The map, developed by researchers from GridPP in the UK and the European particle physics laboratory, CERN, in Geneva, uses Google Earth to pinpoint Grid sites…
Dr Mark Birkin and colleagues, who are developing the model at the University of Leeds, will be demonstrating its potential at the UK e-Science stand at SC06,…
Academics from the School of Computer Science and School of Psychological Sciences have developed a virtual reality system, which gives the illusion that a…
Australia's scientific research agency, CSIRO has 'built' a shirt which could fulfil the fantasy of anyone who has, in the privacy of their homes, jammed along…
You're far from home, feeling sick and scared. You’re on holiday and vulnerable and you need medical attention immediately. What do you do?If the CASCOM…
Eclipse is an open development platform and application framework for building software. VTT's first contribution to the Eclipse community is a tool designed…
Patrick Walaschewski, student of the German University of Dortmund, and the teachers of the Dpt. of Computer Architecture y Technology of the University fof…
LIAISON is one of the largest current initiatives to develop and implement a new generation of location-based services (LBS) for the professional market. The…
While the broadband revolution might be in full swing, the long-promised era of fast and seamless internet connectivity ‘anytime anywhere’ remains…
The Birmingham and Black Country Retinal Screening Programme is believed to be one of the largest retinal screening programmes in the world and will offer…
Satellite navigation or 'satnav' systems are enjoying growing popularity, especially in the transport sector where unit prices have dropped rapidly. The global…
Many people consider buying garments on the internet as a timesaving and hassle-free way to replenish their wardrobes. But it can be difficult to fully assess…
TechXtra http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/ aggregates content from a large number of different databases containing technology-related content. A search of TechXtra…
Decompression sickness occurs in connection with rapid ascent from deep sea – from high pressure to low pressure – and is caused by formation of gas in the…
The paper, titled “Interface Mobility from Interface Random Walk”, addresses computational issues in extracting interface kinetic parameters under…
The new system, which can automatically annotate entire online collections of photographs as they are uploaded, means significant time-savings for the millions…