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Humans Feel Empathy for Robots: fMRI Scans Show Similar Brain Function When Robots Are Treated the Same as Humans
April 23, 2013 — How do we really feel about non-sentient objects on a human level? A recent study found that humans have similar brain function when shown images of affection and violence being inflicted on robots ... > full story -
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New Fatigue Model Leads to More Durable Ships
April 23, 2013 — Scientists have developed a model making it possible to determine how fatigue sets in with various welded steel materials. The model allows for the development of lighter structures, and as a ... > full story -
Physicists Find Right (and Left) Solution for on-Chip Optics: Nanoscale Router Converts and Directs Optical Signals Efficiently
April 22, 2013 — Scientists have created a new type of nanoscale device that converts an optical signal into waves that travel along a metal surface. Significantly, the device can recognize specific kinds of ... > full story -
Near-Field Behavior of Semiconductor Plasmonic Microparticles Measured
April 22, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have measured nanometer-scale infrared absorption in semiconductor plasmonic microparticles using a technique that combines atomic force microscopy with infrared ... > full story -
Engineer Working to Put More Science Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
April 18, 2013 — Scientists are working to put more fluid dynamics behind the bloodstain pattern analysis used at crime scenes. They are developing instruments and methods to produce, study and analyze ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Found in Everyday Items Can Inhibit Fat Storage: Gold Nanoparticles Accelerate Aging
April 18, 2013 — An increase in gold nanoparticles can accelerate aging and wrinkling, slow wound healing and cause the onset of ... > full story -
Robot Hands Gain a Gentler Touch: Tactile Sensing Technology Builds on Tiny Barometer Chips
April 18, 2013 — What use is a hand without nerves, that can't tell what it's holding? A hand that lifts a can of soda to your lips, but inadvertently tips or crushes it in the process? Scientists have now developed ... > full story -
Helpful for Robotics: Brain Uses Old Information for New Movements
April 18, 2013 — Information from the senses has an important influence on how we move. For instance, you can see and feel when a mug is filled with hot coffee, and you lift it in a different way than if the mug were ... > full story -
Frog-Like Robot Will Help Surgeons
April 17, 2013 — Researchers are using the feet of tree frogs as a model for a tiny robot designed to crawl inside patients' bodies during keyhole ... > full story -
Hop, Skip or Jump? Study Says No to All of the Above
April 17, 2013 — Engineers have found that in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage ... > full story
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