There are different ways to configure and run an MRI, but for our purposes here we can think of it as an electric motor.
control of the millibot would theoretically transfer over to standard low power MRI navigation. Lest the reader think that this is all just pie in the sky,
The main picture at the top shows a commercial magnetic navigation system already used for advanced cardiac procedures.
This device, called the Niobe Remote Magnetic Navigation system, steers a catheter through the vasculature by bending it at various control points that react to the magnetic field.
the country is nonetheless leading the way in developing robots that can assist nurses with the enormous workloads they handle on a daily basis. The latest example is from researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology,
n ongoing daily effort to incorporate high-tech robotics into our activities will be the best way to realize life in our future society. arlier this year,
It is common in e-ink displays to use sub-pixels (i e. multiple electrodes to do some fancy charged transport),
and delivers vibrant color Light-emitting diodes (LEDS) are prevalent in everything from digital clocks to solar panels, traffic lights, electronic banners and signs, Christmas decorations,
The study is the first of its kind to produce silicon quantum dot LEDS by way of a solution-based process
seeing that the use of organic film as the electron transport in past LED production resulted in a decreased photoluminescence and an inaccurate color reproduction.
But then if youe going fast on the highway, you want it to be said stiff, he u
the front-facing camera in the rear view mirror watches for signs the road is curving.
and Traffic Sign Recognition that turned the car headlamps up to 15 degrees as the driver turned the wheel to steer into the curve.
Ford says the headlamps can also be steered to show dips in the road. If there no GPS
the fallback is to use the lane departure/forward collision warning camera to track which way the road curves,
Spot Lighting shows people, animals near the road In pre-development at Ford is Spot Lighting using an infrared camera in the grille to find
then shine a light on them if theye a likely hazard (on or along the side of the roadway).
000 to $500 with greater volume and also if automakers did away the in-cockpit view,
US highway regulations aren keeping up with safety technologies and bright flashing lamps front or rear aren allowed yet.
Automakers would like to use multi-array headlamp elements to paint a high-beam picture of the road ahead,
That would give you a mostly high-beam view of the road. Why you want integrated GPS and navigation Without GPS and maps, these predictive headlamps won be as effective.
Automakers need to work harder to bring the cost of navigation down drive down what they pay for maps (automakers pay more for maps than do makers of $199 dashboard GPS SYSTEMS),
and make the interface drop dead simple. Most users still don like how you can tell a phone,
but that the address entry process takes more time with far costlier car navigation c
and snap together in predictable ways under laboratory conditions. Now, a new method of designing DNA structures has automated
Doing it this way takes more premeditation in code design and shape assembly, and thus the newly advanced shaping algorithms,
so that they could only realistically assemble in a certain way, in certain conditions. Then, a third party created those linear DNA strands for them all the team had to do was put this collection of strands through the warming and cooling of the assembly process
An IMU sensor, often used to manoeuvre aircraft, can record velocity, orientation and gravitational forces using accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers.
An IMU sensor, often used to manoeuvre aircraft, can record velocity, orientation and gravitational forces using accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers.
According to a report in the News Scientist, Modern face-recognition algorithms are so good theye already found their way into social networks, shops and even churches.
if it makes its way into the social network photo galleries in the future. nnovation is always welcome.
Under the Internet Saathi programme, 1, 000 specially designed bicycles having connected devices will give villagers an experience of Internet over a period of four to six months.
Getting rid of excess heat in efficient ways is imperative to prolonging electronic lifespan, and would also lead to a considerable reduction in energy usage,
such as highly Efficient light Emitting Diode lasers and radio frequency components for cooling purposes, Liu said. raphene-based film could also pave the way for faster,
The plane will weigh about 880 pounds (400 kg), said Yael Maguire, the company engineering director of connectivity.
It will hover between 60,000 feet and 90,000 feet (20 and 30 km), above the altitude of commercial airplanes,
Helium balloons will be attached to the plane and float it up into the air. The drones have a wingspan of 42 meters (46 yards.
Because the planes must constantly move to stay aloft, they will circle a three-km (two-mile) radius,
The plane will weigh about 880 pounds (400 kg), said Yael Maguire, the company engineering director of connectivity.
It will hover between 60,000 feet and 90,000 feet (20 and 30 km), above the altitude of commercial airplanes,
Helium balloons will be attached to the plane and float it up into the air. The drones have a wingspan of 42 meters (46 yards.
