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  New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand With Brain-Computer Interfaces

  June 11, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated that when humans use brain-computer interfaces, the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as kicking a ball, typing or waving a hand. ... > full story
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  Mars Rover Opportunity Trekking Toward More Layers

  June 7, 2013 — Approaching its 10th anniversary of leaving Earth, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again, trekking to a new study area still many weeks away. The destination, called ... > full story
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  The Swing of Architect Genes

  June 6, 2013 — Architect genes are responsible for organizing structures of the body during embryonic development. Some of them, namely the Hox genes, are involved in the formation of forelimbs. They are activated ... > full story
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  Firefighting Robot Paints 3-D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers

  June 5, 2013 — Engineers have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and characterization of structural fires by small Segway-like robotic vehicles. A sophisticated on-board software system ... > full story
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  Discovering One Reason Why Swarming Evolved Offers Tantalizing Clues on How Intelligence Developed

  June 5, 2013 — Many animals -- from locusts to fish -- live in groups and swarm, but scientists aren't sure why or how this behavior evolved. Now scientists have used a model system to show for the first time that ... > full story
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  Helicopter Takes to the Skies With the Power of Human Thought

  June 5, 2013 — A remote controlled helicopter has been flown through a series of hoops around a college gymnasium in Minnesota. It sounds like your everyday student project; however, there is one caveat -- the ... > full story
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  Anatomy Determines How Lizards Attract Partners and Repel Rivals

  June 4, 2013 — Catching the attention of females in a darkened rainforest amid a blur of windblown vegetation is no easy task. But male Anolis lizards on the island of Jamaica have evolved an ideal visual ... > full story
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  Solar System's Milky Way Neighborhood Gets More Respect

  June 3, 2013 — Our Solar System's Milky Way neighborhood just went upscale. We reside between two major spiral arms of our home galaxy, in a structure called the Local Arm. New research indicates that the Local ... > full story
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  Blood Vessels in the Eye Linked With IQ, Cognitive Function

  June 3, 2013 — The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other deficits, according to a new ... > full story
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  Asteroids Provide Sustainable Resource, Study Finds

  May 30, 2013 — The prospects of a robotic manufacturing base operating off Earth is not as far-fetched as it used to be according to a study published by a team of NASA researchers. Because asteroids are loaded ... > full story

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