In emergencies, should you trust a robot?
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an "Emergency Guide Robot" even after the...
View ArticleA NEW BOEING PATENT DESCRIBES LEVITATING 3D PRINTING
Watching a 3D printer work can sometimes seem like magic--thin filaments slowly build up on top of a platform, turning into parts and figurines. Now, a patent published by aerospace company Boeing...
View ArticleScientists discover how to 'upload knowledge to your brain'
Feeding knowledge directly into your brain, just like in sci-fi classic The Matrix, could soon take as much effort as falling asleep, scientists believe. Researchers claim to have developed a simulator...
View ArticleEngineered swarmbots rely on peers for survival
Duke University researchers have engineered microbes that can't run away from home; those that do will quickly die without protective proteins produced by their peers. Dubbed "swarmbots" for their...
View ArticleSpinning better electronic devices
A team of researchers, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, have demonstrated for the first time the transmission of electrical signals through insulators in a sandwich-like...
View ArticleSuper elastic electroluminescent ‘skin’ will soon create mood robots
Imagine a health care robot that could display the patient's temperature and pulse, and even reacts to a patient's mood. It sounds futuristic, but a team of Cornell graduate students -- led by Rob...
View ArticleDronebox nest concept carries impact on drone use efficiency
Singapore-based H3 Dynamics has unveiled Dronebox; this is a system that converges drone-enabled service activities "with the Industrial Internet of Things." Popular Science's Kelsey Atherton said that...
View ArticleMONKEYS DRIVE WHEELCHAIRS USING THOUGHT ALONE
A group of researchers have figured out a way to allow monkeys to control a wheelchair with their minds. The achievement, which uses a brain implant, could soon even severely paralyzed people to...
View ArticleThe paralysed man who can ride a bike
A man who was paralysed from the chest down after a knife attack in 2010 can now ride an adapted tricycle. In 2014, surgeons in Poland announced they had reversed Darek Fidyka's paralysis using cells...
View ArticleHRL DEMONSTRATES THE POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE THE HUMAN INTELLECT'S EXISTING...
It's a case of life imitating art. Much as the sci-fi film "The Matrix" depicted a device capable of enhancing skill acquisition, researchers at HRL Laboratories, LLC, have discovered that low-current...
View ArticleBionic fingertip gives amputee a feel for different textures
A man who had his lower arm amputated has regained a realistic sense of texture using a bionic finger surgically connected to his nerves “I could tell the difference between rough and smooth – it was...
View ArticleFDA approves powered robotic exoskeleton for clinical and personal use
After decades of being relegated to science fiction, robotic exoskeletons have made amazing strides in just the past few years. This week, the FDA approved a lightweight robotic exoskeleton, called the...
View ArticleFirst prosthesis in the world with direct connection to bone, nerves and muscles
Thanks to the electrodes system a stable signal is obtained, which allows precise control like handling an egg without breaking. It also provides sensations as if it were a real hand. The first...
View ArticleFish and insects guide design for future contact lenses
Making the most of the low light in the muddy rivers where it swims, the elephant nose fish survives by being able to spot predators amongst the muck with a uniquely shaped retina, the part of the eye...
View Article3-D printing could one day help fix damaged cartilage in knees, noses and ears
Athletes, the elderly and others who suffer from injuries and arthritis can lose cartilage and experience a lot of pain. Researchers are now reporting, however, that they have found a way to produce...
View ArticleThis Robot Will Wage Internet Arguments For You
We’re deep into election season in America, and despite the feeling that the 2016 campaign began at the dawn of time, there are still 236 days left before the election actually happens. As good,...
View ArticleRe-energizing the aging brain
The human brain has a prodigious demand for energy -- 20 to 30% of the body's energy budget. In the course of normal aging, in people with neurodegenerative diseases or mental disorders, or in periods...
View ArticleAn implant to prevent Alzheimer's
In a cutting-edge treatment for Alzheimer's disease, EPFL scientists have developed an implantable capsule that can turn the patient's immune system against the disease. One of the hypothesized causes...
View ArticleLiving the age-old dream: Last night's TV reviews
While scientists benefit from the funding from rulers and manufacturers, rulers and manufacturers benefit from the discoveries of said scientists. So in a way, the story behind Horizon: The...
View ArticleThe Russian millionaire in search of immortality
Dmitry Itskov is hoping that within 30 years he will be able to upload all of the information from his brain onto a computer so that his memories and personality outlive his body. Tristan Quinn is the...
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