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  Getting a Grip on Grasping

  July 22, 2011 — Quickly grabbing a cup of coffee is an everyday action for most of us. For people with severe paralysis however, this task is unfeasible – yet not “unthinkable”. Because of this, ... > full story
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  Inside the Innards of a Nuclear Reactor: Tiny Robots May Monitor Underground Pipes for Radioactive Leaks

  July 21, 2011 — Scientists have develop robots equipped with cameras that can navigate the underground pipes of a nuclear reactor to check for corrosion by propelling themselves with internal networks of valves and ... > full story
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  First Artificial Neural Network Created out of DNA: Molecular Soup Exhibits Brainlike Behavior

  July 20, 2011 — Researchers have now taken a major step toward creating artificial intelligence -- not in a robot or a silicon chip, but in a test tube. The researchers are the first to have made an artificial ... > full story
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  NASA's Opportunity Tops 20 Miles of Mars Driving

  July 19, 2011 — More than seven years into what was planned as a three-month mission on Mars, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven more than 20 miles, which is more than 50 times the mission's ... > full story
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  Fewer Verbs and Nouns in Financial Reporting Could Predict Stock Market Bubble, Study Shows

  July 18, 2011 — After examining 18,000 online articles published by the Financial Times, The New York Times, and the BBC, scientists discovered that verbs and nouns used by financial commentators converge in a ... > full story
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  Machines to Compare Notes Online?

  July 15, 2011 — The best way for autonomous machines, networks and robots to improve in future will be for them to publish their own upgrade suggestions on the Internet. This transparent dialogue should help humans ... > full story
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  Your Brain on Androids

  July 14, 2011 — Cognitive scientist have taken a peek inside the brains of people viewing videos of a humanoid robot. The functional MRI study suggests that what may be going on in the "uncanny valley" phenomenon is ... > full story
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  Wireless Power Could Cut Cord for Patients With Implanted Heart Pumps

  July 12, 2011 — A new system to send electricity over short distances has been shown to reliably power a mechanical heart pump. The system could free patients from being tethered to a battery or external power ... > full story
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  Computer Learns Language by Playing Games

  July 12, 2011 — Researchers have created a system that allows a computer to learn to play a computer game by learning the language required to read the ... > full story
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  New Research and Technology Experiments Headed to International Space Station

  July 8, 2011 — The space shuttle Atlantis launched to the International Space Station on July 8, carrying with it a mix of research ranging from microscopic cell research to macroscopic technology development ... > full story

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