#A machine which can read your mind e have developed so called brain-computer interfaces which allow the user to control different devices and programmes without hands, by means of the user thoughts.
That is how Christoph Hintermüller of the Project Management and Research team at g. tec Guger Technologies sums up a machine
which sit on the scalp translates user intentions into electronic commands. brain-computer interface captures various electrical impulses from the head of the user,
That allows the user to play an online computer game, hands-free. The user selects the commands by simply looking at the blinking arrows on the screen.
The frequency of the flashing is reproduced in the brain cortex and read by the electrodes. s soon as we have understood the electroencephalography patterns produced by the groups of neurons in the brain,
like a television or a motorised system for the home, said Arnau Espinosa Manzanal of the Research and development department,
A user can navigate through various on-screen menus by simply focusing attention on the commands.
This way even severely disabled people can compose text messages to communicate with others in social networks on the Internet.
The underground sensors, developed within a European union research project, transmit measurements to data centres in several countries.
Boston, on the east coast of England, is one of the main test sites for the new technology.
These indications can be followed in real time using any internet-enabled device. A touch screen panel installed in a Boston café allows the public to see how the system works.
If the artificial intelligence anticipates a breach, it sends a warning to the responsible services that may otherwise be unaware of the weakening within the flood defences.
Mark Robinson said: urrently we use a visual walkover. It means probably two or three times a year we got people viewing the asset the dam from a visual point of view.
The software calculates how fast the site will be flooded if the dam fails, and even suggests the best ways to move citizens into safer areas.
'the biological catalysts that help it decompose. For Europe packaging industry, such a recyclable product is important
And when these data reflect a danger for floods, EFAS informs the partners. In 2011 EFAS issued 9 alerts.
they are at the core of the electric generators used in all wind generators. The project coordinated by The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge, UK has 7 participants from 4 countries i
and motion control programming. The partners involved in the project (most of which are SMES) will benefit
Liaptsis says the prototype has improved also the accuracy of the monitoring it is 30%more precise than current probes-helping provide better data about the nozzle's life span and deterioration rate
it provides the user with a basic kit which allows specific biological elements to be switched in or out.
thus be adapted according to whatever specific test the user wishes to conduct. ll the biology is contained in magnetic particles that we put in the system at the moment of operation.
and distributed to a database of relevant stakeholders. Crucially, high level meetings between key European and Mediterranean innovation figures were organised these were vital for exchanging examples of best practice."
DEWS processes this data and provides authorities with all the relevant information needed for making a decision on the type of public warning messages that are required.
the system can send immediate and personalised messages via SMS, email, voice messages over digital radio and Facebook alerts.
The inventory itself is built upon an extensive database being supported by CNRS'French partner, the Institute of Research for Development.
This helps the drug hone in on tumour sites, control the release of therapeutic compounds and enhance the efficiency of the treatment. he decorating of nanoparticles very tiny particles with cyclodextrins allows us to play with the functionality,
A fibre-optic grid monitors any deformations in the bag (signs of tearing or folding) during its sea voyage.
thus be built directly from the design model (CAD) with no need for a prototype stage
However, products in these sectors such as innovative display solutions and light emitting panels require the integration of different functionalities and demand new mass manufacturing methods and technologies.
Other innovations associated with the project include new self-assembling methods and interconnection based on ink-jet printing technologies.
the first industrial users are identified already, but ew partners are always welcome These partnerships could see Light-Rolls being involved in a myriad of sectors including automotive and building lighting applications, flexible solar cells and batteries and even consumer products and games.
A third recruit under the Marie Curie scheme was a software development specialist Nathan Brown.
After supporting the development of informatics at Avantium he moved to Novartis in Switzerland to expand the company's expertise and now works with the Institute of Cancer Research in London.
It is equipped with a sensor that accurately monitors the concentration levels of copper and silver ions in water sources and facilities
and information technology to establish an electrophysiology lab back at Szeged University (HU).""As a boy,
Firefighters will be able to use mobile devices to detect potential hazards before they enter buildings. Police can drive through cities and search for"meth labs"and marijuana operations.
