'Japanese companies own 2000 out of the total 3000 major ships in the world'points out Keiji Tomoda, chairman of the Ship Recycling Subcommittee of the Japanese Ship Owners'Association.'
and directional stability as doctoral student Christian Peters from the group led by Christofer Hierold Professor of Micro
and improve the site with a museum and educational facilities. Hangar One the biggest and most colorful of the buildings on the site will be restored.
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or a computer for remote control Wigl interacts directly with the child and their instruments. Most children s entertainment is moving towards software mainly on tablets and
After extensive testing at a number of schools and children s museums over the past year and a half by hundreds of children and their parents Wigl is now ready for pre-orders!
Sundar Pichai promoted to#2 man at Google; and Google invests in $542 million B funding for Magic Leap.
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The Korean government will enhance global cooperation through its Seven Robot Fusion Business Strategies roadmap initially involving the manufacturing automotive medical rehabilitation culture defense education
#Global trends in robotics from patent analysis 120000 robotics patents have been published in the last 10 years tripling in rate from 2004 to 2013 according to the UK Intellectual Property Office Informatics Team.
Google#s automotive patent portfolio is relatively small at 35 families. Most of Google#s patents were published very recently in 2013 with the earliest being only in 2010.
Roboticsâ companies in the UK dataset have very small portfolios with the largest being Notetry (5â families)
#Exoskeleton with haptic sensors helps paralysed man to kick off World cup VIDEO UPDATE 06/13 It#s June 2014 and all eyes are on Brazil.
Covering manufacturing agriculture health transport civil security and households the initiative#calledâ SPARCÂ#is the EU#s industrial policy effort to strengthen Europe#s position in the global
and that improves everything from our quality of life to our safety. Integrating robots into European industry helps us create
and a question like#should we allow a child to rivean autonomous caris transformed into#should we allow a child to be transported by an autonomous car##Â a question that is still probably not very easy to answer
and to connect them to family friends and healthcare professionals who need to keep an eye on the person health and activities.
A robot moves around the home and allows family friends and carers to virtually visit the person.
and love the pure technology aspects of it thinking about how this translates to improve the quality of life for people in the real world has always been the underlying motivation for me.#
The system was developed originally to improve the quality of life of individuals with severely impaired motor abilities such as those with motor neuron disease or cerebral palsy.
and its global market size is expected to reach 500 billion US dollars by 2020 the year by which the Korean government had set out to have a robot in every household.
â##Nestâ#founders Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers have built a tremendous team that we are excited to welcome into the Google family.
and smoke/CO alarms that can help keep your family safe. We are excited to bring great experiences to more homes in more countries
#Play-i want to bring a robot to every child After receiving a $1million seed fund round from investors like Google Ventures many of us have been waiting for Play
Play-i aim to make programming simple and affordable for every child. Today Play-i launched a $1/4 million crowdfunding campaign already half subscribed for their cute robot toys Bo and Yana.
Actively lobbied against for years by the anesthesiologists association the FDA finally approved the device in May.
care of children elderly and disabled (61%)education (30%)healthcare (30%)leisure (12%)and domestic use (11%.
data-gathering could be done in a gaming context, making it fun for people to participate in the experiment.
or topped with a telepresence device and acting as a museum tour guide. Rezero could even one day rival the Segway as a personal transportation device.
because metastasis is the cause of death for 90%of those who die of cancer.
almost of life and death, said Imad Najib Fakhoury, Jordan Minister of Planning and International Cooperation. ee one of the few countries in the middle East that doesn have oil.
it is hopeful that one-third of the global population will participate the middle class by 2030.
Combat Medic, developed for the service by Applied Research Associates, places trainees in a 3-D collaborative world where they learn to treat the three injuries most associated with preventable battlefield deaths hemorrhage, blocked
what happening to the respiration rate, this is how the patient is responding to your actions. great deal of military medical training is conducted now using sophisticated gaming systems and virtual reality, with the trainee personnel n front of a laptop or with a mouse, keyboard or joystick,
Better known by it's pop culture-inspired moniker, Greased Lightning, it is an innovative new concept for an unmanned vehicle (UAV) from NASA's Langley Research center in Hampton, Virginia.
