'Good-bye, blind spot' -- man and machine always in view
Particular care must be taken in a production hall where robots and men work together, where even minor carelessness could result in serious accidents or stop production. At the Hannover Messe trade fair that ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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MSU researchers create a new engine prototype (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Michigan State University have built a prototype, based on the research first released in 2009, of the Wave Disk Generator -- an engine that does not have pistons, crankshafts ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Imaging system controls baking process on production line to improve sandwich bun quality
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) may possess the secret to baking perfect buns every time. Its researchers have developed a production-line system that automatically inspects the quality of sandwich ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Ambient light powered LCD released by Samsung
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most of us are familiar with LCD technology. You probably have an LCD monitor in front of you right now. There may be an LCD TV sitting in your living room, or bedroom, at this very second. ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 04, 2011 |
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New robotic lander tested at historic test site
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today, engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., began the first phase of integrated system tests on a new robotic lander prototype at Redstone Test Center’s ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Japan develops mobile phone with human touch
Japanese researchers said Thursday they have developed a human-shaped mobile phone with a skin-like outer layer that enables users to feel closer to those on the other end.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Ink-jet printers inspire scientists to make skin
Ink-jet printing technology has inspired scientists to look for ways to build sheets of skin that could one day be used for grafts in burn victims, experts said Sunday.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Toyota shows off its new iQ electric-car prototype
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Toyota Motor Corporation is set to show off its EV car, an electric-car prototype version of Toyota's iQ model, at the Geneva auto show next month.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Apple developing smaller, cheaper iPhones: report
Apple is developing a new lines of smaller and cheaper iPhones and overhauling its software to facilitate users' access to entertainment, photos and video, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Researchers produce world's first programmable nanoprocessor
Engineers and scientists collaborating at Harvard University and the MITRE Corporation have developed and demonstrated the world's first programmable nanoprocessor.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Mathematicians design bone implants for the future
A team of mathematicians from The University of Queensland has helped design a prototype for a new generation of bone implants that could potentially reduce surgery and rehabilitation times, as well as provide a solution ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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NASA's new lander prototype 'skates' through testing
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA engineers successfully integrated and completed system testing on a new robotic lander recently at Teledyne Brown Engineering’s facility in Huntsville in support of the Robotic Lunar ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Seeing a future without 3-D glasses
This month, technology lovers from around the world descended on Las Vegas for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, an annual gathering of geekdom that features the latest in personal gadgetry.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 24, 2011 |
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New training instrument allows surgeon to feel grasp force in keyhole surgery
The number of complications following keyhole surgery can be reduced by giving the surgeons a better feeling of how hard they are grasping the tissue with their operating instruments. This is made possible by designing the ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Using Xbox Kinect, standard graphics chips, researchers achieve highest frame rate yet for streaming holographic video
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2010 was abuzz about a slew of prototype 3-D TVs, but if new research from the MIT Media Lab is any indication, holographic TVs could be close behind. ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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