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Flexible keys raised by fluid or gas on a touch screen surface applied to smart phones, tablets and other consumer electronics gadgets are expected to debut in 2013
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Larry Greenemeier
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Jun 19, 2012 |
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A 100-member team of experts aims to develop quick-response rover technology they hope will alter the way robots explore the moon and beyond
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Larry Greenemeier
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May 23, 2012 |
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M.I.T. researchers experiment with modular bots smart enough to morph into things placed near them
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Larry Greenemeier
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Apr 5, 2012 |
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The latest are the roachlike RHex and four-wheeled hopping Sand Flea. A mechanical cheetah might not be far behind
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Larry Greenemeier
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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The Pentagon searches for technology to treat tinnitus, characterized by a persistent ringing in the ears, and suffered by one in 10 U.S. adults, and 40 percent of all veterans
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Larry Greenemeier
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Mar 23, 2012 |
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Paper sensors change color from blue to pink within 30 seconds of exposure to trace amounts of the toxic gas
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Larry Greenemeier
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Mar 15, 2012 |
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Enhanced and synthetic vision technologies (and even a combination of the two) promise to make flying on small- and medium-size aircraft safer
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Larry Greenemeier
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Feb 8, 2012
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Several technologies to restore sight to retina-damaged eyes are making headway--one seeks to begin human trials in the U.S. and another has already hit the market in Europe
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Larry Greenemeier
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Dec 12, 2011 |
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Robots modeled after invertebrate squid, starfish and worms mimic natural movement without the need for complex and expensive mechanical components and assembly
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Larry Greenemeier
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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A new cardiac-stimulation system requires only a single lead. The next step: wireless
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Larry Greenemeier
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Nov 22, 2011 |
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Researchers coat electroactive polymers with carbon for fewer moving parts in consumer electronics
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Carolyn Whelan
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Nov 9, 2011