Traditional techniques for observing fish behavior, largely dependent on vision-based systems, face substantial limitations, such as a confined range of observation and a limited duration of operation underwater. In response ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2024
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Dogs can be trained to respond to haptic vibration commands while wearing a modified canine vest developed by an interdisciplinary research team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2019
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Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers want to help their workers take a load off. Or at least make it easier to lift a load up.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 31, 2019
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Thousands of World Cup stadium workers in Qatar have been handed "cooling vests" to help them cope with building tournament venues in the desert country's extreme temperatures.
Other
Aug 30, 2018
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to investigate the high-performance fibers used in modern body armor. Described in the Journal of Polymer Science, the research ...
Polymers
Oct 17, 2017
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A vest that allows the profoundly deaf to "feel" and understand speech is under development by engineering students and their mentors at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 9, 2015
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman hopes that one day a special piece of clothing he has designed will let the deaf "hear" and allow wearers to sense what is happening online without looking at a computer.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 18, 2015
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About three dozen police officers will be fitted with body cameras in New York by this weekend, as part of a three-month pilot program.
Other
Dec 3, 2014
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A sea turtle that lost her front legs to a shark attack was bidding to match "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday, as she donned the latest in artificial flipper technology in Japan.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2013
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A vest developed in Massachusetts Institute of Technology lets Facebook users hug one another no matter how far apart they are.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 5, 2012
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