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Tongue-controlled System Assists Individuals with Disabilities

Tongue-controlled System Assists Individuals with Disabilities

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives.





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Clinical trial shows quadriplegics can operate powered wheelchair with tongue drive system

Clinical trial shows quadriplegics can operate powered wheelchair with tongue drive system

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An assistive technology that enables individuals to maneuver a powered wheelchair or control a mouse cursor using simple tongue movements can be operated by individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries, ...


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Sony to launch PlayStation with bigger hard drive

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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

(AP) -- To give more room for game, movie and music downloads, Sony is launching a PlayStation 3 with a larger hard drive on Nov. 3.


Receptor activated exclusively by glutamate discovered on tongue

Receptor activated exclusively by glutamate discovered on tongue

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

One hundred years ago, Kikunae Ikeda discovered the flavour-giving properties of glutamate, a non essential amino acid traditionally used to enhance the taste of many fermented or ripe foods, such as ripe ...


There's no perfect way to back up your hard drive

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 3

If there's one thing to keep in mind about computers, it's this: Hard drives fail. I relearned that lesson recently when one of my laptop's external hard drives stopped working and then my 4-year-old iPod died.


Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox Enables Users to Maximize SSD Performance over Time

Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox Enables Users to Maximize SSD Performance over Time

Technology / Software

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On the heels of the Microsoft Windows 7 introduction, Intel Corporation today announced the availability of the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with Intel SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its ...


Scholar helps classify clicks in African languages

Scholar helps classify clicks in African languages

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Linguistics scholar Amanda Miller is doing research with high-speed ultrasound technology to help her and fellow researchers successfully record and classify clicks in an endangered African ...


Scientists discover protein receptor for carbonation taste

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1767, chemist Joseph Priestley stood in his laboratory one day with an idea to help English mariners stay healthy on long ocean voyages. He infused water with carbon dioxide to create an effervescent ...


Heart patients running the red light on traffic restrictions

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than half of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) don't get any counselling on their ability to drive after angioplasty - and this could be putting lives in danger, Dr. Ravi Bajaj told the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular ...


Columbine flowers develop long nectar spurs in response to pollinators

Birds, Bees, and Moths Drive Flower Evolution

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created Jun 07, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Flowers evolve in a predictable fashion to match the mouthparts of pollinating birds and insects, rather than engaging in a gradual "arms race" between flower and pollinator, according to a new study by researchers ...


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Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7

Technology / Software

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (15) | comments 4

Before you buy a copy of Windows 7, you'd do well to check whether your computer -- and you -- are ready for the upgrade.



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