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US military developing geolocation system for underground
(PhysOrg.com) -- The US military is studying the feasibility of a system that could allow them to accurately navigate in enemy underground tunnels, an environment in which GPS does not work.
2 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Brain Interface Types Your Thoughts
The Intendix from Guger Technologies is a system that uses an EEG cap to measure brain activity in order to let you type with your thoughts, reports Engadget. Meant to work with those with disabilities, ...
18 hours ago from dailywireless.org
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A high-tech handrest
University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Toyota demo counters claim of electronic acceleration glitch
Embattled Japanese auto giant Toyota launched a broad counter-attack on Monday aimed at refuting research that suggests electronics may be at the heart of runaway acceleration problems that ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from The Washington Post
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Environmental Engineers Receive Top Science Paper Award for Investigative Work
An article in ES&T that contradicted years of government assertions that no residents in Washington D.C. had been harmed by years of unnecessary exposure to very high levels of lead in their ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from Newswise
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Monuments monitored from a distance
A team of engineers from the University of Seville (US) has created a system for monitoring historical monuments by remote control and detecting possible damage. Five years ago the researchers ...
Fri 5 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Engineering team developing helicopter that would investigate nuclear disasters
Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in homes, offices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires ...
Wed 3 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Northeastern Researchers to Develop Tiny Antennas with Big Potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- As Northeastern University engineering professor Hossein Mosallaei sees it, antenna technology has not been keeping pace with three trends in the development of wireless communications ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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'Avatar' inspires a high-tech fair in glorious 3D
Hot on the heels of the stunning success of James Cameron's 3D adventure "Avatar," the world's top high-tech fair this year was definitely best viewed through 3D glasses.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from The Independent
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