ENTERTAINMENT TECH
Biosensors Help Build Personalized Amusement Rides
March 14, 2009 10:34 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers from the University of Nottingham are studying a personalized roller coaster system from Thrill Laboratory, a project by designer Brendan Walker and colleagues. The system measures the heartbeat of riders and also transmits what the face of each person looks like back to central controls. The hope is to be able to adjust amusement park rides to maximize enjoyment without causing too much fear.
Biosensors Help Build Personalized Amusement Rides
March 14, 2009 10:34 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers from the University of Nottingham are studying a personalized roller coaster system from Thrill Laboratory, a project by designer Brendan Walker and colleagues. The system measures the heartbeat of riders and also transmits what the face of each person looks like back to central controls. The hope is to be able to adjust amusement park rides to maximize enjoyment without causing too much fear.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Magic mirror shows real-time muscle data
March 02, 2009 10:15 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a computerized, sensor-based “magic mirror” that analyzes muscular activity and shows real-time computer-generated images of how hard the user’s muscles are being worked while exercising.
Magic mirror shows real-time muscle data
March 02, 2009 10:15 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a computerized, sensor-based “magic mirror” that analyzes muscular activity and shows real-time computer-generated images of how hard the user’s muscles are being worked while exercising.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
MAKO Introduces RIO Robotic Arm for Orthopedic Surgeries
February 25, 2009 04:49 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
MAKO Surgical has announced the release of its RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. The device is designed to assist surgeons during knee resurfacing operation, a minimally invasive type of surgery thought to be useful for younger, active patients with early osteoarthritis.
MAKO Introduces RIO Robotic Arm for Orthopedic Surgeries
February 25, 2009 04:49 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
MAKO Surgical has announced the release of its RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. The device is designed to assist surgeons during knee resurfacing operation, a minimally invasive type of surgery thought to be useful for younger, active patients with early osteoarthritis.
MILITARY TECH
Borg-like cybots may patrol government networks
February 25, 2009 04:45 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created software that uses colonies of borg-like cyberrobots it says will help government agencies detect and fend off attacks on the nation's computer network infrastructure.
Borg-like cybots may patrol government networks
February 25, 2009 04:45 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created software that uses colonies of borg-like cyberrobots it says will help government agencies detect and fend off attacks on the nation's computer network infrastructure.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
RETISERT Eye Implant Prevents Lost Vision
February 24, 2009 01:42 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Sympathetic ophthalmia is an autoimmune condition thought to be caused when one eye is severely damaged, and the immune system overreacts and attacks the healthy eye, often leading to complete blindness. Clinicians at the University of Iowa are using a steroid releasing implant from Bausch & Lomb to prevent such a form of blindness.
RETISERT Eye Implant Prevents Lost Vision
February 24, 2009 01:42 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Sympathetic ophthalmia is an autoimmune condition thought to be caused when one eye is severely damaged, and the immune system overreacts and attacks the healthy eye, often leading to complete blindness. Clinicians at the University of Iowa are using a steroid releasing implant from Bausch & Lomb to prevent such a form of blindness.
SPACE EXPLORATION
NASA and ESA to send next big mission to moons of Jupiter
February 22, 2009 05:59 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
NASA and ESA have jointly announced their plan to send the next big joint planetary exploration mission to Europa and Ganymede, two of the four planet-sized moons of Jupiter. The decision follows years of anticipation in the planetary science community, where the last such big decision was made back in 1988.
NASA and ESA to send next big mission to moons of Jupiter
February 22, 2009 05:59 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
NASA and ESA have jointly announced their plan to send the next big joint planetary exploration mission to Europa and Ganymede, two of the four planet-sized moons of Jupiter. The decision follows years of anticipation in the planetary science community, where the last such big decision was made back in 1988.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Reading Thoughts with Brain Imaging
February 22, 2009 05:40 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) looks more and more like a window into the mind. In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Vanderbilt University report that from fMRI data alone, they could distinguish which of two images subjects were holding in their memory--even several seconds after the images were removed.
Reading Thoughts with Brain Imaging
February 22, 2009 05:40 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) looks more and more like a window into the mind. In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Vanderbilt University report that from fMRI data alone, they could distinguish which of two images subjects were holding in their memory--even several seconds after the images were removed.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
New Design Allows for More Powerful MRI Machines
February 22, 2009 05:37 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The technical limitations of MRI machines are caused by all sorts of laws of nature. One reason, for example, why machines over 3 Tesla are not manufactured for clinical purposes, is that the frequency of the radio signal sent through the body does not lead to quality images.
