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Caltech scientists create robot surrogate for blind persons in testing visual prostheses
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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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 ...
How the retina works: Like a multi-layered jigsaw puzzle of receptive fields
Apr 07, 2009 |
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About 1.25 million neurons in the retina -- each of which views the world only through a small jagged window called a receptive field -- collectively form the seamless picture we rely on to navigate our environment. ...
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Electrochemical technique follows the motion of individual microparticles in space and time
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many bacteria are able to 'swim' through liquids by means of a flagellum. When doing this, some bacteria follow attractants, some flee from harmful substances, and others align themselves using light, gravity, ...
The Future Is 3-D Liquid Crystals
Jan 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Tim Wilkinson from the Department's Photonics Research Group, University of Cambridge, has made an exciting breakthrough, he has combined liquid crystals with vertically grown carbon nanotubes ...
New rechargeable zinc-air batteries coming soon
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new breed of rechargeable zinc-air batteries is soon to be available, and may replace lithium-ion batteries in cell phones, laptops and other consumer items. Lithium-ion batteries store ...
Toshiba Develops New NAND Flash Technology
Jun 12, 2007 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced a new three dimensional memory cell array structure that enhances cell density and data capacity without relying on advances in process technology, and with minimal increase ...
Reading the brain without poking it
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Experimental devices that read brain signals have helped paralyzed people use computers and may let amputees control bionic limbs. But existing devices use tiny electrodes that poke into the brain. Now, a ...
Coatings to help medical implants connect with neurons
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration.
Laser joining of solar cells
Oct 01, 2007 |
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A single solar cell produces a relatively low output – it’s a case of strength in numbers. Tiny strips of metal are used to link cells together. If the laser soldering temperature is too high, the solder joint ...
Renewable hydrogen production becomes reality at winery
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized hydrogen ...
Nanogenerator provides continuous power by harvesting energy from the environment
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, ...
Technology to Treat Blindness Earns Award
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Research performed at Caltech as part of a collaborative U.S. Department of Energy-funded artificial-retina project designed to restore sight to the blind has received one of R&D Magazine's 2009 R&D 100 Awards. ...
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