News articles tagged with 'machine'
TUM researchers recommend new EU standards for machine strength grading of timber
— 12 Mar 2011 14:38 | TechnologyThe natural product wood grows in locations with different climate, soil and environmental conditions. These differences influence its properties as construction material: 'Scandinavian…
Queen's University professor uses nanotechnology to prolong machine and engine life
— 2 Mar 2011 13:01 | TechnologyGuojun Liu has discovered a way to use nanotechnology to reduce friction in automobile engines and machines…
Portable pedal machines may help counter harmful effects of sedentary jobs
— 15 Feb 2011 15:27 | HealthPortable pedal machines could help counter the harmful effects of prolonged periods spent at a desk or workstation among an increasingly sedentary workforce, suggests a small study…
Southampton scientists develop control system to allow spacecraft to think for themselves
— 14 Feb 2011 15:21 | TechnologyThe world's first control system that will allow engineers to programme satellites and spacecraft to think for themselves has been developed by scientists from the University of Southampton…
NC State and IBM researchers discover new way to patch holes in the 'cloud'
— 30 Nov 2010 21:52 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University and IBM have invented a way to update computer systems packaged in virtual machines in a computer 'cloud' - even when those programs…
Perfectly needled nonwoven
— 8 Nov 2010 17:19 | TechnologyWhat do diapers, wiping cloths, wall panelling, sticking plasters and Ultrasuede covers for upholstered furniture have in common? All these products are made of nonwovens. There is…
From handwritten CAPTCHAs to 'smart rooms,' tech solutions start with pattern recognition
— 15 Oct 2010 12:44 | TechnologyBuy something online, enter your credit card number and mailing address. Simple. Then you come to the box with the CAPTCHA, the Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers…
Would a molecular horse trot, pace or glide across a surface?
— 14 Sep 2010 11:37 | TechnologyMolecular machines can be found everywhere in nature, for example, transporting proteins through cells and aiding metabolism. To develop artificial molecular machines, scientists need…
EEG predicts response to medication for schizophrenia
— 5 Aug 2010 10:04 | HealthA commonplace electroencephalography (EEG) test may hold the key to predicting whether a person will respond to certain prescribed drugs, particularly those related to psychiatric conditions…
A cellular housekeeper, and potential target of obesity drugs, caught in action
— 3 Aug 2010 12:42 | HealthScientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have obtained the closest look yet of how a gargantuan molecular machine breaks down unwanted proteins…