Because the planes must constantly move to stay aloft, they will circle a three-km (two-mile) radius,
The plane will weigh about 880 pounds (400 kg), said Yael Maguire, the company engineering director of connectivity.
It will hover between 60,000 feet and 90,000 feet (20 and 30 km), above the altitude of commercial airplanes,
Helium balloons will be attached to the plane and float it up into the air. The drones have a wingspan of 42 meters (46 yards.
Because the planes must constantly move to stay aloft, they will circle a three-km (two-mile) radius,
The plane will weigh about 880 pounds (400 kg), said Yael Maguire, the company engineering director of connectivity.
It will hover between 60,000 feet and 90,000 feet (20 and 30 km), above the altitude of commercial airplanes,
Helium balloons will be attached to the plane and float it up into the air. The drones have a wingspan of 42 meters (46 yards.
Because the planes must constantly move to stay aloft, they will circle a three-km (two-mile) radius,
%with researchers attributing this to the way lifestyles have changed over that time. The study looked at 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries,
The study said there were two different ways to cook at low pressure without travelling to high altitudes:
Douxmatok's food technologists found a way to retain the same energy content-an important factor for consumers. obody ever says really tired I need some aspartame for energy!
At the same time, we are always looking for ways to minimize the work our users have said to do
To get around this, researchers are working on a number of ways to help machines learn, including the same process that children go through,
Abbeel said. e still have a long way to go before our robots can learn to clean a house or sort laundry,
and starts people thinking about alternative ways of transacting. A new application launching today offers just that.
but the potential benefit to users of disrupting the real estate industry are bigger than the opportunity of disrupting the taxi industry.
The process was developed originally for aviation, where it is expected to enable airplane wings to self heal in flight.
Other sectors have expressed a strong interest in its potential: among these, in the beauty industry, Lréal is considering self healing nail varnish.
although the chemicals were developed for aviation, he could ertainly envisage how similar technology could be appliedto cellphones and other items.
While the Bristol researchers have focused on aviation, a hungry consumer tech industry is expected to take it on.
In aviation, which is the focus of the Bristol project, the opportunity is enormous: wings that develop minute cracks would instantly begin to self repair in flight, increasing safety and cutting maintenance times.
Professor Wass notes. t the consumer end of the market that could be sports equipment, bike frames, and so on.
and the ways we travel, may never be the same again
#Amazon Patents A System That Unlocks Your Smartphone With Your Ear There are several ways that you can unlock a smartphone,
whether it is using a fingerprint sensor, a four-digit code or drawing a line pattern.
Amazon is not the only company that has come up with a hands-free way to unlock a smartphone.
While Facebook is looking to send drones#the size of massive passenger planes into orbit to bring Web access to the masses Google is looking at high-altitude balloons
#How drones and insects merged in ways that might surprise you Hornets, wasps and termites are pests to many households in America,
but in 2014, they inspired robot technology in ways that could make them pests on an entirely different level to adversaries.
then the microbots could deploy in advance to provide 3d mapping and navigation. Tiny Black Hornets join the fight Black Hornet,
Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet Block II Personal Reconnaissance System is a tiny drone helicopter that can fit into the palm of your hand.
It may look like a toy remote control helicopter on the wish list of kids young and old,
Tiny termite-bot deployment teams Robotic crews that could build new structures On earth or even Mars and without human supervision?
These tiny robot construction crews could be deployed abroad to support humanitarian operations, like helping the Army Corps of Engineers build bridges and refuges.
A myriad of factors are set to haul the business one way or the other, among them increased rivalry in emerging markets, saturation in established ones, the presence of Apple large-screen iphone 6 devices,
#IBM joins forces with Mars taps genomics to boost food safety Tech heavyweight IBM has joined forces with food manufacturing giant Mars in an attempt to boost global food safety.
and calculate the best sailing route based on available wind energy. Terje Lade manager of Lade AS told Foxnews. com that the Vindskip concept is being tested using wind tunnels and computational fluid dynamics.
The designer says that the design is suited particularly well to a number of passenger and container vessels.
The free app provides a way for everyone, from the casual dinnertime experimenter to the more experienced chef,
and style and the way you cook, but also why you cook. It about your lifestyle, the lifestyle that surrounds food. ow does it work?
