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• Space Station
  NASA
  Space Exploration
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  Space Telescopes
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  Robotic Refueling Mission Begins With Space Station Robotics

  March 7, 2012 — NASA's highly anticipated Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) began operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot and RRM tools March 7-9, 2012, marking important ... > full story
• Energy Technology
  Electricity
  Materials Science
  Solar Energy
  Spintronics
  Batteries
   

  Artificially Structured Metamaterials May Boost Wireless Power Transfer

  March 12, 2012 — More than one hundred years after the pioneering inventor Nikola Tesla first became fascinated with wireless energy transfer, the spread of mobile electronic devices has sparked renewed interest in ... > full story
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Memory
  Educational Psychology
  Intelligence
  ADD and ADHD
  Psychology
   
  

  Study Pinpoints Effects of Different Doses of an ADHD Drug; Finds Higher Doses May Harm Learning

  March 8, 2012 — New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity ... > full story
• Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Mobile Computing
  Information Technology
  Communications
  Encryption
   
  

  Teach Your Robot Well

  March 8, 2012 — A new study identifies the types of questions a robot can ask during a learning interaction that are most likely to characterize a smooth and productive human-robot ... > full story
• Vehicles
  Robotics
  Engineering
  Computer Modeling
  Robotics Research
  Civil Engineering
   

  Optimizing Routes for Underwater Vehicles: Sometimes the Quickest Path Is Not a Straight Line

  March 8, 2012 — Scientists have developed a mathematical procedure that can optimize path planning for automated underwater vehicles, even in regions with complex shorelines and strong shifting currents. The system ... > full story
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Wild Animals
  Marine Biology
  Zoology
  Sea Life
   
  

  What Makes a Robot Fish Attractive? Robot Fish Moves to the Head of the School

  March 1, 2012 — Probing the largely unexplored question of what characteristics make a leader among schooling fish, researchers have discovered that by mimicking nature, a robotic fish can transform into a leader of ... > full story
• Robotics
  Civil Engineering
  Robotics Research
  Engineering
  Artificial Intelligence
  Construction
   
  

  In Space and on Earth, Why Build It, When a Robot Can Build It for You?

  March 1, 2012 — Like something straight out of “Star Wars,” armies of robots could nimbly be crawling up towers and skyscrapers to make repairs in the not-so-distant future, so humans don’t have ... > full story
• Disability
  Engineering
  Relationships
  Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Vehicles
   

  Enhanced Brain-Computer Interface Promises Unparalleled Autonomy for Disabled

  February 28, 2012 — In the 2009 film Surrogates, humans live vicariously through robots while safely remaining in their own homes. That sci-fi future is still a long way off, but recent advances in technology are ... > full story
• Disability
  Eye Care
  Nervous System
  Brain Tumor
  Diseases and Conditions
  Psychology Research
   

  Eye Movement Not Engaged in 'Arms Race'

  February 28, 2012 — We make our eye movements earlier or later in order to coordinate with movements of our arms, neuroscientists have found. Their study points to a mechanism in the brain that allows for this ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
  Lost Treasures
  Cultures
  Anthropology
  Archaeology
  Early Humans
   

  Tomb Exploration Reveals First Archaeological Evidence of Christianity from the Time of Jesus

  February 28, 2012 — An examination via robotic camera of an Herodian era tomb near Jerusalem has yielded ossuary engravings that strongly imply Christian culture, including an icon that seems to invoke the Jonah story, ... > full story

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