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This smart wheelchair has laser vision

This smart wheelchair has laser vision

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Disability, John Spletzer believes, should no longer pose any obstacle to mobility. A blind person may not be able to see or a paraplegic to walk, but each can access the technology available ...


Oases for Life on the Mid-Caymen Rise

Oases for Life on the Mid-Caymen Rise

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of oceanographers and astrobiologists is currently exploring one of the deepest points in the Caribbean Sea. Follow their blog as they search for life in this extreme seafloor environment.


The Abyss: Deepest Part of the Oceans No Longer Hidden

The Abyss: Deepest Part of the Oceans No Longer Hidden

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Abyss is a dark, deep place, but it's no longer hidden. At least when Nereus is on the scene. Nereus is a new type of deep-sea robotic vehicle, called a hybrid remotely operated vehicle ...


Hybrid remotely operated vehicle 'Nereus' reaches deepest part of the ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 5

A new type of deep-sea robotic vehicle called Nereus has successfully reached the deepest part of the world's ocean, reports a team of U.S. engineers and scientists aboard the research vessel Kilo Moana. The dive to 10,902 ...


Engineering professor explores underwater wireless communications

Engineer explores underwater wireless communications

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Milica Stojanovic says the best way to think about the need for better underwater communications is to consider the Titanic.