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A Tiny Programmable Fly's Eye
A novel curved artificial
compound eye (CurvACE) has
been created. Compared to
single-lens eyes, compound
eyes offer lower resolution,
but significantly larger
fields of view, thin
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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity
has used the drill on its
robotic arm to collect a
powdered sample from the
interior of a rock called
"Cumberland." Plans call for
... > full story
Practice Makes Perfect? Not So Much, New Research Finds
Turns out, that old
"practice makes perfect"
adage may be overblown. New
research finds that a
copious amount of practice
is not enough to explain why
... > full story
Ant Study Could Help Future Robot Teams Work Underground
Future teams of subterranean
search and rescue robots may
owe their success to the
lowly fire ant, a
much-despised insect whose
painful bites and extensive
... > full story
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First Ever Underwater University Lectures
May 17, 2013 — Students at the University of Essex have taken their lectures to a whole new level -- 18 metres under the sea in remote Indonesia to be ... > full story -
Novel Brain Training Device to Reconnect Brain and Paralyzed Limb After Stroke
May 15, 2013 — The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. This novel device can detect brainwave and control the movement of paralyzed ... > full story -
Technique Helps Robotic Vehicles Find Their Way, Help Humans
May 14, 2013 — Engineers have developed a technique called LOBOT that provides accurate, real-time, 3-D positions in both indoor and outdoor ... > full story -
Micromachining: Inclinations Sounded out
May 13, 2013 — A novel type of tilt sensor may extend the capabilities of ultrasonic devices already used in a range of ... > full story -
Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand
May 9, 2013 — Neurobiologists have shown how an organism can sense a tactile stimulus, in real time, through an artificial sensor for the first ... > full story -
More Than a Good Eye: Robot Uses Arms, Location and More to Discover Objects
May 6, 2013 — A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information available to it -- an object's location, size, ... > full story -
In Vivo Flexible Large Scale Integrated Circuits Developed
May 6, 2013 — A team of researchers in Korea has developed in vivo silicon-based flexible large scale integrated circuits for bio-medical wireless ... > full story -
Hospital Surgical Volume Should Be Considered When Judging Value of Procedures
May 5, 2013 — The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, ... > full story -
Scientists Use Satellites, Underwater Robot to Study Atlantic Sturgeon Migrations
May 3, 2013 — Researchers are using satellites, acoustic transmitters, an underwater robot and historical records to pinpoint the ocean conditions that the fish prefer during migrations — and potentially ... > full story -
Robots Take Part in a Space Simulation
May 3, 2013 — The two robots Flobi and Nao worked full time for three weeks in an isolation study in Cologne. Scientists were studying how these intelligent assistance systems can help astronauts to keep fit ... > full story
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