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More Evidence Needed for Scale Up of Mobile Device Technology in Health
February 12, 2013 — Despite the hundreds of pilot studies using mobile health -- also known as 'mHealth'', which describe medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices -- there is insufficient evidence ... > full story -
Precision of GPS in Cities Improved by 90 Percent
February 12, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new system which improves the ability of a GPS to determine a vehicle's position as compared to that of conventional GPS devices by up to 90 percent, and which can be ... > full story -
A New 'Virtual Moderator' Helps Reach Consensus in Troubled Negotiations
February 12, 2013 — Researchers have designed a new fuzzy ontology-based system to help making decisions in our daily ... > full story -
Virtual Vehicle Vibrations: Predicting Role of Posture in Traffic Collision Injuries
February 11, 2013 — A researcher has designed a computer program that allows engineers to accurately predict the role posture plays in transferring the stress of vehicle motion to bone and muscle in the head and ... > full story -
Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training; Swapping of Roles Improves Efficiency
February 11, 2013 — Spending a day in someone else's shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans and robots, to enable them to ... > full story -
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Online or Off, Bullying Proves Harmful
February 11, 2013 — Children who are bullied online or by mobile phone are just as likely to skip school or consider suicide as kids who are physically bullied, according to a study led by a ... > full story -
NASA Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample
February 9, 2013 — NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first ... > full story -
Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm, Touch Friend's Hand, After Seven Years
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have described how an electrode array on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. ... > full story -
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Insect Drives Robot to Track Down Smells
February 5, 2013 — A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate. The robot has been used to characterize the silkmoth’s tracking ... > full story -
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System Uses Video Surveillance Cameras to Alert Security Agents of Dangerous Situations
February 4, 2013 — Researchers in Spain have developed an intelligent system that analyzes video surveillance camera images in real time, detects anomalous situations and alerts the nearest security agents in urgent ... > full story
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