The process involves single axis tracking concentrating collectors that essentially orient panels towards the sunlight.
#OXYMOD-Cleaner power thanks to mathematics Mathematical modelling has in recent years proven to be a useful and cost-cutting tool for designing and modernising coal fired power plants.
and initial validation through comparisons to experimental data. An extensive database of oxy fuel and air combustion trials in gas-and coal fired testing facilities has been compiled.
Initial validation in 20 kilowatt, 100 kilowatt and 500 kilowatt testing facilities has proved the combustion models developed can predict the more moderate combustion under oxy fuel conditions.
CFD model developers and users (Vattenfall Research and development AB, IVD Stuttgart, and the National Technical University of Athens);
processors of thermoplastic elastomers can obtain EPMT and turn it into products. Industrial companies whose work involves elastomers such as the industrial and construction sectors,
eat, talk on the phone, catch up on work, write letters or watch television, if they so wish.
If the lead vehicle has to turn, speed up, slow down or even brake suddenly, the action is sent instantaneously to the following vehicles,
and furnace diagnostic system utilising process databases to furnish statistical and physical models"said project coordinator, Graham Andrews of Tata Steel.
The resulting DWS (Diagnostic, Warning, Suggestions) system takes advantage of the accumulation of process data generated by modern furnace control systems.
Such data includes many measurements such as furnace zone temperatures, gas and air flows, and stock details,
#Building new plastics with smart software Chemists can help create a wide range of plastics from polymers,
To assist with this, the European union (EU)- funded NANOPOLY research fellows have developed a new software tool to model the polymer molecules on a nanoscale.
To create the software tool the researchers combined the strengths of various disciplines (from applied mathematics and software engineering to chemistry.
The project started when Christof Schütte, NANOPOLY project coordinator and professor at the Freie Universität Berlin,
and software company Cit about the need for modern software tools to design plastics from polymers. he new software tool helps us predict how different production processes affect the nanostructure of the polymers,
and lead to the creation of a new generation of researchers that are trained in mathematical and software modelling,
The innovative software tool was developed by researchers taking part in the EU Marie Curie programme of support for postgraduate fellows. he NANOPOLY project gave them vital training in complementary research fields.
The training helped build a mix of competences in mathematical modelling, software engineering, as well as polymer chemistry, explains Schütte.
which provides a very ductile connection and yields high safety-levels for infrastructure users. The Preco-Beam consortium invented a new shape for this composite dowel,
it also means we now only need days rather than months on site to erect the bridge."
and design rules via the Internet, and there are plans to use Preco-Beam for buildings.
The tags needed for Radio frequency identification (RFID) can be removed or altered. Laser marking might be the answerbut existing techniques produce microscopiccracks in the glass.
Indeed, the consortium brought together a diverse range of partners, researchers, SMES, SAR data specialists,
he says. rimary users are civil protection and planning authorities operating at a variety of scales, from urban to regional.
and coolingof the surrounding areasays MATS Projectco-ordinator Fabrizio Fabrizi. he plant willproduce energy n demanddue to theintegration with a backup system containingvarious alternative fuels.
Software and know-how from the project is already generating new business for Europe's robotic industry.
milling, lathing or fashioning it into parts and tools for different uses from car panels to precision medical instruments to moving parts in a paintball gun.
Improvements in programming and simulation software were needed to ensure irst-time-right adaptive machining once production commences.
COMET has come up with an integrated programming and simulation environment (PSIR), as developed by partner Delcam,
and demonstrate on-and off-line software, and which draws on data, metrics, tools and programming supplied by different partners. ur partners have shown how joined-up thinking results in closer-to-market-ready adaptive control solutions for better industrial robots,
says Gunnink. Team members are joining forces with other EU and national project partners to explore new applications for COMET robotics solutions in fields such as grinding, abrasive finishing,
and laser and fluid polishing. he software Delcam developed under COMET is already generating up to a million euros in additional sales,
says Gunnink. That is one of many sales streams coming out of the project work. Lund University, a project partner in Sweden, studied what happens
which has been developed by fellow project partner Nisaform into a functioning system that monitors (using the ATIR technology of partner NIKON)
More details about exploitable results like this can be found on the project website, including training materials on using robots for machining,
That includes defining the parameters of the software that plans each operation. One of the system innovative features is the feedback from the robot to the surgeon via the hand-held controller.