Doctors in China save man's severed hand by grafting it to his legott's success with a rat's arm was the first bio-limb to ever be created.
Baltimore child first to receive double hand transplan n
#A folding paper microscope? It's real Sometimes, inventors come up with things the world wants.
implanted an array of small electrodes into the region of the brain that controls movement in a woman who is paralyzed.
via wires, to a prosthetic arm that the woman was able to move through a wide range of motions.
a researcher blindfolded the man and then gently pressed on different fingertips in the prosthetic hand.
to impress upon you a positive association with a particular company. Facebook has been fervently trying to change that with ads that place more emphasis on prodding users into taking action
All the deaths were in the Chautara district, east of Kathmandu, which suffered huge damage in the April 25 disaster.
People could be seen frantically calling their families as medical attendants rushed to set up tents in the parking lot.
Pramita Tamrakar, who had reopened only just her family's furniture store, said she had rushed out onto the street after grabbing her eight-year-old son and 12 year-old daughter."
the company will remove a sample of immature spermatogonia from a man and transform the genetic material into mature sperm.
and restore male fertility which impacts an estimated 50,000 men each year. The overall market for this technology, Kallistem predicts,
and families to connect, "Yasmin Kahn of Skype said in a blog post. Skype Translator was made available as a free download at the Windows Store for computers
Not just the use of cloning techniques but the imports of reproductive material, clones and their descendants,
""This report sends the message to our trade partners that we are not willing to put our own health, our families'health,
and milk produced by their descendants. The MEP's report was adopted by 529 votes to 120, with 57 abstentions
"arguing that descendants of cloned animals showed no health problems while a complete ban might be difficult to sustain in law w
#Military's Prosthetic Hand Can Feel Researchers fitted a man who has been paralyzed for more than a decade with an experimental prosthetic hand that lets him"feel"sensations,
"Researchers also sent wires from the man's motor cortex to the hand, so he was able to control its movements with his thoughts.
A breathalyzer is used to detect blood sugar levels that can be influenced by alcohol and smoking. According to the SEMEOTICONS project,
said George Church, professor of genetics at Harvard university and an author on the paper published this week in Science Express.
if we could produce a healthy child. That possibility is still several years away, Caplan noted.
postdoctoral student Luhan Yang and Church were able to eliminate 62 of these retroviruses in a pig kidney cell line.
Church also is cofounder of the biotech firm Editas Medicine. He said he expects the company will enter clinical trials next year on a gene-editing process for humans e
and an injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) after they had been ormedas adults. LPS is a noninfectious component of bacteria that trips the immune system alarm,
leading to a massive inflammatory reaction that damages organs and can even cause death. Indeed
says John Essigmann, the William R. 1956) and Betsy P. Leitch Professor in Residence Professor of Chemistry, Toxicology and Biological engineering at MIT,
Also, each family of bacteriophages can have a different genome organization and life cycle, making it difficult to engineer them
The MIT team began with a phage from the T7 family that naturally kills Escherichia coli.
The application of the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing was reported first in 2013, by Zhang and separately by George Church at Harvard university.
From heating bills to Hollywood Researchers say the technology could have major implications for everything from gaming and filmmaking to emergency response and eldercare.
if it detects that a family member has fallen unconscious, says Katabi, director of the Wireless@MIT center. ou could also imagine it being used to operate your lights and TVS,
Future versions could be integrated into gaming interfaces, allowing you to interact with a game from different rooms or even trigger distinct actions based on
of today households, says Katabi, ireless technologies like this will help power the homes of the future. o
000 adults) found almost one in ten people have one room or more in their home where they have no mobile connectivity.
What's more, the National Association of Estate agents said Wifi Calling can stop house sellers suffering from losing out because of poor mobile coverage.
Simon Gerrard, president, National Association of Estate agents, said:""Mobile coverage is becoming increasingly important to people
Another former unicorn, the gaming service Onlive, was acquired recently by Sony for an undisclosed price.
