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Rethinking artificial intelligence

Rethinking artificial intelligence: Researchers hope to produce 'co-processors' for the human mind

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5

The field of artificial-intelligence research (AI), founded more than 50 years ago, seems to many researchers to have spent much of that time wandering in the wilderness, swapping hugely ambitious goals for ...


Caltech scientists discover aggression-promoting pheromone in flies

Scientists discover aggression-promoting pheromone in flies (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Have you ever found yourself struggling to get your order taken at a crowded bar or lunch counter, only to walk away in disgust as more aggressive customers elbow their way to the front? It turns out that ...


Researchers demonstrate a better way for computers to 'see' (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 4

Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from Harvard and MIT have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the help of low-cost, high-performance gaming hardware.


Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts (AP)

Scientists: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 2

(AP) -- A group of European scientists said Wednesday they have successfully connected a robotic hand to an amputee, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts.


Formerly conjoined twins in stable condition (AP)

Formerly conjoined twins in stable condition

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain ...


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Research describes connections between Circadian and metabolic systems

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A paper by University of Notre Dame biologist Giles Duffield and a team of researchers offers new insights into a gene that plays a key role in modulating the body’s Circadian system and may ...


Twins joined at head successfully separated (AP)

Twins joined at head successfully separated (Update 2)

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain ...


Scientists guide immune cells with light and microparticles

Scientists guide immune cells with light and microparticles (w/ Video)

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies. Their findings are described in the November 15 issue of Nature Methods Advanc ...


New study describes connections between Circadian and metabolic systems

Biology / Other

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A paper by University of Notre Dame biologist Giles Duffield and a team of researchers offers new insights into a gene that plays a key role in modulating the body's Circadian system and may also simultaneously modulate its ...


Applause for the SmartHand

Applause for the SmartHand

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 1

In one sense, our hands define our humanity. Our opposable thumbs and our hands' unique structure allow us to write, paint, and play the piano. Those who lose their hands as a result of accident, conflict ...


Light at night linked to symptoms of depression in mice

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Too much light at night can lead to symptoms of depression, according to a new study in mice. Researchers found that mice housed in a lighted room 24 hours a day exhibited more depressive symptoms than did similar mice that ...


Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses

Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a remote-controlled robot that is able to simulate the "visual" experience of a blind person who has been implanted with a visual ...


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Game Review: 'Wii Fit Plus'

Technology / Software

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making exercise less boring. For millions of gamers, this was the promise of the original "Wii Fit."


Cyborg beetles to be the US military's latest weapon

Cyborg beetles to be the US military's latest weapon (w/ Video)

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 35

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have implanted miniature neural and muscle stimulation systems into beetles to enable their flight to ...


Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve hand use for wounded soldiers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients.