Research articles

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  Infrared holography lets firefighters see through fire and smoke

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 27, 2013 03:38 am + 7 comments

  It isn't easy to see through the smoke and flames in a burning building, but it’s crucial for Continue reading…

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  Robotic wing helps scientists uncover the secrets of bat flight

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 22, 2013 05:05 am + 4 comments

  Scientists at Brown University have developed a robotic wing to study the intricacies of bat flight. Continue reading…

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  Monkey mentally controls robot 7,000 miles away

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 22, 2013 01:06 am + 26 comments

  Monkeys are controlling bipedal, walking robots thousands of miles away using only their minds. Continue reading…

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  Retinal implant restores vision for eight blind people

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 21, 2013 06:16 am + 34 comments

  Last week we heard about the Argus II, a device that can restore partial sight to some blind people, Continue reading…

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  Apple's 'wearable video device' patent application looks like an iWatch blueprint

  By Vlad Savov on February 21, 2013 05:22 am + 44 comments

  Recent weeks have seen speculation intensify around the idea of an Apple iWatch, and today a patent Continue reading…

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  Augmented reality comes to the living room with Visual SyncAR

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 19, 2013 11:15 pm + 4 comments

  The research arm of Japanese telecommunications company NTT has developed an augmented reality Continue reading…

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  Mind-controlled prosthetic arm that amputees can feel to hit trials this year

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 18, 2013 04:50 pm + 18 comments

  Researchers have developed a prototype prosthetic hand that sends information two ways: from the Continue reading…

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  Obama plans decade-long research effort to map the human brain and explore consciousness

  By T.C. Sottek on February 18, 2013 09:52 am + 182 comments

  The New York Times reports that the Obama administration plans to spearhead a scientific effort over Continue reading…

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  Creating a crash-free computer out of chaos

  By Amar Toor on February 15, 2013 07:26 am + 16 comments

  Researchers at University College London have developed a computer that instantly recovers from Continue reading…

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  Scientists build robot rat to instill fear, depression in hearts of real rodents

  By Chris Welch on February 14, 2013 08:57 am + 21 comments

  Even when you rationalize that the robotic rat created by researchers in Tokyo exists in the name of Continue reading…