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Engineers Make Artificial Skin out of Nanowires
September 12, 2010 — Engineers have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day be used as an artificial skin for robots and prosthetic ... > full story -
Bionic Speech Recognition
September 9, 2010 — Researchers in Tunisia have published details of a speech enhancement system that uses two distinct tools to reduce the noise from a recorded or sampled voice signal. In a new article, the ... > full story -
Researchers Give Robots the Capability for Deceptive Behavior
September 9, 2010 — Researchers have published what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception. They developed algorithms that allow a robot to determine whether it should deceive and designed ... > full story -
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New Method Helps Computer Vision Systems Decipher Outdoor Scenes
September 9, 2010 — Computer vision systems can struggle to make sense of a single image, but a new method enables computers to gain a deeper understanding of an image by reasoning about the physical constraints of the ... > full story -
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Cloud Computing Method Greatly Increases Gene Analysis
September 8, 2010 — Researchers have developed new software that greatly improves the speed at which scientists can analyze RNA sequencing data. The software, known as Myrna, uses "cloud computing," an Internet-based ... > full story -
Human Unconscious Is Transferred to Virtual Characters
September 2, 2010 — Virtual characters can behave according to actions carried out unconsciously by humans. Researchers have created a system which measures human physiological parameters, such as respiration or heart ... > full story -
Surgical Robot Could Be Used for Long-Distance Regional Anesthesia
August 26, 2010 — An existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures -- in theory, allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform robot-assisted procedures from remote locations, ... > full story -
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Secrets of the Gecko Foot Help Robot Climb
August 26, 2010 — The science behind gecko toes holds the answer to a dry adhesive that provides an ideal grip for robot feet. A mechanical engineer is using the new material, based on the structure of a gecko foot, ... > full story -
Oxytocin Makes People Trusting, but Not Gullible, Study Suggests
August 24, 2010 — Oxytocin (OT) is a hormone that plays an important role in social behavior -- it has even been nicknamed "the love hormone" and "liquid trust." Increased levels of OT have been associated with ... > full story -
Input-Output Trade-Offs Found in Human Information Processing
August 16, 2010 — A new study examines information processing and finds that human behavior is systematic, not random, demonstrating a trade-off between input and out. The study also points to limitations to ... > full story
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