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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New species of ancient crocodile discovered
Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics
Making memories last
Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning
Shakespeare's skill 'more in grammar than in words'
Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks
Need muscle for a tough spot? Turn to fat stem cells
Earth's energy budget remained out of balance despite unusually low solar activity
The wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies
What really happened prior to 'Snowball Earth'?
Pictures of food create feelings of hunger
Mighty mesh
Sweeten up your profits with the right hybrid
Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles
Bilayer graphene works as an insulator
How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
Advantages of living in the dark: The multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish
Snakes improve search-and-rescue robots
Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality
Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis
A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited
'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach
Film coatings made from whey
Growing US violent extremism by the numbers
If a fat tax is coming, here's how to make it efficient, effective
Bobsled runs -- fast and yet safe
Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth
Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
Running robots
Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor
New book on computational analysis of human eye
Hips that function better and last longer
Microneedle sensors may allow real-time monitoring of body chemistry
Researchers use a 3-D printer to make bone-like material 
Kilobots are leaving the nest