This is an interesting way to bring those capabilities to the kitchen, he added. Part of what is especially impressive,
a way to take things out of a screen into the air and creating the so-called hoststhat you can touch and feel.
but that isn enough to understand the complexities of RNA transport and localization within a cell.
the scientists explain how they used Sticky-flares to quantify ßctin mrna in Hela cells (the oldest and most commonly used human cell line) as well as to follow the real-time transport of ßctin mrna in mouse embryonic fibroblasts.
The findings could forge the way for the creation of tem cell factories? the mass production of human embryonic (pluripotent) stem cells that could provide an off-the-shelf product for clinical use in the treatment of the heart, liver, and brain.
professor of biomedical surfaces at University of Nottingham. hat we are doing here is paving the way for the manufacture of stem cells in large numbers
Mistakes along the way Publication of the new study is particularly poignant for Ronald and lead coauthors Rory Pruitt and Benjamin Schwessinger,
and receive transmissions in fine-tuned ways that separate the signals from the noise. Until recently, most fragile X research has focused on problems with overly sensitive receivers,
which appeared to work in ways that were indistinguishable from those in healthy people. his single point mutation does not seem to affect the classical,
researchers have found a way to make pre-structured cellulose materials to cover or coat medical implants in 3d micro-structures,
However, leelamine is unique in the way that it acts.""The current procedure scientists use to determine
A new way to preserve the tissue means it can last much longer: up to 60 days instead of less than 30. t a game-changer, says James Stannard,
Donor tissue grafts have been used for many years as a way to fill in damaged areas of a joint,
and lead to better ways to diagnose and treat this problem. While lithium can be an effective mood stabilizer for people with bipolar disorder,
Inflammation is a normal way for the body to respond to injury or infection. The swelling, heat,
creating a way to treat both the inflammation and its underlying cause. t a cell-mediated approach to targeted drug delivery,
One way such findings are important is in how they complement recent ones by another research group at Yale university.
The researchers are also looking into ways of applying the technique to other nonmetal materials.
A new hybrid material could pave the way. Comprised of both a semiconductor and metal the material has a special superconducting property at very low temperatures.
Thomas Sand Jespersen an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen who helped create the material says it's a way to make a perfect transition between the nanowire and a superconductor.
there currently is no effective way to regenerate broken nerve cells in the central nervous system, noted Dr. Xue.
said the team currently is trying to find ways to raise the level of the PSR-1 in nematode cells,
and disrupts the normal way cells maintain telomere length. Because 6-thiodg is used not normally in telomeres,
with the exception of those that have evolved ways to stimulate it exogenously, like Lm, the authors concluded o
Doj closed its investigation last year without carrying out any action. he sharing of clinical trial data needs to be carried out in a way that maintains incentives for sponsors
#Inexpensive Technique Developed to Manufacture Nanofibers Scientists at the University of Georgia say they have developed an inexpensive way to manufacture nanofibers,
his is being presented as a way to manage money, but in reality we should be doing this as a standard of care to create a continuous loop of improvement, Harry Glorikian,
The scientists believe their research paves the way to an entirely new approach for finding a drug that can cure
The challenge was to find a way of saving them from certain death. e had the idea of modifying another gene (tir-1) known for its role in the immune system,
"This approach helps to bridge the critical gap between bioreactor and the downstream processing train,"points out Egholm."
and GMP scale to match pilot and production bioreactor volumes, with predictable and reproducible performance over a wide range of cell densities. e
It is hoped this can then be implanted into patients as a way of replacing diseased parts of the body.
but we have now found a way of making their success even better, he explained."
Creating larger pieces of cartilage gives us a possible way of repairing some of the worst damage to human joint tissue,
or knee osteoarthritis or the severe injuries caused by major trauma, for example in road traffic accidents or war injuries."
It is hoped this can then be implanted into patients as a way of replacing diseased parts of the body.
but we have now found a way of making their success even better, he explained."
Creating larger pieces of cartilage gives us a possible way of repairing some of the worst damage to human joint tissue,
or knee osteoarthritis or the severe injuries caused by major trauma, for example in road traffic accidents or war injuries."
and could lead the way to better treatments for those infected. The virus is in the international spotlight again as South korea faces the largest MERS outbreak outside the Middle east.
and ways to prevent its spread.""The team published a study, igand-induced dimerization of MERS coronavirus nsp5 protease (3clpro:
"The finding opens the door to a new way to attack cancer, "said Reuben Shaw, a senior author of the paper, professor in the Molecular and Cell biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute and a Howard hughes medical institute Early Career Scientist."
for the first time, found a way to stop cancer cell growth by targeting the Warburg effect, a trait of cancer cell metabolism that scientists have been eager to exploit.
targeting glycolysis and lipogenesis could offer a way to stop a broad range of cancers.
