 New Technology Combines GPS Benefits with Privacy Protection December 11, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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As GPS and other wireless location-based technologies are becoming prevalent on cell phones and other everyday devices, two researchers are thinking about the social reaction to constant surveillance. As George ... | |
 Robot Suit May Help You Achieve a Perfect Golf Swing October 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Researchers have developed a vibrotactile feedback suit to help individuals learn new motor skills more quickly and accurately than by mimicking human teachers alone. Besides golf, dance and sports training, ... | |
 Artists 'draw on air' to create 3D illustrations September 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 126 vote(s)
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By putting on a virtual reality mask, holding a stylus in one hand and a tracking device in the other, an artist can draw 3D objects in the air with unprecedented precision. This new system is called “Drawing ... | |
 Backpack straps harvest energy to power electronics September 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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All that rubbing of your backpack straps on your shoulders may be put to good use, now that researchers have designed a novel type of energy harvesting backpack. The pack has straps made of a piezoelectric ... | |
 Machines might talk with humans by putting themselves in our shoes September 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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While robots can do some remarkable things, they don't yet possess the gift of gab. Since the 1970s, researchers have been trying to develop a speech-based human-machine interface, but improvements are gradual, ... | |
 Tongue movements allow quadriplegics to control computers August 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Using the pressure waves in the ear caused by tongue movements, researchers have designed a technique for interfacing with computers. For the millions of people living with spinal cord injuries, this hands-free, ... | |
 Elastic circuit connectors designed for rubber-band-like circuits July 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 59 vote(s)
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Researchers from Belgium have devised a plan for making headway into the area of flexible, washable electronics. These integrated electronics, which could be incorporated into clothing and biomedical applications, ... | |
 Tactile sensor acts as a human finger in minimally invasive surgery June 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Researchers have designed a millimeter-sized sensor that has many of the tactile abilities of a human finger: it can sense the magnitude and the position of an applied force, slippage of a grasping tool, and ... | |
 40% efficient solar cells to be used for solar electricity June 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 446 vote(s)
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Scientists from Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing, have recently published their research on the fabrication of solar cells that surpass the 40% efficiency milestone—the highest efficiency achieved ... | |
 To prevent accidents, car must know its driver May 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Over the past several years, scientists working in the area of intelligent vehicles have developed predictive braking systems to help prevent rear-end collisions. When your car gets dangerously close to the ... | |
 Superconducting motor to increase power density May 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 90 vote(s)
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The field of electric motors has recently entered a new era. The electric motors that you see today in everything from washing machines, toys, and fans use the same basic principles as motors from 50 years ... | |
 Software allows amateurs to compose professional-looking music sports videos May 07, 2007 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Although currently the composition of music sports videos requires a tech-savvy professional with an artist’s touch, the future may enable any amateur to create their own personalized video using software ... | |
 Microorganisms act as tiny machines in future MEMS devices April 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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The single-celled Spirostomum is a tiny brown worm that can contract its 500-micrometer-long body to 25% of its length in a millisecond, making this protozoan the fastest-contracting microorganism known. ... | |
 H2CAR could fuel entire U.S. transportation sector April 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 113 vote(s)
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In a recent study, scientists have demonstrated that a hybrid system of hydrogen and carbon can produce a sufficient amount of liquid hydrocarbon fuels to power the entire U.S. transportation sector. Using ... | |
 How much fuel do you save with a hybrid SUV? April 19, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Hybrids are getting heavier, but they seem to bear their weight better than conventional vehicles when it comes to fuel efficiency, according to a recent study. In the study, the scientists found that the ... | |
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