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Robotic Equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife: Reconfigurable Robot a Step Toward Something That Can Become Almost Anything
November 30, 2012 The device doesn't look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the ... > full story -
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Whirligig Beetles Inspire Energy-Efficient Robots
November 29, 2012 While many may have found the movements of whirligig beetles curious, scientists have puzzled over the apparatus behind their energy efficiency -- until now, thanks to a new ... > full story -
Best Gifts for Children Don't Require Dazzling Technology
November 29, 2012 Advice for holiday shopping the BEST way: Build skills, Entertain, Stimulate imagination and Teach ... > full story -
Improving 3-D Image Capture in Real Time
November 23, 2012 Researchers have developed a technique to improve the capture in real time of three-dimensional images. The work has applications in aeronautics, the automotive sector and operating ... > full story -
New Method Helps Target Parkinson's Disease
November 20, 2012 Health professionals may soon have a new method of diagnosing Parkinson's disease, one that is noninvasive and inexpensive, and, in early testing, has proved to be effective more than 90 percent of ... > full story -
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Computer Mediation Can Help Combat Bullying in Schools
November 20, 2012 Research has demonstrated how computer mediation could help combat bullying in ... > full story -
Bioinspired Robot Meets Fish: Robotic Fish Research Swims Into New Ethorobotics Waters
November 20, 2012 New research is illuminating the emerging field of ethorobotics -- the study of bioinspired robots interacting with animal counterparts. They studied how real-time feedback attracted or repelled live ... > full story -
Artist's Inspiration: How Robot Soccer Led to a Mathematician's Mirror That Reflects Your True Face
November 16, 2012 When you look in a mirror, you see an image of yourself in reverse. But one odd mirror invented by a mathematics professor shows your true face without reversing its ... > full story -
Using Skills Gleaned from Video Games, High School and College Students Outmatch Medical Residents in Surgical Simulations
November 15, 2012 What can high school and college-age video game enthusiasts teach young surgeons-in-training? According to a new study the superior hand-eye coordination and hand skills gained from hours of ... > full story -
These Mini-Bots Were Made for Walking: Cells Power Biological Machines
November 15, 2012 They're soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long -- and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature "bio-bots" are making tracks in synthetic biology. The walking bio-bots demonstrate ... > full story
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