The challenge for researchers in this scenario will be to find a way to allow the drug to cross this barrier, the body's natural protection for the brain,
whether we could use auxin to make the cells talk to each other in a really simple way,
'"Synthetic biologists, who assemble genetic parts in new ways with the goal of popping them into an organism to produce reliable behaviors,
we can do anything that life does, except in a more controllable, reliable way
#Epigenetics Opens Potential Pathway to Treating Glioblastoma Scientists at the University of California, San diego School of medicine and Moores Cancer Center led an international team that discovered that cancer stem cell properties are determined by epigenetic changes.
#DNA"Spare tire"Gets Genome on Road to Repair Certain parts of the genome that are especially vulnerable to damage nonetheless contribute to a crucial,
One common way that our genetic material can be harmed is from a phenomenon called oxidative stress.
we think it could bring about a major change in the way we administer vaccines globally, "said Dr. Nakagawa a
emulating the way bacteria or yeasts grow. Cells can be modified so that they perform post-translational modification of the protein in more desirable ways.
When experimentation has produced an optimal version of the cell line a master cell bank is created.
and transport of materials (moving nutrients into the cells and removing waste products). Optimal mixing ensures effective oxygen transfer, heat transfer,
"Our new protein-making factory holds promise to expand the genetic code in a unique and transformative way, providing exciting opportunities for synthetic biology and biomolecular engineering."
Modifying the material in this way makes it a lot less reflective, allowing solar cells that use it to trap light even
This could be a good way to increase the yield of solar cells throughout the day
and the needles on the surface of dark silicon raise surface area so much that about half of the freed electrons are lost"in this way.
"Our molecular pump is radical chemistry an ingenious way of transferring energy from molecule to molecule,
the way nature does said study senior author Sir Fraser Stoddart. The pump uses small molecules made in the laboratory to replicate the actions of carrier proteins.
In this way, convex and concave surfaces of various materials can be made to glow when an electric current is applied."
Electroluminescent panels are a very popular way to backlight a screen, particularly as they provide an even glow across their entire face,
"In this way, it is possible to provide surfaces and even spheres with homogeneous coatings at low costs,"said Elodie Chardin,
Though it was designed initially as part of his failed helicopter invention, it has stood the test of time there are ball bearings of a similar design to Leonardo's in just about every moving machine.
All of which is a long way of getting around to this: Japanese company Coo Space has come up with a way to reliably space the balls out without needing a cage.
The Autonomous Decentralised Bearing (ADB) puts a small indentaion, or groove, into the outer bearing race.
#Air2nitrous device claimed to cut vehicle exhaust emissions by 90 percent Driving an electric car that gives off no emissions is one of the best ways to reduce your personal transport carbon footprint.
including long haul transportation and trucking, agriculture (tractors), mining and off-road vehicles, motorcycles, diesel trains, generators, container ships and aircraft, among others.
It is hoping to have the same impact as the catalytic converter, which was introduced in 1975 to reduce emissions
and robotic precision have combined in a new way to further fruit fly research. Scientists at Stanford's Bio-X program have developed a robot that can catch
"According to the Stanford researchers, this new type of computer offers up a way to produce an alternative to high-speed, complex,
In this way, the fluidic computer may find applications in such areas as biology, chemistry, and other physical sciences and technology that use processes more akin to the properties of organization found in nature."
now the physical features of bits of information may be exploited in some novel way to control matter at the mesoscale (10 microns to 1 mm).
and hardware that let the car park itself, Jaguar land rover has demonstrated a very nifty remote control app that lets you get out of your car,
It's an incredibly handy way to get this huge thing in and out of tight parking spots,
and will pave the way towards the realization of atomically thin, flexible, and transparent displays,
"A graphene lattice is also a particularly efficient way to produce light, due to its inherent ability to maintain excitation levels that allow the freer flow of electrons.
As such, the researchers are currently working on ways to improve the performance of these incandescent devices in finding out how quickly they might be toggled on and off
or phenomena that act in ways not yet found in nature, the printing substrate is also a metamaterial.
