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Writing Without Keyboard: Handwriting Recognition on the Wrist
February 21, 2013 — Typing text messages on the mobile phone via the tiny soft keyboard is very cumbersome. How about simply writing it into the air! This idea drove the development of “airwriting” by ... > full story -
Engineering 'Ghost' Objects: Breakthrough in Scattering Illusion
February 19, 2013 — Researchers have come out with an optical device to "engineer" ghosts. Their research has opened up a completely new avenue for cognitive deception through light-matter behavior control. This would ... > full story -
Brain Prostheses Create a Sense of Touch: Infrared Signaling Could Create Sense of Touch in Artificial Limbs
February 17, 2013 — Infrared sensing might be built into a whole-body prosthesis for paraplegics so patients wearing the "exoskeleton" could have sensory information about where their limbs are and how objects feel when ... > full story -
Endurance Test of an Offshore Wind Turbine in the Laboratory
February 14, 2013 — Scientists are testing the complex control system of wind turbines under real conditions in the laboratory before they are built into offshore wind energy plants. This way, software and hardware ... > full story -
A New 'Virtual Moderator' Helps Reach Consensus in Troubled Negotiations
February 12, 2013 — Researchers have designed a new fuzzy ontology-based system to help making decisions in our daily ... > full story -
Virtual Vehicle Vibrations: Predicting Role of Posture in Traffic Collision Injuries
February 11, 2013 — A researcher has designed a computer program that allows engineers to accurately predict the role posture plays in transferring the stress of vehicle motion to bone and muscle in the head and ... > full story -
Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training; Swapping of Roles Improves Efficiency
February 11, 2013 — Spending a day in someone else's shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans and robots, to enable them to ... > full story -
Avatars May Reduce Depression in Young Adults
February 11, 2013 — A preliminary study suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars —- virtual 3D images of a healthcare provider like ... > full story -
Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm, Touch Friend's Hand, After Seven Years
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have described how an electrode array on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. ... > full story -
Digital Games Contribute to HIV Education in Uganda
February 6, 2013 — Computer games, virtual classroom with a discussion forum and video drama can be integrated in a common learning environment for teaching teenage children. This pedagogical approach has demonstrated ... > full story
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