Cybernetics and Robotics News - June 2008 Archives
An implantable sensor providing 24 hour monitoring for patients with chronic heart problems will be developed thanks to a new grant
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 | Engineers are developing two heart-assist pumps that individually perform the function of the left and right ventricles. ...> Full Article |
 | New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have devised a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. ...> Full Article |
 | Ten patients are enrolled in a clinical trial of the device ...> Full Article |
 | A research team from Spain is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway. ...> Full Article |
A low-power microchip developed at the University of Michigan uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.
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Systematic way to evaluate the robot visual capability humans need to drive the device
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 | Most ocean robots require periodic communication with scientist or satellite intermediaries to share information, these could work cooperatively communicating only with each other. ...> Full Article |
 | Images from inside the body? It can be done with tiny cameras which the patient has to swallow. ...> Full Article |
New study in the FASEB Journal reports success at combining man-made materials with human cells
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Computer science professor and colleagues' creations dance on something smaller than a pin's head
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 | Fully implantable visual prosthesis built for the legally blind due to retinal diseases ...> 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