Mar 10 2011

When You Wish Upon a Falling… Toolbag?

Tag: Astronauts,Building,Earth,Eye,Golf,Meteors,NASA,Oceania and Australia,Orbits,Radar,Rockets,Satellites,Scientists,Space Junk,Space Station,Space Travel,Universe,Waste — Mark Thompson @ 3:56 am
We know that space junk is a problem, but could it completely cut off our access to space? Astronomer Mark Thompson gives his opinion.

Mar 03 2011

Eye-Controlled Laptop and ‘Telepresence’ Robot Debut

Tag: Business,Car Safety,Environment,Eye,Internet,Laptops,Meetings,Music,Robots,Saving Energy,Technology,The Future,Walking — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:56 pm
The future is here at CeBIT, the world’s top tech fair in Hanover, Germany.

Feb 16 2011

Printed Photos the Blind Can ‘See’

Tag: Disabled People,Eye,Graphics,Sight,Technology — Alyssa Danigelis @ 2:39 pm
A new system prints portrait photos that blind people can feel and recognize.

Dec 21 2010

Pucker Up: New Mistletoe Found

Tag: Animals,Birds,Blue Crab,Chameleon,Christmas,Christmas Trees,DNA,Eye,Gardening,Green,Parasites,Plants,Snakes,Trees — Jessica Marshall @ 3:10 pm
A lone mountain in Mozambique holds a unique holiday surprise.

Nov 03 2010

Retinal Implant Brightens Future For Blind

Tag: Biomedical,Disabled People,Eye,Modern Medicine,Sight — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:32 pm
A new advance in the technology captures natural light from the eye to help the patient see.

Aug 27 2010

Size Matters in Canine Smarts

Tag: Dog Behavior,Dog Breeds,Dogs,Eye — Larry O'Hanlon @ 11:00 am
Bigger dogs have bigger brains, but does that mean they're more intelligent than their smaller counterparts?

Aug 26 2010

Synthetic Corneas Lend Sight to the Blind

Tag: Eye,Humans,Medicine,Sight — Eric Bland @ 10:15 am
The new corneas eliminate the need for donor corneas and could restore sight to millions of people worldwide.

Aug 25 2010

Adjustable Glasses Eyed for Astronauts

Tag: Astronauts,Eye,Inventions,NASA,Optics,Sight,Soyuz,Technology — Irene Klotz @ 2:21 pm
For astronauts with deteriorating eyesight, glasses that adjust with the flick of a finger may offer a solution.

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel,Aircraft,Artifacts,Atlantic Ocean,Aviation,Batteries,Birds,Child,Colleges,Communication,Computers,Design,Devices,Disasters and Accidents,Electronics,Engaged,Engineering,Engines,Events,Experts,Eye,Fall,Father,Fear,Glass,Government,Health Insurance,History,Internet,Inventions,Investigation,Lawsuits,Logging,Mining,Movies,Murder,Navy,Oceania and Australia,Office,Officer,Polar Regions,Privacy,Radio,Safety,Satellites,Science,Seas,Sensors,Storage,Streams,Submarine,Suicide,Technology,The Future,Touch,Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

Jul 13 2010

You’re It! Gorillas Play Tag

Tag: Animals,Babies,Childhood,Communication,Evolution,Eye,Games,Gorillas,Great Apes,Humans,Kids,Life Science,Orangutan,Primates,Vocal Communication,Wolves — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 pm
Gorillas and other African great apes play tag, which suggests that this common childhood game has deep primate roots.
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