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Translate this: 'cognition-strength interfaces'

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7 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A highly ambitious European project used basic cognitive function, eye-tracking and keystroke logging as the starting point for the study of human-computer interaction for translation. It ...

Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety

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Jul 03, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (5) | 4

Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.

Energy-Efficient Intelligent House that Can Learn our Routines

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Jul 03, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (5) | 0

The first home in the UK which can learn from its residents and take decisive action and text if it is being burgled or the door has been left unlocked, will be unveiled this week in Cairo.

Organic traffic lights

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Controlling road traffic in congested areas is difficult to say the least, a point to which any drive-time urban commuter might testify. An organic approach to traffic lights, might help solve the problem and avoid traffic ...

Intelligent shoe performs pressure imaging

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Jun 30, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Martin Schepers of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a new intelligent shoe. It has four sensors that measure pressure and movement during walking, giving doctors a ...

From human bite to robot jaws

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public ...

Toyota technology has brain waves move wheelchair

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Jun 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 3

(AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. says it has developed a way of steering a wheelchair by just detecting brain waves, without the person having to move a muscle or shout a command.

Tunnel vision: Border Patrol agents to spot tunnels with advanced ground-penetrating radar

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Jun 29, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 2

Criminals of all kinds are digging tunnels along the U.S. border at a fast and furious pace. Of every tunnel ever discovered by U.S. border patrol agents, 60 percent have been found in the last three years. ...

Engineers developing bullet proof vests from cement

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Jun 29, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 1

Engineers at the University of Leeds are working on a new type of body armour made from cement.

Engineers research effects of heat expansion on economically efficient bridge design (w/ Video)

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Jun 26, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Kansas State University researchers are studying the effects of integral bridge expansion resulting from heat to make these types of bridges a more viable alternative.

Explosives prevent technology theft

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Jun 25, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (5) | 3

Product piracy causes billions worth of damage worldwide. A combination of visible and invisible copy protection is really effective against this. Explosive embossing is an economical procedure and can be ...

Fitting squares into circles

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Jun 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 5

Particle filters are standard in the basic fittings for cars. Construction machines, city buses and garbage trucks must now follow suit. This can be achieved effectively and inexpensively thanks to a new material ...

Getting the most out of gemstones

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Jun 25, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

Emeralds, rubies and the like are referred to as colored gemstones by experts. They sparkle and shine with varying intensity, depending on the cut. A new machine can achieve the best possible cut and extract ...

Programming tools facilitate use of video game processors for defense needs

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Jun 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 3

Video gaming computers and video game consoles available today typically contain a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics. However, the unit's ...

Students create portable device to detect suicide bombers (w/ Video)

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Jun 24, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapons of suicide bombers, are a major cause of soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. A group of University of Michigan engineering undergraduate students have ...

Artificial noise saves energy

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Jun 24, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Against the background of climate change, how can xDSL systems function more energy-efficiently and cost-effectively? Scientists are providing a solution combining existing methods which network providers ...

A Glimpse of the Future MEMS-based Storage: Totally Green & Thumbnail Size

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Jun 23, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (12) | 0

The University of Twente--Enschede, The Netherlands published newly conferred PhD Mohammed Ghiath Khatib's thesis, "MEMS-based Storage Devices: Integration in Energy-Constrained Mobile System". The new MEMS, ...

Microfabricated device measures cellular forces during tissue development (w/Video)

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Jun 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

A University of Pennsylvania-collaboration of bioengineers studying the physical forces generated by individual cells has created a tiny micron-sized device that allows researchers to measure and manipulate ...