May 21 2011
Paraplegic Man Walks After Medical Breakthrough
Electrodes implanted in man's body stimulated his spinal cord's neural network to help him take his first steps in four years.
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May 13 2011
Bee Venom Used to Detect Explosives
Protein fragments in bee venom, called bombolitins, are used to create ultra-sensitive sensor.
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May 13 2011
Tech Turns Air Into a Multi-Touch Screen
An empty frame wired with sensing technology lets you write or paint in thin air.
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May 10 2011
Paper 2.0: It’s Electric!
Paper is getting a 21st-century technology makeover and going beyond the e-book.
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Apr 25 2011
Beehackers Bring Cheap Widgets to a 19th-Century Craft
Beekeeping engineers want to use sensors, microphones and microcontrollers to monitor beehive health.
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Apr 12 2011
Robots on the Farm
Farms may soon be staffed by autonomous robots that do everything from harvesting to pest control.
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Apr 08 2011
Send in the Radiation ‘Bots
A specially modified robot will navigate the Fukushima plant and produce a color-coded map of radiation levels.
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Apr 08 2011
Send in the Radiation ‘Bots
A specially modified robot will navigate the Fukushima plant and produce a color-coded map of radiation levels.
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Apr 08 2011
Send in the Radiation ‘Bots
A specially modified robot will navigate the Fukushima plant and produce a color-coded map of radiation levels.
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Apr 08 2011
Film Changes Color When Food Spoils
A sensor integrated into packaging changes color when food begins to go bad.
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