ICT Results
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Designing bug perception into robots
— 12 May 2008 12:36 | TechnologyInsects have provided the inspiration for a team of European researchers seeking to improve the functionality of robots and robotic tools. The research furthers the development of more…
Braille converter bridges the information gap
— 8 May 2008 08:39 | TechnologyA free, e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is helping to bridge the information gap for blind and visually impaired people, giving them quick…
Building the next generation of cognitive robots
— 5 May 2008 12:39 | TechnologyBuilding robots with anything akin to human intelligence remains a far off vision, but European researchers are making progress on piecing together a new generation of machines that…
Bringing down the language barrier... automatically
— 3 May 2008 19:17 | TechnologyProgress being made by European researchers on automatic speech-to-speech translation technology could help the EU tackle one of the biggest remaining boundaries to internal trade,…
Beating the codebreakers with quantum cryptography
— 28 Apr 2008 18:00 | TechnologyQuantum cryptography may be essentially solved, but getting the funky physics to work on disciplined computer networks is a whole new headache. Cryptography is an arms race, but the…
Simulating surgery to reduce implant complications
— 23 Apr 2008 14:50 | HealthA computer simulation breakthrough could mean fewer medical complications and better surgical outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee or spinal implant surgery…
'What can I, Robot, do with that?'
— 21 Apr 2008 13:06 | TechnologyA new approach to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to a revolution in the field by shifting the focus from what a thing is to how it can be used. Identifying what…
Road safety: The uncrashable car?
— 12 Apr 2008 19:06 | TechnologyThe largest road safety research project ever launched in Europe will usher in a series of powerful road-safety systems for European cars. But, in the long term, its basic, experimental…
Vehicle communications system in your pocket
— 12 Apr 2008 19:03 | TechnologyThe device that will manage the telematics communications of next-generation vehicles may already be in our pockets. Multiple application 'nomadic' devices like the mobile phone are…
One virtual step for man, one real leap for mankind
— 12 Apr 2008 19:00 | TechnologyImagine being able to take a step back in time and walk through the streets of ancient Pompeii hours before the eruption of Vesuvius. In April 2008, European researchers will demonstrate…