News articles tagged with 'image'
How materialistic advertising messages negatively shape the female body image
— 6 Apr 2011 19:26 | HealthPsychological research has consistently shown that women feel unhappy with their body after looking at images of thin, idealised models, which are typically represented in the media.…
A new high-resolution method for imaging below the skin using a liquid lens
— 20 Feb 2011 16:33 | HealthUniversity of Rochester optics professor Jannick Rolland has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface. The aim of the technology is…
Nanoworld in colour
— 21 Jan 2011 19:32 | TechnologyLights off - projector on. Lecture theatres, conference halls and seminar rooms currently have to be darkened if the speaker wants to project a presentation on screen. Unfortunately,…
Converting 2-D photo into 3-D face for security applications and forensics
— 20 Jan 2011 16:22 | TechnologyIt is possible to construct a three-dimensional, 3D, face from flat 2D images, according to research published in the International Journal of Biometrics this month. The discovery could…
Researchers train software to help monitor climate change
— 3 Jan 2011 20:11 | EnvironmentA computer program that automatically analyses mounds of satellite images and other data could help climate scientists keep track of complex, constantly changing environmental conditions,…
Brain's visual circuits do error correction on the fly
— 8 Dec 2010 16:56 | HealthThe brain's visual neurones continually develop predictions of what they will perceive and then correct erroneous assumptions as they take in additional external information, according…
Strike a pose: Research uncovers what's behind image in the modelling industry
— 19 Nov 2010 12:41 | TechnologyThe casting sessions aren't just for movie stars, but what is involved in casting decisions that can launch fashion models to fame - or at the very least - to land a job? Stephanie…
The emergence of holographic video
— 3 Nov 2010 20:13 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Arizona (UA), Tucson, have developed a holographic system that can transmit a series of 3D images in near-real-time, a precursor to holographic videoconferencing…
The first microwave image of the complete Moon
— 21 Sep 2010 12:40 | AstronomyThe first microwave image of the complete Moon was obtained thanks to the Chinese lunar satellite Chang'E-1. Global brightness temperature maps reveal radiation from the surface and…
Correcting a trick of the light brings molecules into view
— 15 Jul 2010 15:09 | TechnologyConventional wisdom holds that optical microscopy can't be used to 'see' something as small as an individual molecule. But as it is wont, clever science has once again overturned conventional…