Computer Models of Neuronal Sound Processing in the Brain Lead to Cochlear Implant Improvements
Children learning to speak depend on functional hearing. So-called cochlear implants allow deaf people to hear again by stimulating the auditory nerve directly. Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are working to overcome current limits of the technology. They are investigating the implementation of signals in the auditory nerve and the subsequent neuronal processing in the brain. Using the computer models developed at the TUM manufacturers of cochlear implants improve their devices.
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5 Cool Robots the EU is Funding
It's EU Robotics Week time again. For the third consecutive year, the achievements of Europe's researchers and inventors working in robotics are celebrated in over 300 events from November 25th to December 1st. Here are some examples of the best EU-funded Robotics projects.
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Member States Take Major Step in eHealth Cooperation to Improve Care for Patients Across EU Borders
Yesterday, at the 4 th eHealth Network meeting in Brussels, guidelines were adopted to make it possible to share basic health information for a patient across borders. These guidelines were developed and agreed by the eHealth Network. The Network is co-chaired by the Commission and Austria, as the Member States' chair, and brings together all 28 EU countries.
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Flagship Technology Bestows the Power of Speech
The first speech recognition aid to give a voice to people with severe speech impairment was the flagship technology on display at the launch of the University of Sheffield's new Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH). The voice input voice output communication aid, VIVOCA, is the only technology able to interpret the sounds made by people with speech impairment and translate them into clear, synthesized speech - enabling users to communicate beyond their close family and friends for the first time.
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What Future Do You Want?
In 2050, will the economy be fundamentally altered because home 3D printers mean you can press a button to print your own clothes, a new sofa or kitchen table? Will cancer be a thing of the past thanks to nano-robots which can detect and destroy tumours? What will society look like when many live to over 100 years old?
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An Integrated Approach to Health and Social Care Services
Across Europe, providing health and social care services is becoming increasingly complex and costly. An aging population, a multitude of public, private and informal actors, together with a myriad of e-health systems and technologies create numerous hurdles to offering efficient and cost-effective care. A team of EU-funded researchers and practitioners are helping to get these services off the ground.
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New Software Traces Origins of Genetic Disorders 20 Times More Accurately
In a bioinformatics breakthrough, iMinds - STADIUS - KU Leuven researchers have successfully applied advanced artificial intelligence to enable the automated analysis of huge amounts of genetic data. Their new software suite, eXtasy, automatically generates the most likely cause of a given genetic disorder. The breakthrough directly impacts the treatment of millions of people with a hereditary disease.
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