News articles tagged with 'detection'
Research leads to improved human, object detection technology
— 4 Nov 2009 13:15 | TechnologyWhen searching for basketball videos online, a long list of websites appears, which may contain a picture or a word describing a basketball. But what if the computer could search inside... — full story
0.2 second test for explosive liquids
— 21 Oct 2009 10:59 | TechnologySince a failed terrorist attack in 2006, plane passengers have not been able to carry bottles of liquid through security at airports, leaving some parched at the airport and others... — full story
Prototype developed to detect dark matter
— 26 Sep 2009 10:21 | AstronomyA team of researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) and the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS, in France) has developed a 'scintillating bolometer,' a device that the... — full story
Portable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease
— 19 Sep 2009 10:20 | TechnologyIn the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function... — full story
Prototype NIST method detects and measures elusive hazards
— 9 Sep 2009 17:00 | TechnologyA chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed... — full story
University of Leicester team develops drug detection technology
— 9 Sep 2009 11:32 | TechnologyUniversity of Leicester researchers have combined crime research and space-age technology in ways that could lead to the quick detection of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in a black market... — full story
Switch to digital mammography leads to increased cancer detection rates
— 4 Aug 2009 12:43 | HealthThe use of digital mammography equipment alone is responsible for an increased number of breast cancers detected at a community-based mammography facility, according to a study performed... — full story
Tiny early-stage ovarian tumours define early detection challenge
— 28 Jul 2009 10:55 | HealthA new study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers shows that most early-stage ovarian tumours exist for years at a size that is a thousand times smaller than existing tests... — full story
One nano-step closer to weighing a single atom
— 27 Jul 2009 16:17 | TechnologyBy studying gold nanoparticles with highly uniform sizes and shapes, scientists now understand how they lose energy, a key step towards producing nanoscale detectors for weighing any... — full story
University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health
— 22 Jul 2009 11:04 | HealthLarry Wackett and Michael Sadowsky, members of the University of Minnesota's BioTechnology Institute, developed an enzyme that is used in Bioo Scientific's new MaxDiscovery Melamine... — full story