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Cybernetics and Robotics News - February 2008 Archives
 | A robotics expert in the UK to issue stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide. ...> Full Article |
 | It's light enough to be worn on a tool belt around your waist. You can walk with it, work with it, sleep, take showers - even have sex with it on. ...> Full Article |
There really is something to the phrase "mind over matter." Just ask Dr. Todd Kuiken, researcher from Northwestern University, whose work gives hope to amputees.
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 | Delegates at the British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery Conference will hear that results from a pilot study saw graduates 95 per cent more confident using this robotic technique than when using conventional surgical methods in training. ...> Full Article |
With its expansion to Europe, the only long-term retinal prosthesis study under way worldwide offers hope for treating blindness.
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 | A new device could put the beat back into weak hearts - and free patients from a lifetime of anti-rejection drugs. ...> Full Article |
A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researchers from Europe, Israel, and the U.S., has recently been set up with the aim of imitating nature.
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 | A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows. ...> Full Article |
 | Optical scientists have broken a technological barrier by making three-dimensional holographic displays that can be erased and rewritten in a matter of minutes. ...> Full Article |
 | Could lead to self-charging medical implants ...> Full Article |
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Fish can recognize a face based on UV pattern alone
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly
'Anaconda' meets 'Jurassic Park': Study shows ancient snakes ate dinosaur babies
Scientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents off Antarctica
Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos
Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality
Predicting the fate of stem cells
New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing
What drives our genes? Researchers map the first complete human epigenome
Juggling enhances connections in the brain
Tracking down the human 'odorprint'
Fill 'er up - with algae
Scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos
Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less
Researchers reconstruct 3-D hand movement using brain signals
Artificial foot recycles energy for easier walking
New material mimics bone to create better biomedical implants
Brain-controlled cursor doubles as a neural workout
'Artificial pancreas' a step nearer for children with type 1 diabetes
Smart coating opens door to safer hip, knee and dental implants
Researchers eyeing new way to measure elusive zinc
Artificial muscles restore ability to blink, save eyesight