News tagged with head motion
A tiltable head could improve the ability of undulating robots to navigate disaster debris (w/ video)
Search and rescue missions have followed each of the devastating earthquakes that hit Haiti, New Zealand and Japan during the past 18 months. Machines able to navigate through complex dirt and rubble environments ...
May 09, 2011 |
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Head movement is more important than gender in nonverbal communication (w/Video)
It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 25, 2009 |
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Samsung says to sell 25 mln 'smart TVs' this year
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it plans to sell more than 25 million "smart TVs" this year as it tries to capture the emerging Internet TV market eyed by competitors including Apple.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Warning! Collision imminent! The brain's quick interceptions help you navigate the world
Researchers at The Neuro and the University of Maryland have figured out the mathematical calculations that specific neurons employ in order to inform us of our distance from an object and the 3-D velocities of moving objects ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 07, 2012 |
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The hills are evolving: New model predicts speed of spreading valleys
From high above the Florida Panhandle, the Apalachicola Bluffs -- a winding system of steep ravines -- look like the branching veins of a leaf.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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2012 BX34: Behind the scenes in the discovery of a near Earth asteroid
Several blockbuster movies, television shows and commercials have depicted the discovery of an asteroid heading towards Earth and usually, somehow, impending doom is averted. But how do the discoveries of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Jumping spider uses fuzzy eyesight to judge distance
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the ways in which humans determine distance is by estimating the sharpness of an image—closer objects produce a sharp image, while those further away are out of focus. For us, ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Tsunami debris survey launched northwest of Midway
The tsunami that followed on the heels of the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan produced as much as 25 million tons of debris. Much of this debris was swept into the ocean. What stayed afloat drifted apart ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Remote control pushed aside by gesture-sensitive devices
The remote control has never been much beloved. If it's not getting lost or running out of batteries, the device - and its inscrutable buttons - is confusing some family member or acting as a totem in an argument about what ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Oscars to introduce electronic voting
Oscars organizers said Wednesday they would introduce electronic voting to select Hollywood's top films and stars from next year, in the latest reform of the elite awards show system.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Shoulder pain from using your iPad? Don't use it on your lap
The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimize users' comfort and well-being. In a new study published in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, an ...
Jan 24, 2012 |
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BlackBerry maker's CEO: No drastic change needed
The new chief executive of Research in Motion said Monday that drastic change is not needed, even as the once iconic maker of the BlackBerry smartphone confronts the most difficult period in its history.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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