News - University of Birmingham

Monday 21st January 2013

Uncovering the secrets of 3D vision: How glossy objects can fool the human brain

Description: It's a familiar sight at the fairground: rows of people gaping at curvy mirrors as they watch their faces and bodies distort. But while mirrored surfaces may be fun to look at, new findings by researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Cambridge and Giessen, suggest they pose a particular challenge for the human brain in processing images for 3D vision.
Date:: Monday 21st January 2013
Categories:: Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

Thursday 17th January 2013

Description: Thousands of shark teeth from the bed of a Blackpool fish tank are helping researchers at the University of Birmingham in their quest to probe ancient mysteries of the deep.
Date:: Thursday 17th January 2013
Categories:: Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

Wednesday 16th January 2013

Description: Scientists at the University of Birmingham have devised a unique screening instrument that provides a 'one-stop' brain function profile of patients who have suffered stroke or other neurological damage.
Date:: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Categories:: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Tuesday 15th January 2013

Description: A quantitative analysis of dust sources in Delhi by scientists from India, the UK and the USA will provide important new insight into how individual sources of air-borne matter contribute to the overall concentrations measured in the atmosphere.
Date:: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Categories:: International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

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