Search results for objects movement
Visual system that detects movement, colours and textures created in Granada
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Mimicking the way in which a retina works is a hard as it sounds. Scientists from Stanford University, in the United States, have spent the past two years working on imitating the way in which information is processed in ...
Leg movement training in preterm infants demonstrates positive changes in motor skills
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Preterm infants who receive leg movement training display feet-reaching behaviors similar to that of full-term infants, according to a randomized controlled trial reported in the October issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the sc ...
Rutgers researcher examines connections between vision and movement
Oct 08, 2008 |
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A hand moves forward, but is it a friendly gesture or one meant to do harm? In an instant, we respond -- either extending our arm forward to shake hands or raising it higher to protect our face. But what are the subtle cues ...
Swedish research can make Super Mario more realistic
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Computer games are being developed at an ever more rapid pace, and the technical demands are rising, not least regarding graphics boards. At Mälardalen University in Sweden, researchers have now found a solution to ...
Car or pedestrian -- How we can follow objects with our eyes
Oct 02, 2008 |
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When an object moves fast, we follow it with our eyes: our brain correspondingly calculates the speed of the object and adapts our eye movement to it. This in itself is an enormous achievement, yet our brain can do even more ...
Why does the world appear stable while our eyes move?
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Feb 15, 2008 |
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Whenever we shift our gaze, attention is directed to a new target. This shift in attention causes a brief compression of visual space, according to a study published February 15 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Bi ...
Why the slow paced world could make it difficult to catch a ball...
Aug 04, 2008 |
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BBSRC researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered new information about the way that we perceive fast moving, incoming objects – such as tennis or cricket balls. The new research, published today in the Proceedings of ...
Scientists one more step closer to realising invisible technology
May 09, 2007 |
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A unique computer model designed by a mathematician at the University of Liverpool has shown that it is possible to make objects, such as aeroplanes and submarines, appear invisible at close range.
Researchers discover second depth-perception method in brain
Mar 16, 2008 |
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It's common knowledge that humans and other animals are able to visually judge depth because we have two eyes and the brain compares the images from each. But we can also judge depth with only one eye, and scientists have ...
Biology knows best -- human-like vision lets robots navigate naturally
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A robotic vision system that mimics key visual functions of the human brain promises to let robots manoeuvre quickly and safely through cluttered environments, and to help guide the visually impaired.
Step forward for nanotechnology: Controlled movement of molecules
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting an advance toward overcoming one of the key challenges in nanotechnology: Getting molecules to move quickly in a desired direction without help from outside forces. Their achievement ...
A new view on sensing, movement, and behavioral control in animals
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Nov 13, 2007 |
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While most animals, including humans, preferentially sense and move toward objects that are in front of them, an electric fish from the Amazon called the black ghost knifefish can swim backward or forward ...
Physicists Find that Size Matters When Initiating an Object's Movement Through Grains
Sep 26, 2008 |
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A team of Penn State physicists has discovered that the size of grains, such as sand, above a buried object is important in determining the force required to begin raising the object. No one, until now, has ...
Tracking feline memories on the move
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Aug 20, 2007 |
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When a cat steps over an obstacle with its front legs, how do its hind legs know what to do? A new study in the August 21st issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, reveals that it is the foreleg stepping moveme ...
Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest ...
