
World's Fastest Robot
Computational
neuroscientists designed a
robot that teaches itself
how to walk on differing
terrain. The RunBot uses an
infrared eye to detect
slopes, and adjusts its gait
for the smoothest walk. From
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Planes, Trains And Ant Hills
Financial analysts use the
concept of swarm
intelligence to solve
taxiway traffic problems at
airports. While ants
communicate via pheromones,
computer simulations use
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Predicting Successful Surgeries
A new hi-tech method takes
the guesswork out of
cardiovascular surgery.
Using mathematical
equations, bioengineers
build a personalized
computer model of each heart
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Detecting Deadly Chemicals
Investigators on a crime
scene can now use a new tool
for collecting chemical or
biological samples. The
sampler gun collects samples
on a cotton pad --
eliminating direct contact
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- Computational Neuroscientists And Engineers Build Robot That Teaches Itself To Walk Up And Down Hills
- Computer Scientists Simulate Activity Of Ants To Reduce Airline Delays
- Bioengineers Combine Mathematical Equations, Data to Simulate Surgeries
- Computer Scientists Develop Portable Evidence-Gathering Tool
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Engineers And Computer Scientists Use Computers To Simulate Car Crashes
Engineers created a 3-D crash simulator to increase their understanding of automobile safety. The software enables users to view cars and crashes from any angle, and to remove specific sections of ... > more -
Computer Scientists Attach Images to Passwords to Prevent Fraud
Web sites that visualize images while the user enters a password could help prevent impostors from stealing personal data or money. The user would see a familiar image for every letter typed, thus ... > more -
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Computer Scientists Test Fatigued Driver Behavior
Human factors researchers created a virtual reality environment in order to obtain data on the effects of driving while fatigued. They found that tired drivers alter their steering patterns, from ... > more -
Computer Software Spots Traffic Accidents
Ohio State University scientists have created software that can identify traffic accident hot spots on state roadways. Right now, it is being used by the Ohio State Highway Patrol ... > more -
Operations Researchers Predict Path Of Pandemics
Using math and computer science, engineers created a model to forecast the progression of a future pandemic. They looked at the way diseases spread to new people and over distances in order to ... > more -
Electrical Engineers Monitor Environment with Robotic Sensors
Fleets of robotic sensors, networking through thin cables, can track environmental changes such as biogeochemical cycles or loss of biodiversity, helping to manage wild lands. The technology is the ... > more -
Biochemists And Computer Scientists Collaborate To Create Protein-folding Computer Game
Computer scientists designed a computer game based on the principles of biochemistry. It allows amateurs to compete against and collaborate with specialists to design protein structures. Introductory ... > more -
Electrical Engineer's Efforts Crucial To Speedier Computers
Computer Engineer Mark Dean was recently inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame for his work with IBM. He's the man behind the first gigahertz microprocessor and the system that allows ... > more -
Finding A Whatchamacallit On The Web
VizSeek is one of the first search engines on the Internet to use a photograph, a 2D image, or a 3D model and transform it into a 3D shape. The search can be narrowed with additional information. The ... > more -
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Computer Scientists Reveal Secrets Behind Make Animated Blonde Hair Lifelike
Computer scientists created a modeling technique that makes it more than 20 times faster to animate true-to-life blonde haired characters. Because blonde hair does not absorb much light, in real life ... > more
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