Up to now, the world title for the most powerful robot had been held by KUKA's Titan for 16 months, but the recent appearance of Fanuc Robotics' M-2000iA/1,200 changed all that. Both devices have large applications in technology, industry and even entertainment.Far from being just “muscles”, the... |
16 October 2008
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A soldier's main enemy is his own backpack. The same issue is faced by hikers, firefighters and other heavy load carriers, often over rough terrain, where vehicles cannot enter. Hauling is not an option, as it decreases mobility.A team at M.I.T. Media Lab's Biomechatronics Group has made an exoskeleton that... |
24 September 2007
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Tiny drops of an oily mixture can propel themselves in water, without external influences or fuel sources and could one day produce synthetic life in the form of artificial cells that will be able to move independently through living bodies.A special mixture of oil in the form of tiny globules, placed in water, were... |
20 July 2007
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A new prototype bionic hand is now being tested on several people and could eventually be used to replace lost limbs for US soldiers who suffered injuries in the Iraq war. The new prosthesis is an artificial extension than could go almost unnoticed due to its strong resemblance to the human hand.The resemblance goes... |
17 July 2007
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Carbon nanotubes, though a relatively recent find, have fueled the imagination of many scientists, who strongly believe that they are the future of electronic circuitry and so, the successors of silicon, who by now has almost reached the limit of its applications.Computing industry is not the only field where these... |
3 July 2007
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Research in the field of artificial fibers have boosted in the last years and aim to create new and improved artificial replacements for natural materials that not only have the same properties, but also present artificial enhancements to benefit the clothing industry and other branches.An international science and ... |
22 May 2007
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Cilia is Latin for "eyelash", and they are thin, tail-like projections extending approximately 5-10 micrometers outwards from the body of a cell.Eukaryotes, single-celled organisms, use cilia to move through liquid. In humans, they are found in the lining of the trachea (windpipe), where they sweep mucus and dirt ou... |
13 April 2007
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