It's likely the world in the not-so-distant future will be increasingly populated by computerized people like Amal Graafstra. The 37-year-old doesn't need a key or password to get into his car, home or computer. He's programmed them to ...
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New insight into what causes the uncontrolled movement and noises (tics) in people with Tourette syndrome may lead to new non-drug treatments for the disorder, a new study suggests. These tics appear to be caused by defective wiring in ...
This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. The recent robot-related news from Apple, Amazon, and Google shows serious momentum for the ...
Dyslexia -- difficulty with language/verbal comprehension -- is a connectivity problem with the relay signals in the brain's white matter, U.S. researchers say. Bart Boets, a clinical psychologist at Catholic University in Leuven, ...
Car design can tangibly evoke a powerful emotional reaction in humans, particularly men, according to a new study by Volvo. Conducted in collaboration with London-based electroencephalograph (EEG) neurofeedback specialists Myndplay, the ...
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Posted in Printing Equipment and Supplies by Qmed Staff on November 25, 2013 Innovations in 3-D printing have allowed researchers to fabricate human bones, ears, early-prototype human hearts, strips of liver and face prosthetics. In the ...
Qualcomm wants to make tablets and smartphones more perceptive by giving the devices a “silicon brain,” company CEO Paul Jacobs said Wednesday. The company wants to load mobile devices with its Zeroth processor, which is ...
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The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's dementia worldwide currently totals 30 million, with new cases expected to triple by the year 2050. What has changed over the past 50 years to account for such an epidemic rise in this once ...
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According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- which robs people of the ability to think, remember and reason -- is an irreversible, progressive disease that eventually destroys even the ability to carry ...
Inflammation can be acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is a normal response to physical injury, trauma or infectious disease. It's an indication that the immune system is functioning as it should. Chronic inflammation is long-term and ...
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There is a lot of controversy in nutrition and it often seems like people can’t agree on anything. But there are a few exceptions to this. Here are the top 10 nutrition facts that everyone actually agrees on (well, almost ...
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) (formerly known as NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression), under the direction of president and CEO Dr Jeffrey Borenstein, has announced the latest ...
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Few fleet managers will be surprised to learn that a modern lift truck can collect data about every facet of its operation, well beyond the simple hour meter. Many are familiar with the concept that microprocessors onboard even the most ...
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To meet the needs of the high velocity world of e-commerce, conveyors and sortation systems must be a smart, fast and efficient component of a production or order fulfillment engine. Driven by the need for flexibility, speed and maximum ...
The Switch introduces new game-changing drive train technology to the shipbuilding sector. The Switch, a Finnish manufacturer of permanent magnet motors, generators and converters, announced today the launch of its next-generation drive ...
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