http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org provides the latest news from ICT Results Robotic demonstrators developed by European researchers produce compelling evidence that ‘thinking-by-doing’ is the machine cognition paradigm of the future. Robots act on objects and teach themselves in the process. http://phys.org/news207560913.html Electronics Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:48:53 EST news207560913 Action-centred cognition is a groundbreaking concept in robotics where robots learn to 'think' in terms of what actions they can perform on an object. This new trend in cognition theory opens exciting new vistas. http://phys.org/news206610436.html Electronics Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:47:32 EST news206610436 Current cervical cancer screening is time consuming and expensive, but now new breakthrough technology developed by European researchers should allow large-range screening by non-medical personnel with almost immediate results and at a much lower cost. http://phys.org/news206005803.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:50:16 EST news206005803 Can a computer read your body language? A consortium of European researchers thinks so, and has developed a range of innovative solutions from escalator safety to online marketing. http://phys.org/news205143399.html Technology Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:16:54 EST news205143399 Three-dimensional versions of Mediterranean islands will be updated virtually automatically with current information from a range of public and private databases. The European research project may launch a “revolution” in the tourist trade sector. http://phys.org/news204366200.html Technology Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:23:42 EST news204366200 Early treatment of infection in burns patients is critical. A European consortium has designed a point-of-care instrument that can identify types of bacteria from the tiny amounts of volatile gases they emit. http://phys.org/news202989912.html Chemistry Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:05:35 EST news202989912 A motorcycle police officer on an urgent call faces huge information processing and decision-making demands. A new European research project aims to prevent potentially dangerous information overload. http://phys.org/news202543750.html Technology Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:30:01 EST news202543750 European researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made to order for a wide range of scientific and consumer applications. http://phys.org/news202115064.html Nanotechnology Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04:53 EST news202115064 Software that enables robots to move objects about a room, building up ever-more knowledge about their environment, is an important step forward in artificial intelligence. http://phys.org/news201880504.html Electronics Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:55:14 EST news201880504 Adaptive software is the largely unfulfilled promise of mobile technology, but now a new platform developed by European researchers promises to finally deliver software that reconfigures itself depending on the context. http://phys.org/news201514020.html Technology Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:40:01 EST news201514020 A carmaker reports that design time on a new model dropped from six months to just one, thanks to new tools for innovation and collaboration developed by European researchers. The way companies get and develop good ideas has undergone its own profound reinvention. http://phys.org/news201186818.html Technology Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:13:54 EST news201186818 New collaboration and strategic innovation tools developed by European researchers will help fast-track creative ideas by networking the most competent people to tackle the job. http://phys.org/news200923613.html Technology Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:07:07 EST news200923613 The humble robot cleaning your floor heralds a wave of robot helpers, from miners to surgeons, that could be joining us in the coming decades. How should the industry prepare for these new markets? http://phys.org/news200213425.html Electronics Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:51:11 EST news200213425 Karaoke Revolution, a hugely popular video game for Playstation, X-Box and Wii, used new tools recently developed by European research to create phenomenal animations that would otherwise have been nearly impossible. Fans do not care how they did it, but are very impressed with what they did. http://phys.org/news199956880.html Technology Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:50:01 EST news199956880 Tools developed by European researchers bring cut-and-paste simplicity to gaming and animation. Users will be able to cut-and-paste complex elements like emotion, tone of voice and facial expression, making compelling new content, cheaply and quickly. http://phys.org/news199442436.html Technology Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:41:00 EST news199442436