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Robotic Insects Achieve First Controlled Flight at Harvard

In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a…

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Infrared Digital Holography: Firefighters See Through Flames

Firefighters put their lives on the line in some of the most dangerous conditions on Earth. One of their greatest challenges, however, is seeing through thick…

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‘Electronic Nose’ Prototype Developed

Research by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering, has enabled a Riverside company to develop an…

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Smart Watch Enhances Comfort and Safety for Seniors

A field test has now begun, in which 35 apartments of older people were outfitted with these systems for a number of months. An important part of the system is…

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Tai Chi Wheelchair Enhances Mobility and Well-Being

An innovative 13-postures Tai Chi designed for wheelchair users is described in the current issue of Technology and Innovation- Proceedings of the National…

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Nanolane revolutionises conventional microscopes with Sarfus Mapping Lite

French-based Nanolane has recently created easy-to-use Sarfus Mapping Lite, a plug-in piece of apparatus, the main components of which are a set of Surf…

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NAO Next Gen, pioneering humanoid robot, is launched

“The inception of this new generation of NAO robots means a lot to our company. We are proud to be in a position to provide our customers with endless options,…

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Engineers Design Handle To Make Lifting Car Seats Safer, Easier

“Many products that are designed for parents don’t take ergonomics into account, and the instructions are usually not very helpful,” says Michael Clamann, a…

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Undergraduates Building Autonomous Wheelchair

The chair was put through its paces last summer in a trial run at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston. The students, along with Barry and computer…

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University Engineers Unveil Motorized Hand Support Innovation

University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control…

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3-in-1 Bag-cum-Jacket-cum-Tent

If you're into the outdoors, montain climbing hiking, etc, you'll often find yourslef having to carry extra bags to bring in all the basic items , esp the…

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Students Create Affordable Surgical Lamp for Global Health Needs

Earlier this month, members of Michigan Health Engineered for All Lives, or M-HEAL, sent their prototype lamp to Uganda where it will undergo testing.”The…

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Low-Cost Compressed Air Robotic Hand: Meet RAPHaEL

Named RAPHaEL (Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments), the fully articulated robotic hand is powered by a compressor air tank at 60 psi and a novel…

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Student-Invented Device Offers Smart Calorie Tracking Solution

Counting calories that burn through activity is a constant quandary. One can only run on a treadmill so long, watching intently as the pedometer reads out the…

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Experience Ancient Egypt: The First All-Sensory VR Technology

What was it really like to live in Ancient Egypt? What did the streets there actually look, sound and smell like? For decades, Virtual Reality has held out the…

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Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Enhances Biofuel Production Efficiency

The catalyst was produced using Oxford Catalysts' patented organic matrix combustion (OMX) method, which makes it possible to achieve high metal loadings,…

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