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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 -
'Big Data’ Algorithm Used to Customize Video Game Difficulty
April 18, 2013 — Researchers have developed a computational model that can predict video game players’ in-game performance and provide a corresponding challenge they can beat, leading to quicker mastery of new ... > 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 -
Researchers Devise X-Ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices, Minimize Radiation Exposure
April 16, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in "minimally invasive" surgical procedures while also limiting the patient's exposure to radiation from the ... > full story -
Restoring Paretic Hand Function Via an Artificial Neural Connection Bridging Spinal Cord Injury
April 11, 2013 — Scientists have investigated the effects of introducing a novel artificial neural connection which bridged a spinal cord lesion in a paretic monkey. This allowed the monkey to electrically stimulate ... > full story -
Overcoming a Major Barrier to Medical and Other Uses of 'Microrockets' and 'Micromotors'
April 10, 2013 — An advance in micromotor technology akin to the invention of cars that fuel themselves from the pavement or air is opening the door to new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devices, ... > full story -
Technique Finds Software Bugs in Surgical Robots and Helps Developers Fix Flaws, Ensure Safety
April 8, 2013 — Surgical robots could make some types of surgery safer and more effective, but proving that the software controlling these machines works as intended is problematic. Researchers have demonstrated ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Ancient Egyptian Port and Ship Graveyard
April 7, 2013 — New research illuminates Thonis-Heracleion, a sunken port-city that served as the gateway to Egypt in the first millennium BC. This obligatory port of entry, known as 'Thonis' by the Egyptians and ... > full story -
Origin of Life: Power Behind Primordial Soup Discovered
April 4, 2013 — Researchers may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on ... > full story
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