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Perceived Risks Versus Actual Risks: Managing Hazards through Negotiation
White Paper Brain scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health recently sought to remedy this deficiency. They gave evidence that those who voluntarily increase their individual (not societal) risk, like rock climbers and hang gliders, for example... [03 Jul 2008]
Knowledge Discovery Tool: The Research Engine With a Brain
White Paper The Knowledge Discovery Tool has helped tens of thousands of executives - from leading pharmaceutical researchers to global leaders at the World Economic Forum, to Accenture consultants - drive to actionable information more quickly, lower their... [03 Jul 2008]
Photos: RFID bumblebees create a buzz
Photo Dr Nigel Raine, co-investigator on the project, said: "They have got a relatively small brain but are solving complicated problems. Tiny RFID chips have been attached to hundreds of bees at labs in east London by researchers at Queen Mary... [29 Feb 2008]
Scientists track bees with RFID
News Scientists hope to unlock the secrets of the insects' tiny brains - they have about 950,000 brain cells to a human's 100 billion - by examining how they make complex choices about which routes to fly between flowers. [28 Feb 2008]
Supercomputer boosts brain research
Case Study Researchers at Cardiff University are using their supercomputer to significantly improve the efficiency of their brain analysis work. The Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (Cubric) claims to have the largest high-performance... [14 Jun 2007]
Renowned Hearing Institute Bolsters Collaboration and Care With Secure, Converged 3Com Enterprise Solution
White Paper Known for its contributions to auditory science, House Ear Institute's (HEI) 180 employees require a fast, reliable communications infrastructure to collaborate on their exploration of hearing loss, ear disease, and the complex relationship... [11 Oct 2006]
Dartmouth College FMRI Data Center Counts on StorageTek Tape Technology for Cost-Effective Image Archiving
White Paper The Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Data Center at Dartmouth College serves as a lynchpin for researchers and educators who study the operation of the brain. The fMRI Data Center expects continuing growth in the volume of stored data. [02 Feb 2006]
IBM flogs 'human brain' supercomputer
News The Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, purchased the supercomputer, dubbed Blue Brain, and its researchers will collaborate with experts from IBM on the project, Big Blue is expected to announce today. [06 Jun 2005]
Case Study - Monte Carlo Cellular Microphysiology on the Grid
White Paper This microscopic intricacy presents a major challenge to researchers trying to gain a fundamental understanding of the brain and other biological structures that exhibit such diversity and complexity at the subcellular level. [29 Nov 2004]
Link between mobiles and tumours found
News A Swedish research institute has released a report that links the use of analogue mobile handsets and a benign tumour - adding fodder to the long-running debate over mobile phones and brain cancer. The concept that wireless devices may increase the... [15 Oct 2004]
Robot child funding sought by Japanese researchers
News Kawato is an expert in brain science and has created a humanoid robot that has learnt 24 kinds of human action over three years. Japanese researchers are pressing the government to invest in an ambitious robot development scheme, with the aim of... [27 Aug 2003]
Mobile radiation shields as much use as chocolate teapots
News The FTC said it had filed charges against two companies who used unsubstantiated advertising claims like "prevents electromagnetic waves from penetrating the brain" and "blocks up to 99 per cent of the radiation". [21 Feb 2002]
Boffins create 3D-brain map
News A team of medical cartographers is working on a $15m project to create the most detailed map of the human brain ever assembled. The completed map will display a 3D atlas of the human brain's anatomy and its functions. [07 Dec 2001]
IBM's dream: computer, heal thyself
News IBM compared the mechanisms of an autonomic computer with the human brain. For instance, if a child burns his hand, his brain automatically sends a message to the hand to pull it away. IBM unveiled its vision of the future, entitled "Autonomic... [18 Oct 2001]
Which? finds hands-free kits can treble mobile radiation
News The distance between the earpiece and the tip of the phone's aerial proved crucial to the amount of radiation absorbed, according to researchers. The Which? report released today tested five mobile phones with ten hands-free kits and found that... [02 Nov 2000]
