Brain2Robot

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A robot arm controlled by the users thoughts could one day make life easier for people with paralysis.  Fraunhofer FIRST
A robot arm controlled by the user’s thoughts could one day make life easier for people with paralysis. © Fraunhofer FIRST

People who suffer from paralysis are confronted with many situations in which they need a helping hand.


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All News summaries for November 12, 2007

Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again

3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon.

IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City

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IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors.

Fujitsu Develops World's First GaN HEMT Able to Cut Power in Standby Mode and Achieve High Output

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Fujitsu today announced the development of a new type of gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) that features a new structure ideal for use in amplifiers for microwave and millimeter-wave ...

Deep sea pipelines to green gas production

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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers are working to tap into a wealth of natural gas resources located in distant, deep-ocean fields off the coast of Western Australia.

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it's supercopter

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unmanned helicopters could soon be a key part of emergency relief operations, as well as bringing a new dimension to filmmaking, thanks to some innovative work done by European researchers.