New Design Allows for More Powerful MRI Machines
February 22, 2009 05:37 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
The technical limitations of MRI machines are caused by all sorts of laws of nature. One reason, for example, why machines over 3 Tesla are not manufactured for clinical purposes, is that the frequency of the radio signal sent through the body does not lead to quality images.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Neural Modeling Aims to Explain Seizures
February 22, 2009 05:32 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
At Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are developing the next generation of computer neural networks. By more rationally modeling neuron activity, it is hoped that the elusive explanation of how epileptic seizures develop can be found.
Neural Modeling Aims to Explain Seizures
February 22, 2009 05:32 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
At Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are developing the next generation of computer neural networks. By more rationally modeling neuron activity, it is hoped that the elusive explanation of how epileptic seizures develop can be found.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Immaculate Prosthetic Arm Makes Prosthetics... Sexy?
February 15, 2009 10:56 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Immaculate is a neurological prosthetic, connected to the users central nervous system. The exterior of the prosthetic is textile clad in Corian plates. The Corian allows embedded technology to be seamlessly integrated, and in union with the textile gives the prosthetic a clear graphical identity.
Immaculate Prosthetic Arm Makes Prosthetics... Sexy?
February 15, 2009 10:56 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Immaculate is a neurological prosthetic, connected to the users central nervous system. The exterior of the prosthetic is textile clad in Corian plates. The Corian allows embedded technology to be seamlessly integrated, and in union with the textile gives the prosthetic a clear graphical identity.
ENTERTAINMENT TECH
Emoti-Chair Brings Music to the Deaf
February 15, 2009 10:52 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Remember that scene in 'Mr. Holland's Opus,' in which Richard Dreyfuss's deaf son turns up the sound on the stereo and sits on the speaker so he can "hear" the sound? Well, researchers at Ryerson University's Centre of Learning Technology and Toronto's Science of Music, Auditory Research and Technology Lab have taken that concept to its logical extreme and built the Emoti-Chair.
Emoti-Chair Brings Music to the Deaf
February 15, 2009 10:52 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Remember that scene in 'Mr. Holland's Opus,' in which Richard Dreyfuss's deaf son turns up the sound on the stereo and sits on the speaker so he can "hear" the sound? Well, researchers at Ryerson University's Centre of Learning Technology and Toronto's Science of Music, Auditory Research and Technology Lab have taken that concept to its logical extreme and built the Emoti-Chair.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Canadian scientists read minds with infrared scan
February 15, 2009 10:49 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers at Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can't speak or move.
Canadian scientists read minds with infrared scan
February 15, 2009 10:49 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
Researchers at Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can't speak or move.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Better Artificial Nose Inspired By Sniffer Dogs
February 15, 2009 10:15 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
For the sensitive work of detecting explosives and drugs in airports and other high-risk areas, humans have long relied on a marvel of evolutionary biology: the sniffer dog. The canine nose can detect a seemingly infinite range of odors, alone and in combination, at concentrations down to the parts per trillion level.
Better Artificial Nose Inspired By Sniffer Dogs
February 15, 2009 10:15 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
For the sensitive work of detecting explosives and drugs in airports and other high-risk areas, humans have long relied on a marvel of evolutionary biology: the sniffer dog. The canine nose can detect a seemingly infinite range of odors, alone and in combination, at concentrations down to the parts per trillion level.
MEDICAL ROBOTICS
Implant Makes Cells Kill Cancer
February 15, 2009 09:26 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
One of cancer's cleverest tricks is its ability to hide from the immune system. A new approach to cancer treatment called immunotherapy could spare patients at least some of the grueling battery of chemotherapy treatments by retraining the body's own defenders--the cells of the immune system--to recognize and destroy tumors.
Implant Makes Cells Kill Cancer
February 15, 2009 09:26 PM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
One of cancer's cleverest tricks is its ability to hide from the immune system. A new approach to cancer treatment called immunotherapy could spare patients at least some of the grueling battery of chemotherapy treatments by retraining the body's own defenders--the cells of the immune system--to recognize and destroy tumors.
MILITARY TECH
The Army's Remote-Controlled Beetle
February 15, 2009 06:20 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A giant flower beetle with implanted electrodes and a radio receiver on its back can be wirelessly controlled, according to research presented this week. Scientists at the University of California developed a tiny rig that receives control signals from a nearby computer. Electrical signals delivered via the electrodes command the insect to take off, turn left or right, or hover in midflight.
The Army's Remote-Controlled Beetle
February 15, 2009 06:20 AM EST - submitted by Daniel Shope
A giant flower beetle with implanted electrodes and a radio receiver on its back can be wirelessly controlled, according to research presented this week. Scientists at the University of California developed a tiny rig that receives control signals from a nearby computer. Electrical signals delivered via the electrodes command the insect to take off, turn left or right, or hover in midflight.
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