Computer brain gets colour mix

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Details of the work being carried out by scientists at the human and machine perception research centre at Keele University, England, were given at the Institute of Physics annual congress in Mar. 1997. The scientists are working on an artificial neural model of human colour-information processing to help paint manufacturers produce the colours required by customers. Papers given at the conference included one on growing human skin on polymer film and another on the use of light to detect breast cancer. Delegates also heard that top PhD physics students are taking up jobs in the City of London, England.

Physics, Color vision, Institute of Physics

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How Jericho tumbled

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Stanford University geophysics researcher Dr Amos Nur told the Geological Society conference on Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Archaeology on Apr. 28, 1997, that earthquakes may have been responsible for the rise and fall of many ancient societies. Nur pointed out that there is evidence to show that the walls of Jericho, which stands on a fault line, were destroyed by an earthquake. Meanwhile scientists at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, have discovered a report suggesting that the Gleichberg volcano in the former East Germany erupted in 1783.

Social aspects, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Geology

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Oxford told to streamline

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An eight-member committee, led by Sir Peter North, have been examining the way Oxford University, Oxford, England, operates. They have suggested changes to several areas of the university. Administration, teaching and examination procedures should be changed and a greater number of students from the state system must be admitted to the university. Cambridge University, Cambridge, England has a total income, for 1996-97, of 282. 4 million pounds sterling compared to 284.9 million pounds sterling for Oxford.

United Kingdom, Evaluation, University of Oxford, Schools, Education, Higher, Higher education, University of Cambridge

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