News articles tagged with 'digital'
History in 3-D
— 5 Nov 2009 12:02 | TechnologyIf you don't have the time to travel to Florence, you can still see Michelangelo's statue of David on the Internet, revolving in true-to-life 3D around its own axis. This is a preview... — full story
Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials
— 3 Nov 2009 10:50 | HealthA wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,... — full story
Ants vs. worms: New computer security mimics nature
— 26 Sep 2009 12:40 | BiologyIn the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts are deploying a new defence modelled after one of nature's hardiest creatures - the ant... — full story
Rome was built in a day, with hundreds of thousands of digital photos
— 16 Sep 2009 10:59 | TechnologyThe ancient city of Rome was not built in a day. It took nearly a decade to build the Colosseum, and almost a century to construct St. Peter's Basilica. But now the city, including... — full story
Digital mammography plus digital breast tomosynthesis may decrease patient recall rates
— 6 Aug 2009 10:08 | HealthNationally, about ten percent of women in the US are recalled for a second mammogram after an abnormality is detected on the first one - for most women this can be very stressful. However... — 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
Light sensor breakthrough could enhance digital cameras
— 19 Jun 2009 08:11 | TechnologyNew research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras... — full story
Free music, sampled
— 1 Jun 2009 16:05 | TechnologyFree products samples give consumers the opportunity to try before they buy. This tried and tested marketing model works well for products as diverse as shampoo and washing powder,... — full story
New memory material may hold data for one billion years
— 25 May 2009 11:08 | TechnologyPacking more digital images, music, and other data onto silicon chips in USB drives and smart phones is like squeezing more strawberries into the same size supermarket carton. The denser... — full story
Spreading high-speed Internet to rural areas
— 20 Mar 2009 11:02 | TechnologyTo cut the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas, Dr Ka Lun Lee and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and NEC Australia in the state of Victoria are experimenting... — full story