If drivers are yakking on cell phones and don't hear spoken instructions to turn left or right from a passenger or navigation system, they still can get directions from devices that are mounted on the steering wheel and pull ...
Engineering
Sep 27, 2010
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Poland's cooperative BPS SA bank claimed Tuesday to be the first in Europe to install a biometric cash point allowing its clients to use their fingertips rather than a bank card to withdraw money.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 11, 2010
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Today's prosthetic limbs are tools – literal attachments to the body.
Engineering
Nov 20, 2018
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A revolutionary drug test developed from research carried out at the University of East Anglia can detect four classes of drugs in traces of sweat found in a fingerprint. And the technology works on both the living and deceased.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 8, 2018
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An open-source 3D-printed fingertip that can 'feel' in a similar way to the human sense of touch has won an international Soft Robotics competition for its contribution to soft robotics research.
Robotics
Jan 18, 2017
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The world of travel guidebooks keeps spinning, although it must weather changes in format and distribution in order to spread the word about vacation destinations.
Internet
Aug 7, 2013
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As a child, I watched "The Jetsons" on TV every Saturday morning. I wasn't as enamored of the flying cars as I was the push-button home automation.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 6, 2013
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Social media has definitely changed the game for job-seekers and recruiters. Traditionally, HR recruiters placed an advertisement, sifted through the responses, and interviewed the shortlisted candidates before appointing ...
Economics & Business
May 22, 2013
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A voice calls application called MindMeld to be available this month promises to know what iPad users want before they do.
Software
Oct 1, 2012
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Inspired by the twitching whiskers of common rats and Etruscan shrews, European researchers have developed rodent-like robots and an innovative tactile sensor system that could be used to help find people in burning buildings, ...
Engineering
Aug 30, 2012
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