Harbin's startup Geniphys is currently manufacturing research-grade collagen polymer and standardized polymerization kits that support creation and customization of 3-D cell culture systems.
along with funding from the state of Kansas, the Hall Family Foundation and Bold Aspiration funding from KU's Office of the Provost, supported the work.
to help cancer patients and their families, "he said.""We hope to find a better therapynd eventually a cureor cancer. c
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when she and her family attended the 2013 Boston Marathon. Along with her husband and children
Carman lives on the family farm in Pennsboro, West virginia, where five generations of her family have lived.
Rasmussen said she wanted her mother to be there because of her years of support including putting Rasmussen and her brothers through college.
The interactive grid of 100 moving columns enables people to understand and interpret data at a glance.
hail, shading, vandalism, and hookup delays, approximately 85%of all systems each year produced 90%or more of the electricity predicted,
it can mean death, following an excruciating, protracted bout of watery diarrhea. Recently, researchers at Fudan University's Institute of Biomedical sciences in Shanghai developed a lab-on-a-chip device that can rapidly diagnose cryptosporidium infections from just a finger prickotentially bringing point-of-care diagnosis to at-risk areas in rural China
pumps and columns, collectively sitting at the heart of a platform of reagent cartridges, an injection pump, a fluorescence microscope and a digital camera.
overcoming problems with two-dimensional (2d) culture methods and offering a more lifelike model of how cells grow in tissues.
"Being able to grow cells in a 3d culture prevents the cells from flattening and altering their structure and function,
and demonstrated simple and highly efficient synthesis of (R)- and (S)- rolipram by an eight-step continuous flow reaction using multiple column reactors containing the immobilized catalysts.
said Pravin Lunkad, president of industry body the Solvent Extractors'Association of India. Earlier this year crushing plants were operating at around 45 to 50 per cent."
"said Davish Jain, chairman of the Soybean Processors Association of India.""Our oilseed and edible oil production will not rise
"A larger portion of the Indian society is dominated middle class. This clientele is very skeptical about what,
For this strong bastion of middle class milieu, offline models like retailer shops have mushroomed all over, "said R P Yadav, CMD, Genius Consultants.
and folding of devices into easily ingestible capsules meaning this polymer can be used to create safe devices designed for extremely prolonged residence in the stomach. ne of the issues with any device in the GI TRACT is that there the potential for an obstruction,
says John Essigmann, the William R. 1956) and Betsy P. Leitch Professor in Residence Professor of Chemistry, Toxicology and Biological engineering at MIT,
or pillar, has an elliptical cross section, and by carefully varying the diameters of each pillar
and rotating them around their axes, the scientists were able to simultaneously manipulate the phase and polarization of passing light.
#Pillared Graphene structures Gain Strength, Toughness and Ductility In a newly published study, scientists from Rice university reveal that putting nanotube pillars between sheets of graphene could create hybrid structures with a unique balance of strength, toughness
Mooney is also the Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of engineering and Applied sciences.
and NSF Graduate Research, Einstein Visiting, Harvard College PRISE, Herchel-Smith and Pechet Family Fund Fellowships e
and then trigger a specific response, such as cell death. This protein-based sensor can be customized to detect any DNA sequence in a mammalian cell
and then produce transcription factors that would activate the cellsown programmed cell death pathways. Research tool The researchers are now adapting this system to detect latent HIV proviruses,
Cells that did not receive the new gene could be induced to undergo cell death, creating a pure population of the desired cells.
The findings are particularly significant in the light of improving life expectancies and the associated increase in cases of ARMD.
Pedro del Nido, chief of cardiac surgery at Boston Children Hospital, the William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery at Harvard Medical school,
which in one chirality alleviates morning sickness in pregnant women and in the other causes birth defects.
genetic disorders are the leading cause of death. But pediatricians typically can scan an infant entire genome
according to the latest death count from Associated press. For more, see the IEEE Spectrum article on how the Hajj crowds defy conventional computer simulations.