As such, its unique properties may allow it to be used in ways not previously possible in the areas of nanoscale visual arts,
We asked if there was a way to provide the same treatment in a less invasive way that doesn't require brain surgery."
#Compound discovery sets stage for speedier electronic devices A discovery at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids could pave the way for further leaps forward in the speed of electronic systems.
This unprecedentedly high graphene composition means that the oft-praised electric and mechanical properties of graphene might soon find their way into all kinds of macroscopic 3d printed creations, with important consequences for the electronics and biomedical fields (among many others.
paving the way for these materials to be used for biodegradable sensors and medical implants. But the applications of a highly-conductive graphene ink could be
and not only provide context-appropriate assistance in the form of text, visuals or avatars on a virtual plane in the wearer's field of view,
such as fixing a bicycle or practicing yoga. The ADAMAAS project is being conducted at the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interactive Technology (CITEC) at Bielefeld University in Germany.
finding our way around a new town or staying connected with people around the world.
Arlington have found a way to store the electricity generated by a PEC cell for extended periods of time
paving the way for PEC cells to play a bigger role within a smart energy grid.
of which way the devices are facing. The technology, said to be safe for humans, is set to be trialled in cafes
#Ford rolls autonomous and smart tech into new city/road/mountain e-bike Earlier this year, Ford previewed its Mode:
Pro electric bike concepts. The bikes were envisioned as key components of a multimodal transportation ecosystem that would also incorporate cars and public transit.
Recently, it added the Mode: Flex e-bike prototype, which uses the latest wireless and connectivity technologies to integrate further into a coordinated transportation system.
The Mode: Me folding commuter bike and Mode: Pro delivery bike concepts were born out of an internal e-bike design competition.
Ford revealed them at Mobile World Congress back in March and has continued its research in the area since then.
When compared to the narrow focuses of the original two bikes, the third prototype in Ford's ongoing research is designed for a broader demographic of bicycle enthusiasts.
Its multipurpose frame can be configured for urban commuting, mountain biking or road cycling, though Ford doesn't explain
or show exactly how the bike magically transforms between these different configurations. The new bike features a more traditional diamond-frame design
when compared to its predecessors, but things stray from the norm at the bloated seat tube, which houses the battery and electric motor drive.
Nothing about that bulky, electric-assist frame yells"fast, trail-hungry mountain bike, "and we're not sure that any bike should convert between road and off-road configurations.
Some tools are better left to stand alone rather than Swiss army knife. The Mode:
Flex design does seem optimized for urban commuting, where Ford sees it working as one of the modes within a smooth, seamless multimodal transportation system.
It doesn't fold, but it does break clean in half. The front triangle detaches from the battery cage,
splitting the bike for transport (another reason why we wouldn't ride it on anything rougher than a paved path).
low-cost public parking area outside the dense city center, pulling the Mode: Flex out of the trunk
Flex looks just like a bike designed by an auto manufacturer in other words, a bike sculpted by automotive folks that haven't actually ridden bicycles since childhood.
The fact that Ford is a car manufacturer dipping its toes into e-bike design isn't all bad, though.
It does use its automotive background to its advantage, equipping the e-bike prototype with some interesting auto-inspired features.
The Mode: Flex gets a bit of the autonomous tech that is taking over the auto industry. An ultrasonic rear sensor provides a warning
"The LED lighting is efficient and detailed in a way never before done in the bike world,
"explains Bruce Williams, the lead designer and engineer behind the bike.""The lens elements are very small,
Link app with the original two Mode e-bikes back in March and has added since a smartwatch extension.
which adjusts output of the bike's electric drive based upon the rider's watch-read heart rate,
Link app also provides on-bike eyes-free navigation, health and fitness data, and weather information.
To promote multimodal transportation, it includes information about public transportation, parking lot costs, traffic and more. It also syncs with the rider's Ford vehicle to provide parking location,
lock/unlock functions, and access to vehicle information including mileage, EV charge status and maintenance manual.
Ford revealed the new Mode: Flex last month as the latest update of the Smart mobility Plan it first announced in January.
We don't see any information about the bike's specific drivetrain, so we're left to assume that it packs the same 200-watt motor and 9 Ah battery as the Mode:
All three e-bikes are still just prototypes. The video below provides a little more information about Ford's e-bikes and its vision of multimodal transportation i
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