystopher Nehaniv and Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Computer Science are working with an…

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Nomadic Devices: Freedom and Flexibility in Computing

There was a simpler time when a telephone was just a phone, and all you could do with it was call people. Nowadays, mobile phones come packed with more…

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CTVR and Japanese Tech Giant Launch Optical Networking Project

This is the first significant partnership for Trinity-based CTVR in Asia-Pacific region .Under the terms of the partnership, the CTVR and NCOS – with the…

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Minimally Invasive Fibroid Treatment Shows Positive Results

“We started from scratch to build the technical interfaces, the ground control systems and the working relationships. The only way to make this work is through…

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Digital Assistant Tracks Breathing for Better Health Management

Avoid irritants, breathe properly, have plenty to drink, get regular exercise, keep an asthma diary – patients with chronic respiratory diseases have to lead a…

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Galileo Satellite GIOVE-B Unveiled at ESA/ESTEC Event

On Wednesday 5 March, media representatives will have the unique opportunity to attend an in-depth Galileo background briefing at ESTEC. It will be the last…

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Elsevier’s Illumin8 research tool helps corporate research professionals answer complex R&D questions faster and more accurately

“We have found illumin8 to be a unique and effective way to mine the Internet and premium content for solutions to technical problems and questions,” said Mary…

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How Personality Shapes Your Choice of Robot Companion

People with more extrovert personalities tend to choose more humanoid robots, which have a greater resemblance to humans, with facial features and a human-like…

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New Attack Exposes Vulnerabilities in Disk Encryption Systems

The attacks overcome a broad set of security measures called “disk encryption,” which are meant to secure information stored in a computer’s permanent memory….

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