Rates of yield increases for major crops have been trending negatively on a 10-year curve at the very time that global forces of population growth, prosperity,
At the same time, the middle class is expected to double by 2030. And as incomes rise people spend more on food (Engel law)
and garage doors or other household and commercial products, said cofounder Rafal Han. His cofounder, Szymon Slupik, is an expert in onnected technology.
#Gaming Startup Code Kingdoms Exits Beta On A Quest To Get Kids Coding Changes to the computing curriculum in England,
or for how adults perceive kids to be learning nothing really designed to make it really fun for kids,
which Targett dubs pre-seed funding given the large amounts required to fuel a gaming startup.
Consumer drone makers are growing fast as quadcopters become the hot new toy for kids and adults alike.
Eyewire provides a typical gaming experience. It features an elaborate profile system, achievement badges, special icons,
when it comes to integrating improvements into the gaming experience. Robinson notes, ee working now to create a lot of interesting visuals, educational material,
A larger market opportunity is in the emerging middle class of countries like Brazil and India.
and even The french association of terrorism victims are all against it. But 438 out of 566 members of the lower house from all parties voted for the law.
and family, especially when the patient is a child. This is especially useful for people who suffer from hemophilia a condition where the body is not able to produce the protein that makes blood coagulate.
where consumers see cars as purely utilitarian tools, manufacturers need to push beyond the current model cross product, business model and culture d
and therefore a lower healthy age gene score, suggesting significant association with the disease. Timmons added that this is the first blood test of its kind that has shown that the same set of molecules are regulated in both the blood
"Julie Hesketh-Laird from the Scotch whisky Association said, "The production of biobutanol from draff and pot ale is another example of the industry putting its by-products to a good use to promote sustainability and jobs."
"Julie Hesketh-Laird from the Scotch whisky Association said, "The production of biobutanol from draff and pot ale is another example of the industry putting its by-products to a good use to promote sustainability and jobs."
director of the human origins program at the Smithsonian Institution's Natural history Museum, who was involved not in the discovery,
but alternatively it may have been a death trap for individuals that found their own way in."
single-cell embryos obtained from fertility clinics. They wanted to edit the gene responsible for B-thalassemia, a fatal blood disorder.
In 2013, invasive MRSA infections were estimated responsible for an 9, 937 deaths in the US, researchers said.
Although current infection rates are declining, the majority of these deaths, about 8, 150, were associated with inpatient stays in health care facilities, according to the Active Bacterial Core surveillance report by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in US.
A super computer developed in the US can predict the likelihood of a person's death with almost 100 per cent accuracy,
#Prosthetic hand restores sense of touch in 28-year-old A 28-year-old paraly sed man in the US has become the first person to"feel"physical sensa ions through a prosthetic
the man could even identify which me chanical finger was being gently to uched, researchers said.
Electrode arrays were placed onto the man's sensory cortex, the brain region responsible for identi ying tactile sensations such as pressure.
That gave the man the capacity to control the hand's movements with his thoughts.
The team used wires to route those signals to the arrays on the man's brain.
while the man was blindfolded, he was able to report with nearly 100%accuracy which mechanical finger was being touched,
Philippe Durand, the chief researcher, said genesis of the research was indications that male fertility was declining
and then produce transcription factors that would activate the cells'own programmed cell death pathways s
#Paraplegic man walks using only his brain power A brain-to-computer echnology that can translate thoughts into leg movements has enab ed a man paralysed from the waist down by a spinal cord injury to become the first such
#Paraplegic man walks using only his brain power A brain-to-computer technology that can translate thoughts into leg movements has enabled a man paralysed from the waist down by a spinal cord injury to become the first such patient to walk without the use of robotics,
In a series of experiments in breast cancer cell lines and transgenic mice that develop breast cancer as adults,
Danish researchers were hunting for a way of protecting pregnant women from malaria, which can cause huge problems
assistant professor of child psychiatry at Washington University School of medicine in St louis. White matter tracts in the brain are made of axons that connect brain regions to form networks.
