Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using a fork or drinking from a cup.
Robotics
Dec 6, 2016
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Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the developed world, with around 60,000 people diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
Engineering
Oct 5, 2016
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Heartbeats can now be measured without placing sensors on the body, thanks to a new technology developed in Japan. Researchers at the Kyoto University Center of Innovation, together with Panasonic Corp, have come up with ...
Engineering
Jan 20, 2016
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China has ordered public spaces offering wi-fi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said Thursday.
Internet
Jul 28, 2011
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It's an early morning in January and we're walking through a patch of native heathy woodland in southwest Victoria, a few kilometers west of the town of Casterton, known as the birthplace of the kelpie.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2024
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The summer is a great time for children to play, relax and socialize with friends. It can also be a time when children lose some of what they learned during the school year.
Education
Jul 19, 2023
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Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, the Apple TV series "Severance," released last year, centered around a group of employees working at a firm called Lumon Industries who are truly able to split their work and personal ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2023
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A research group led by Prof. Lu Zhiyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a facile and cost-effective strategy to regenerate powdered activated ...
Materials Science
Dec 19, 2022
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The majority of the 500 largest businesses in the world are neglecting their human rights responsibilities, new international research has found.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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At the start of the 1600s, Japan's rulers feared that Christianity—which had recently been introduced to the southern parts of the country by European missionaries—would spread. In response, they effectively sealed the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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