#HELIOS makes silicon breakthrough Experts from the Electronics and Information technology Laboratory of The french Atomic energy commission (CEA-Leti) and III-V lab, a joint lab of Alcatel-lucent Bell labs France,
a modulator and passive waveguides on silicon paves the way of further developments on integrated transceivers that can address several application needs in metropolitan and access networks, servers, data centres,
high-performance computers as well as optical interconnects at rack-level and board-level. We are pleased to bring our contribution to these state-of-the-art results
Available as a smartphone app, it a breakthrough that could save harvests, as well as trillions of litres of water wasted in world farming every year.
The new research harnesses technological advances in wireless networking, environmental sensors and soil water movement models.
which is developed why we a smartphone app. Thanks to sensors planted across the field, the Waterbee system can continuously monitor water movement in the root zone.
low power consumption wireless sensor network, sending the data to an intelligent web service software application for analysis. Once the numbers are crunched-taking due account for weather and other local parameters-it automatically activates the selected irrigation nodes in the areas
As it user friendly and doesn cost the earth, this could really change the way we farm
So this is the story of how research has managed to develop a serious videogame, for a serious purpose."
Patients are testing a videogame specially developed to help them to recognise their emotions and to regain self-control.
"The videogame is proving useful as a complimentary tool for some patients to control certain aspects of their personality, like impulsivity or tolerance to frustration."
"For instance, the videogame can teach my patient to raise her tolerance to frustration, to lose impulsivity
The same videogame helps them to relax their muscles, raise their exercise performance and maintain discipline in their training.
So there are all kinds of data that we can get out of the game and use in our research,
"The videogame has been developed under a European Research project called Playmancer. Game developers, psychologists and therapists worked together on tailoring the right scenarios for both pain rehabilitation and mental health treatments.
Videogames are entertaining and motivating, so we thought they can provide effective complimentary therapies in different diseases.
This videogame is like a bonding factor between patients and their therapists and doctors.""The search for videogame treatments to some psychological disorders proved to be specially challenging."
"At first I found it bizarre that my addiction to gambling could be treated with a videogame.
But after some sessions I understood the point. The videogame helps me to know my state of mind at any given moment.
For instance, it can help me to realise I'm becoming too nervous. So I can work on my own emotions to try to calm myself down".
"Indeed, the videogame identifies boredom, excitement or anxiety in patients-and their cognitive responses-with the help of emotion recognition technologies and biosensors.
We know from scientific literature that these online videogames are highly addictive to certain vulnerable users.
So we asked developers to just provide a simple videogame that a patient can play alone
Patients are supposed always to play the videogame under medical supervision. And this scientists say, is a huge difference compared to existing commercial videogames that already recognise users'movements."
"When you play a commercial game, there are, for instance, moves that you can fake. Because you are just using a console.
But here you can't fake the walking, you have to really walk. There is another difference:
"explains Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink So how long will it be before you can get a videogame prescription for certain mental disorders or physical rehabilitation?
The research proves therapeutical videogames can be useful for certain patients. Now scientists say it is up to policymakers to play the game.
The Consortium has developed the core e-Infrastructure (neugrid) required to develop disease markers on extra large brain imaging datasets.
Core grid-based applications have been integrated of acknowledged utility for early diagnosis and disease marker development.
The neugrid Consortium has built the core of the infrastructure (computational nodes, connectivity, middleware, and a set of core applications for image processing).
The DECIDE consortium has implemented onto neugrid a popular tool for the detection of a diagnostic marker for Alzheimer's disease based on PET imaging (gridspm.
