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  'Liquid That Thinks:' Swarm of Ping-Pong-Ball-Sized Robots Created

  December 14, 2012 — If one robot can accomplish a singular task, think how much more could be accomplished if you had hundreds of them. A research team has developed a basic robotic building block, which they hope to ... > full story
• Kidney Disease
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  New Technique for Minimally Invasive Robotic Kidney Cancer Surgery

  December 13, 2012 — Urologists have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients. The technique ... > full story
• Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Nature of Water
  Engineering and Construction
  Materials Science
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  Student Engineers Cook Up Devices for Better Cooking

  December 13, 2012 — Students in, of all things, a robotics class use engineering skills and advice from a chef to rig up devices to more accurately control cooking ... > full story
• Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Robotics
  Computers and Internet
  Psychology
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  Head-Mounted Cameras Could Help Robots Understand Social Interactions

  December 13, 2012 — What is everyone looking at? It's a common question in social settings because the answer identifies something of interest, or helps delineate social groupings. Those insights someday will be ... > full story
• Mars
  Space Exploration
  NASA
  Solar System
  Space Missions
  Astronomy
   
  

  Mars Rover Curiosity Can Be Positioned With Eclipses

  December 13, 2012 — Observations from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity when Mars' moon Phobos crosses in front of the sun, like in September, help us to understand exactly where the rover is on the red planet. Researchers in ... > full story
• Technology
  Transportation Issues
  Travel and Recreation
  Automotive and Transportation
  Urbanization
  Telecommunications
   

  Almost One in Three Pedestrians 'Distracted' by Mobile Devices While Crossing Street; Texting Most Dangerous Distraction

  December 12, 2012 — Almost one in three pedestrians is distracted by mobile devices while crossing busy road junctions, an observational study ... > full story
• Detectors
  Fish
  Nature of Water
  Engineering
  Vehicles
  Fisheries
   
  

  Micro Sensors Help Underwater Robots Swim Like Fish

  December 12, 2012 — Scientists have invented a 'sense-ational' device, similar to a string of 'feelers' found on the bodies of the Blind Cave Fish, which enables the fish to sense their surrounding and so navigate ... > full story
• Mars
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Solar System
  Astronomy
   
  

  Mars Rover Self-Portrait Shoot Uses Arm Choreography

  December 11, 2012 — The robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity held the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera in more than 50 positions in one day to generate a single scene combining all the images, creating ... > full story
• Perception
  Skin Care
  Nervous System
  Disability
  Psoriasis
  Neuroscience
   
  

  How Our Sense of Touch Is a Lot Like the Way We Hear

  December 11, 2012 — Researchers have found that the timing and frequency of vibrations produced in the skin when exploring surfaces play an important role in how humans use the sense of touch to gather information, ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
  Medical Technology
  Wounds and Healing
  Medical Devices
  Medical Imaging
  Cosmetic Surgery
   
  

  Robotic Scarless Gallbladder Surgery

  December 11, 2012 — Surgeons have performed a gallbladder surgery using just one incision, leaving patients without a noticeable ... > full story

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