myoclonic seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children with epilepsy, they write.
or the daily struggle of getting a child to take his or her medication, adherence can be said a challenge
when we are working out treatment for a child with congenital heart disease we can create a 3d dissection model of the patient
something many families cannot afford. A domestically-made traditional prosthesis is often not satisfactory. The imported hip alone quickly costs around 30
Inspired by the human gastrointestinal tract, Mushtari (which means ugeor iantin Arabic) is designed to host synthetic microorganisms a co-culture of photosynthetic cyanobacteria
and the Mythologies of the Not yet Exhibit at Pompidou in Paris push the limits of technology.
Both pieces of tech will be on display at the Annual Meeting for the American Urological Association in New orleans from today until May 19.
Growing up in a family of builders, with a dad whose ten brothers also built homes,
Interesting find Museum of Victoria senior curator of Ichthyology Dr Martin Gomon says it is an interesting find
He says there are a number of different marine groups that have gone down this evolutionary path"including some species of tuna and the Lamnidae family of sharks
But Dr Rick Olive, president of the Australian Dental Association, argues the approach taken by the UK,
increased damage has been associated with lifestyle choices such as smoking and obesity. Improving public awareness of lifestyle choices which may damage telomeres would
Ohio-based Angstron Materials, Inc. has developed a family of cost-effective thermal foil products that can be customized for handheld devices and other products.
a disease that typically occurs in approximately 30%of adults and greater than 70%of children after cataract surgery.
and enhances the quality of life of many people around the globe. The Carl Zeiss Group develops
this setup could also allow researchers to monitor the removal of metabolic waste products from the cells. his system is not a simple cell culture where tissue is being bathed in a static bath of liquid,
In the future, this setup could also allow researchers to monitor the removal of metabolic waste products from the cells. his system is not a simple cell culture where tissue is being bathed in a static bath of liquid,
Hansman's research team recently discovered that a"nanobody"called Nano-85 was able to bind to intact norovirus-like particles (VLPS) in culture.
private foundations, said Chen. erkeley Lab has a really good culture of multidisciplinary research, excellent engineering,
This is analogous to a photo of a child on a merry-go-round taken with an exposure time that is too long:
Eventually, these fibers will be part of devices as inexpensive and easy to use as home pregnancy tests and will diagnose diseases without requiring specialized laboratories particularly useful in regions with limited access to doctors and hospitals.
A'Smoking Gun'for Neurotransmitter Release In this latest research the scientists found that when the SNARES and synaptotagmin-1 join up,
Betzig began working with SIM shortly after the death in 2011 of one of its pioneers, Mats Gustafsson,
Dr. Rafal Klajn research is supported by the Abramson Family Center for Young Scientists; the Rothschild Caesarea Foundation;
There are only therapies to address quality of life, such as dopamine replacement, "Batrakova said.""However, studies have shown that delivering neurotrophic factor to the brain not only promotes the survival of neurons
a family member of complex oxide materials with distinctive cubic crystal structures. Perovskites have long been recognized for a variety of useful physical properties,
Others involved in the work included Penn State university, Korea Institute of Materials science, Temple University, Pohang University of Science and Technology, University of California-Santa barbara and Boise State university n
and Professor Christian Hackenberger of the Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology in Berlin have developed a new strategy that permits specific chemical modification of virtually any protein more rapidly
easy-to-use diagnostic to the clinic and the field with immediate potential to improve patient outcomes and quality of life e
making these products safer for both children and adults.""Using far less polydopamine by weight than typical of conventional flame retardant additives,
and adults use every day, "Ellison said.""We weren't expecting to find a flame retardant in nature,
"said Wyss Core Faculty member George Church, Ph d, . who is a pioneer in the converging fields of synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and genetics.
Church is the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical school and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and MIT.
Now, Wyss Institute researchers led by Church have developed a new suite of such sensors reported in Nucleic acids Research journal,
"said Church.""We're trying to control biological processes and we need new ways to get our hands in at the molecular level-we're now reaching in deeper than we've previously been able to,
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