N4u will develop the user-facing services of neugrid and a managing structure that will make it sustainable and profitable.
and Sophia-Antipolis (FR), leaders in the field of biomedical image processing and grid computing for biomedical applications.
and image dataset that is being collected Europe-wide can be exploited by a large neuroscience community through the application of sophisticated brain analysis algorithms.
but designed generically so as to accommodate new services for other biomedical communities in the short term. neugrid provides integrated and reusable services ranging from simple access to distributed images and clinical data, to advanced imaging pipelines execution and monitoring
, to quality control interfaces for experiment outputs and data cleanup, as well as collaboration facilities enabling scientists to exchange
with the required electronics and software being integrated eventually into clothes and clothing accessories. Researchers involved in the Biotex project in Dublin are searching for an appropriate method to analyse perspiration.
The data is sent then wirelessly to a computer. The prototype is a piece of fabric with a fluidic channel
The design provides much more reliable data than in the past, as it enables a continuous flow of fresh sweat through the sensors.
The technology could also be applied to medicine, for example, to continuously monitor diabetics or cystic fibrosis sufferers.
The Wear It At work project in Bremen, Germany, is developing job-specific gadgets that they call wearable computing.
The possibilities include wireless communication between fire fighters sending images when visibility is extremely low and identifying toxic fumes in the air.
A doctor could transfer data to and from a computer just by wearing an electronic bracelet and belt.
The PCB (printed circuit board) consists of a Bluetooth module, a small power supply unit, interfaces connected to sensor modules and an RFID (radio frequency identification) reader.
Information is collected from the RFID reader and the sensors and sent via Bluetooth to a computer.
One prototype is controlled a wristband by hand gestures. It reacts to upwards and sideways movements recognising the speed of movement.
The wristband has now been developed to react to micro gestures, after the larger, less subtle movements during earlier testing made patients feel uncomfortable.
The doctor, or any user of this technology, can receive the necessary information to support a primary task without further delays or interruptions.
There is great potential for a computer system where the conventional keyboard or mouse is rendered obsolete. The technology already exists.
It is now a matter of fine-tuning for general use at work and eventually at home
#European initiative spearheads medical advances Through the accomplishments of the Healthy Aims project treatments are emerging for the previously untreatable.
but the arrival of a new device allows accurate data to be collected objectively. The Activity Monitor, developed in Codicote,
north of London, is being used for sufferers of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or obesity. The device, worn on the waist, can take measurements 24 hours a day,
and then analysed using specially developed algorithms. The Healthy Aims project, involving 25 partners from 10 countries,
is delivering many devices such as the Activity Monitor. An important theme of the project is the reproduction of electrodes
The system, named STIMUGRIP, uses accelerometers in a similar fashion to the Activity Monitor. When particular arm movements from the patient are detected by the accelerometers,
The external component consists of the microphones, sound processor and batteries, while the implant has the electronics that send the stimulation pulses.
Jobs will be created for the whole value chain from the initial biomass feedstock producers to the final end users.
Potential users of the new filter are not only in the world's poorest nations. Families on farms or not connected to town water in countries
the AMST project is developing a new generation of software. AMST stands for Advanced Multi-physics Simulation Technology, a type of software that can be used for a wide range of such complex processes.
Besides its versatile use, the software main advantage is its independence from any experimental conditions. Despite this, it has proven its ability to predict very detailed results.
Scientists and engineers then analyse the data obtained in great detail in order to unveil the underlying physics of the processes Involved with these theoretical insights complementing the empirical knowledge our understanding of multi-physics has been broadened considerably.
From here, many different application domains are encountered. A first investigation deals with gasification of wood. The predicted results include both the pyrolysis process of individual particles and the tar concentration in the gas as a response to the interaction between hot air and wood particles.
and the German SME inutech with its complementary expertise in designing software for multi-physics applications.
but instead of printing with plastics, it deploys edible ingredients squeezed out of stainless steel capsules:""It's the same technology,
pointing out that at least in the initial stage the printer will be targeted mostly at professional kitchen users,
and that it promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing. Nevertheless, the company is working with major food manufacturers to create prepackaged plastic capsules that can just be loaded into the machine to make food,
"There's a touchscreen on the front that connects to a recipe site in the cloud,
so it's an internet-of-things, connected kitchen appliance,"said Kucsma. Users will also be able to control the device remotely using a smartphone,
and share their recipes with the community. That is, if people don't balk at the idea of eating printed food."
