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New surgical technique shows promise for improving function of artificial arms

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A surgical technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation appears to enable patients with arm amputations to have improved control of functions with an artificial arm, according to a study in the February 11 issue of JAMA.





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It's a shocker for rockers

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Head banging increases the risk of head and neck injury, but the effects may be lessened with reduced head and neck motion, head banging to lower tempo songs or to every second beat, and using protective equipment such as ...


NXP Introduces Advanced 3DTV Processor

Electronics / Hardware

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

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the PNX5130, the industry's first video co-processor enabling 3DTV, frame-rate conversion (FRC) and local backlight dimming in a single chip. By eliminating the need ...


To flap, or not to flap? Flapping wings can be more efficient than fixed wings, study shows

To flap, or not to flap? Flapping wings can be more efficient than fixed wings, study shows

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a new Cornell study, an optimized flapping wing could actually require 27 percent less power than its optimal steady-flight counterpart at small scales.


US astronaut John Grunsfeld performing a spacewalk

'Space headaches' come out of the blue

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Researchers are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder after carrying out a study of 17 astronauts, published in the June issue of Cephalalgia.


Researcher Investigates the Basis of Einstein's First Approximation in the Theory of Relativity

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (23) | comments 41

(PhysOrg.com) -- In his discussion of accelerated motion on page 60 of The Meaning of Relativity, Albert Einstein made an approximation that allowed him to develop the theory of relativity further. Einstein apparently never ...


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Tidal motion influences Antarctic ice sheet

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 20, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

New research into the way the Antarctic ice sheet adds ice to the ocean reveals that tidal motion influences the flow of the one of the biggest ice streams draining the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.


Right-Front Wheel Rotations

Spirit Rover: Right-Front Wheel Rotations

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit's right-front wheel, which had stopped operating in March 2006, revolved with apparently normal motion during the first three of four driving segments on Sol 2117 (Wednesday, Dec. 16) ...


Palm posts larger 1Q loss, but beats Street view (AP)

Palm posts larger 1Q loss, but beats Street view

Technology / Business

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

(AP) -- Smart phone maker Palm Inc. on Thursday posted a wider fiscal first-quarter loss - its ninth in a row.


Optic flow: A step in the right direction

Biology /

created Nov 15, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The motion we perceive with our eyes plays a critical role in guiding our feet as we move through the world, Brown University research shows.


Imaging the inner workings of single molecules

Imaging the inner workings of single molecules

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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

With $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation, UC Irvine scientists hope to become the first ever to make real-time videos of single molecules in action - a feat that has proved elusive ...



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