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Intelligence inside metal components

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21 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 2

Up to now, extreme production temperatures made it impossible to equip metallic components with RFID chips during the operating process. At Euromold in Frankfurt (Dec. 2-5), Germany, Fraunhofer researchers ...

Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people

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Nov 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little ...

'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique ...

Road trains may be coming soon to Europe (w/ Video)

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Nov 13, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (18) | 22

(PhysOrg.com) -- Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a ...

This smart wheelchair has laser vision

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Nov 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 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 ...

Inventing language

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Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Thursday, the day after the New York Yankees won their first World Series of the 21st century, MIT Institute Professor Barbara Liskov, the 2008 recipient of the Turing Award — frequently ...

Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of SUV (w/ Video)

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Nov 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat ...

HP Enables Better, Faster Decision Making with Breakthrough Sensing Technology

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Nov 05, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

HP today announced new inertial sensing technology that enables the development of digital micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers that are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than high-volume products currently ...

Measuring distances in microseconds

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Nov 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Standard laser devices are fast enough for measuring the size of a room, but they need to be faster for outdoor mobile applications. Researchers have brought these scanners up to speed -- ...

Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free-Throw Shooting

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Nov 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pay attention, Shaq: Two North Carolina State University engineers have figured out the best way to shoot a free throw - a frequently underappreciated skill that gets more important as the ...

New research could help protect frontline troops

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops.

A delicate grip

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar wafers for use in the production of photovoltaic systems are extremely sensitive. In a test and demonstration center research is being conducted on grippers to determine the best way ...

Lasers put a shine on metals

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Nov 03, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (8) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they ...

Perfectly proportioned: Working to improve dry compaction and sintering

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Nov 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The manufacture of parts by compaction and sintering involves filling a die with metal powder. Research scientists have simulated this process for the first time to achieve an evenly distributed ...

Flying MAV Navigates Without GPS (w/ Video)

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Nov 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (12) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the last several years, researchers have been building micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can autonomously fly through different environments by relying on GPS for navigation. Recently, ...

Driver-less car in high-speed rally assault

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Nov 02, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (16) | 3

Imagine driving at top speed on a steep, winding mountain pass in the Alps, or the Himalayas, or the Rocky Mountains.

Modified Bluetooth speeds up telemedicine

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the healthcare provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost ...

Micro Sparky: Engineering the tiniest Sun Devil

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Oct 30, 2009 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Arizona State University engineering student may have found the tiniest - yet most cleverly inventive - way to show school spirit.