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A baseball cap that reads your mind

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It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ...


Precision control of movement in robots

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A research team from the Department of Electricity and Electronics at the University of the Basque Country’s Faculty of Science and Technology in Leioa, Spain, led by Victor Etxebarria, is investigating the characteristics ...


Da Vinci to be honored by small helicopter flight

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(AP) -- A Japanese man who developed the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius' original idea.


LIDAR imaging detector could build 'super road maps' of planets and moons

May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Technology that could someday “MapQuest” Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory (RIDL), in collaboration with Massachusetts ...


World's smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci birthplace

May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 23 vote(s) | User comments: 5

The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.


Flies' eyes could enhance robot vision

May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s) | No comments yet

Robots with flies' eyes could take advantage of the insect’s vision system to better locate the edges and boundaries of objects. This ability could help robots perform a variety of tasks more quickly and accurately ...


Smart fortwo micro car receives top crash scores

May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The 2008 Smart fortwo micro car, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, has earned top scores in crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.


Soldered lenses

May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Lenses in optical devices are kept in place by adhesives. This can cause problems when the microscopes and cameras are employed inside a vacuum, as the adhesives may release gases that contaminate the lenses. ...


Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected thanks to 21st century science

May 13, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens, London, thanks to the latest rock engineering techniques, says a team of experts today.


Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat

April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 75 vote(s) | User comments: 11

The long, wiry antennas that protrude from airplanes, cars, cell phones – and even the bunny ears on some TVs – may one day become novelty items. Researchers are developing a smart-skin antenna that is simply ...


Three-Story Structure Slammed in Magnitude 8 Earthquake on Shake Table

May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Engineering researchers are subjecting a three-story structure resembling a parking garage to a sequence of earthquake "shake test" jolts as powerful as magnitude 8.0 as part of a series of seismic tests to ...


Cambridge researcher creates revolutionary vehicle suspension design

April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | User comments: 3

A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.


Contact Through Silver Particles in Ink

May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Modern cars are full of sensors. The optimum quantity of air in the intake tract of a combustion engine is regulated by thermoelectric flow sensors, for instance. They measure which quantities of a gas or ...


Strap-On Helicopter Could Offer Solo Flying Experience

May 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 76 vote(s) | User comments: 24

Ever since the first human saw a bird soaring through the clouds, our species has harbored a great envy for the freedom that flying gives.


New cell-based sensors sniff out danger like bloodhounds

May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | No comments yet

A small, unmanned vehicle makes its way down the road ahead of a military convoy. Suddenly it stops and relays a warning to the convoy commander. The presence of a deadly improvised explosive device, or IED, ...


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