News tagged with precision motor

New device looks to prevent vision loss in diabetes patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Indiana University School of Optometry faculty member's company is nearing completion of a diagnostic camera that could aid in saving the vision of millions of people worldwide.

Medicine & Health / Research

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




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A mitosis mystery solved: How chromosomes align perfectly in a dividing cell

Although the process of mitotic cell division has been studied intensely for more than 50 years, Whitehead Institute researchers have only now solved the mystery of how cells correctly align their chromosomes during symmetric ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deciding to go left or right: Researchers use device to determine that lower animals can navigate too

For decades, scientists have associated binary decision making — opting to go left or right — with higher-ranking animals, including humans. A team of Harvard researchers, however, is rewriting that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Unusual alliances enable movement

Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mechanism of calming hyperactivity by psychostimulant drugs identified

It has long been known that psychostimulant drugs have the paradoxical effect of reducing hyperactivity. [Psychostimulant drugs include methylphenidate – known by the trade names Ritalin, Concerta, and Methylin – ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iowa State engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators

Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Debris from way out there

"Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitor entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo, Calif., headquarters.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world

(AP) -- Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Parkinson's treatment shows positive results in clinical testing

Researchers from the University of Florida and 14 additional medical centers reported results today in the online version of The Lancet Neurology journal indicating that deep brain stimulation — also known as DBS &# ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Light now in sight: Control of a 'blind' neuroreceptor with an optical switch

When nerve cells communicate with one another, specialized receptor molecules on their surfaces play a central role in relaying signals between them. A collaborative venture involving teams of chemists based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mid-lane driving helps older adults stay safe

(Medical Xpress) -- It's official: older adults are naturally inclined to drive in the middle of the road, leaving the younger generation to cut corners.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2


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