Search results for computer brain interface

Hi Tech & Innovation Sep 4, 2012

Team reports brain-controlled ambulation in robotic leg test

(Phys.org)—Spinal cord injury victims may be able to look forward to life beyond a wheelchair via a robotic leg prosthesis controlled by brain waves. Individuals with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury who are wheelchair-bound ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Aug 22, 2012

Headset EEG hacking gives new meaning to PINheads

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Usenix Security conference earlier this month demonstrated a way to get into your brain and learn facts that you don’t want to reveal. Using a commercial off-the-shelf brain-computer ...

Internet Aug 6, 2012

Lab in the Wild asks: What's your Internet like?

One size fits all? Not on the Web. Users from different countries and cultures actually interact with information in different ways.

Consumer & Gadgets Jul 14, 2012

Review: Google Nexus 7 nice, but content lacking

If you want a tablet but can't afford an iPad, Google's new Nexus 7 is not a bad choice.

Engineering Jul 12, 2012

Researchers develop low-cost device to control computer with your eyes (w/ Video)

Millions of people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries or amputees could soon interact with their computers and surroundings using just their eyes, thanks to a new device ...

Robotics Jul 6, 2012

Brain scanner, not joystick, is in human-robot future

(Phys.org) -- Talk about fMRI may not be entirely familiar to many people, but that could change with new events that are highlighting efforts to link up humans and machines. fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is ...

Condensed Matter Jun 27, 2012

Melanin considered for bio-friendly electronics

(Phys.org) -- Melanin – the pigment that colours skin, eyes and hair – could soon be the face of a new generation of biologically friendly electronic devices used in applications such as medical sensors and tissue ...

Energy & Green Tech Jun 13, 2012

New energy source for future medical implants: sugar

MIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the future, which could help paralyzed ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 3, 2012

Keeping up with embryogenesis: New microscope lets users track individual cells as they move, divide

(Medical Xpress) -- The transformation of a fertilized egg into a functioning animal requires thousands of cell divisions and intricate rearrangements of those cells. That process is captured with unprecedented speed and ...

Hi Tech & Innovation May 30, 2012

Research shows cue-giving robots help students learn

(Phys.org) -- The well-known fact is that humans can teach robots, but the newer turn in educational circles is all about how robots can teach humans. The stepped-up robots are “animated” and "adaptive" agents that ...

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