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Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people

Nov 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little ...

Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Nov 05, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of ...

A vast right arm conspiracy? Study suggests handedness may effect body perception

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body maps" and there are some significant differences in these ...

ARM Delivers The Internet Everywhere With Most Power-Efficient and Cost-Effective Multicore Processor

ARM Introduces New Cortex-A5 Power-Efficient and Cost-Effective Multicore Processor

Technology / Semiconductors

Oct 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ARM today announces the launch of the ARM Cortex-A5 MPCore processor, the smallest, lowest power ARM multicore processor capable of delivering the Internet to the widest possible range of ...

NASA Invites Young People to Take Virtual Space Station Spacewalks

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine the thrill of floating out of the International Space Station and into the emptiness of space and what it would be like to work on the orbiting science laboratory.

Space station crew grabs new cargo ship from orbit

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A brand new Japanese space station cargo ship has arrived at its destination 225 miles above Earth.

Japan's H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned HTV transportation vehicle launches

Japan sends first cargo spacecraft to ISS

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

Japan on Friday launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, aiming for a share of space transport after the retirement of the US space shuttle fleet next year.

A flight engineer participates as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station

Japan sends first cargo spacecraft to ISS

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 10, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 2

Japan early Friday launched its first cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, aiming for a share of space transport after the retirement of the US space shuttle fleet next year.

Astronauts moving huge chest of drawers in orbit (AP)

Huge chest of drawers hoisted aboard space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 31, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and station moved a giant chest of drawers from one spacecraft to the other Monday, and hitched it to the orbiting outpost.

Shuttle steers closer to space station for hookup

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts steered closer to the international space station for a Sunday linkup, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage.

Second Test Rover Added to Driving Experiments

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 24, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

A second, lighter-weight test rover has entered the testing setup at JPL where rover team members are assessing strategy for getting Spirit out of soft soil where it is embedded on Mars.

Image: Spirit's View From 'Troy'

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 18, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Today, Aug. 18, 2009, marks the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's 2,000th sol, or Martian day, on the Red Planet.

Ibuprofen is as effective as acetaminophen with codeine to treat pain in children with arm fractures

Medicine & Health / Medications

Aug 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Children with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Children's Research ...

Planned Rover Test to Run a Week or More

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars rover team members are planning a long-duration experiment with the test rover at JPL beginning next week. This test will check whether favorable motion seen in earlier tests can be sustained ...

Meteorite Found on Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 10, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (11) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet's environmental history. ...