Letv launched its Internet video streaming service three years before Netflix (2004 versus 2007. It was producing original movies and series long before Netflix rolled out House of cards.
It sells TV settop boxes and smart TVS--devices that can help you watch all that video."
"We want to control the screens too, "says Li, the ex-Googler who is head of data analytics at Letv, a company with a $12 billion market cap.
What's more, the company soon will move into the United states, encroaching on Netflix. Li will lead the effort,
bringing Letv's video streaming service, its original programming, its Apple-TV-like settop boxes, its smart TVS,
and, now, smartphones. Letv announced its entry into the Chinese smartphone market in April, and according to Li and his colleague JD Howard, the company plans to offer phones in the United states by year's end."
"We're going to be building a big presence here, "says Howard, a former executive with Chinese computer marker Lenovo, referring to the west coast of the United states. Read:
The deadly global war for sandit's an audacious move, given the dominance of Apple
and Google in the stateside smartphone market--and the limited track record of Chinese tech companies in the United states. But as Li and Howard explain it,
Letv isn't a smartphone company. It's an Internet video company. The phones are a way of delivering video."
"What's going to be critical, "Howard says, "is what you use your smartphone for.""The company joins a wave of Chinese Internet companies eying the United states. E-commerce conglomerate Alibaba recently debuted on Wall street (its market cap the day of its IPO exceeded that of Facebook, Amazon,
and IBM), and it has invested in a handful of companies that operate in the United states. Search giant Baidu has an R&d center in Silicon valley.
And Tencent, another sprawling Chinese Internet company, now has a U s. partner to offer ebooks stateside.
So many questions hang over the American aspirations of these Chinese companies --and Li admits as much.
But he and Howard aim to enter the U s. market with a certain blend of patience and audacity.
They will respect the unique nature of the market, they say, but also offer tools no one else has offered."
"There is room for innovation, "Howard says, "for offering a very different experience.""Read: What cities would look like
if lit only by the starsat the moment, Li and Howard say, their aims are modest.
Basically, they see their phones as a way of delivering Chinese video to Chinese speakers in the United states. Then they may do much the same for people who've immigrated to the United states from other countries."
Letv is setting up shop in L a. to be close to the creators of the content its screens are made for.
Still, the hurdles to entering the highly competitive U s. smartphone market are enormous.""This is probably more work than they expect,
"Offering phones based on the Android operating system, Letv could face legal action from companies like Apple and Microsoft.
And U s. consumers may be wary of using devices that connect to machines in China. Many assume that Chinese companies freely share online data with the Chinese government,
and the recent demand that Western tech companies provide Chinese authorities backdoor access to their hardware
and software is hardly reassuring. Read: Why humans care more about pets than other humansbut Li says that Letv will run its online services from servers in the United states,
if need be.""We will do what is necessary to make the consumers feel like their rights are being protected,
"he says. And he points out that the company will offer more than phones, including settop boxes and smart TVS.
In China, the company has said even it will offer electric cars. People watch TV SHOWS and movies in cars too.
recently tried and failed to crack the smartphone market (its tablets and e readers do okay).
American consumers--and companies--are used to their gadgets being made in China. Chinese brands may not be far behind.
Military clearance is required now before the green light is given to export the printer to the United states,
"We are now waiting (for) permission to borrow the printer (from the military), "Dini says."
"If I had another printer I'd send it there tomorrow, but unfortunately we don't have and must wait."
"Whatever the import-export issues, Kushner says he sees the estate project as a test of D-Shape's printer technology and its distinctive method.
According to literature on the D-Shape website, the material produced by the printer is"similar to marble"in its constitution.
The process of contour crafting--where large 3d printers are assembled on a building site (much like what will happen on Kushner's estate)
Khoshnevis told industry website 3dprint. com earlier this year that the first printers large enough for his version of contour crafting should become available within the next two years.
Dr. Phil Reeves, managing director of UK-based 3d printing consultancy and research firm Econolyst, described 3d printing a house on site like that planned by DUS as counter to existing building techniques
and rapidly piecing them together on a building site. Chinese firm Broad Sustainable building claimed to have used this method to piece together a 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days earlier this year.
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