News tagged with repetitive work

5 exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers

Strength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain and improve function in the trapezius muscle, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck and into the upper back. The exercises also ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Virtual engineer reduces 'transpiration phase' in new designs

When designing new products, a lot of time is lost carrying out repetitive and uninspiring work. In order to shorten this 'transpiration phase' and create more room for real inspiration, University of Twente ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Foxconn shows off changes at factory campus

The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads - and just about every other consumer device - is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple Inc. and its chief ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Courtship in the cricket world

Everyone wants to present themselves in the best light - especially when it comes to finding a partner. Some rely on supplying honest information about their attributes while others exaggerate for good effect. A new study ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New generation of ultra-small and high-precision lasers emerges

Ultra fast, robust, stable, and high precision: these are some of the characteristics of a new laser developed by an international research team. This ultra-small laser paves the way for a new generation of highly powerful, ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The robot revolution is just beginning

When industrial robots were first introduced in the early 1960s — initially on automobile assembly lines — computers were still in their infancy, so the robots were designed to perform only the most ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

What is the best way of stacking apples?

When stacking apples on a market stall, fruit sellers "naturally" adopt a particular arrangement: a regular pyramid with a triangular base. A French-German team, which includes in particular the Laboratoire ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ExoHand: Glove for hand power is showcased at Hanover fair (w/ video)

(Phys.org) -- ExoHand, a glove designed to double the gripping power of the human hand, was a key attraction at this week's Hanover Trade Fair. So much for mechanical graspers or mechanical claws: one viewer ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Robots in the classroom

Tore Fløan smiles at me: “In the past we competed with European organizations, but now we have the Chinese breathing down our necks,” he says.

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New ultra-small laser opens up a world of possibilities

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computing and medicine are among the many fields which could be revolutionised by a new form of ultra-small laser.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Future naval force may sail with the strength of titanium

Steel may have met its match: An Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded project will produce a full-size ship hull section made entirely with marine-grade titanium using a welding innovation that could help bring titanium ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Intelligent, affordable rehab robot to help stroke patients

Rehabilitation is crucial after a stroke. Yet patients don’t always do their exercises because they’re boring or difficult to do at home.

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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