News tagged with motor controller

Forget Segway: Honda introduces new UNI-CUB personal mobility device (w/ Video)

Honda Motor today unveiled the new UNI-CUB personal mobility device. Featuring a compact design and comfortable saddle, UNI-CUB offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys while ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 27 | with audio podcast

Mental Stress Doesn't Distract Young Drivers at the Wheel

Teen drivers are four times more likely to be involved in motor vehicle crashes than older drivers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but anxiety and depression do not play a role in teen motor ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spirit Rover: Rear Wheel Trouble Continues

(PhysOrg.com) -- Results of diagnostic tests on Spirit's right-rear wheel on Sol 2109 (Dec. 8, 2009) continue to indicate a troubled wheel, which may leave the rover with only four operable wheels.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Association of tight glycemic control with road crashes in diabetic patients

A study from Canada published this week in PLoS Medicine suggests an association between tighter glycemic control and an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash in diabetic adults. Using a population-based case control analys ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

And the beat goes on: Scientists jump-start the heart by gene transfer

Scientists from the Universities of Michigan and Minnesota show in a research report published online in the FASEB Journal that gene therapy may be used to improve an ailing heart's ability to contract properly. In additi ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hitting cell hot spot could help thwart Parkinson's disease

The latest work to 'turn off the taps' in the brain and stop a chemical being released in excess amounts - which can lead to Parkinson's Disease - will be presented at The British Pharmacological Society's Summer Meeting ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Second firing test for Vega's Zefiro 9A solid rocket motor

On 28 April, the final qualification test firing of the third stage solid propellant motor for Europe’s new small launch vehicle took place at the Salto di Quirra Interforce Test Range in Sardinia, Italy.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New device looks to prevent vision loss in diabetes patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Indiana University School of Optometry faculty member's company is nearing completion of a diagnostic camera that could aid in saving the vision of millions of people worldwide.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report shows motor control exercises reduce persistent low-back pain

Motor control exercises, when performed in conjunction with other forms of therapy, can significantly reduce pain and disability in patients with persistent low back pain, according to a new systematic review published in ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0