learning by trying and failing. hat wee reporting on here is a new approach to empowering a robot to learn,
and screwing a cap on a water bottle. All of which was accomplished without programming the ot with details about its surroundings. ost robotic applications are controlled in environments where objects are in predictable positions,
a base station that can fit in your back pocket, a controller and a screen, weighs under three pounds.
this ink could be applied to nearly anything, from the world most expensive handbags to rare liquor and even banknotes.
Users will be able to handle objects and data in an entirely new fashion. A brain surgeon, for example, could use GHOST to create a virtual version of the brain that he
which was associated to varying beaks in one species. hat we found is essentially two variations of ALX1,
The paper includes line graphs tracking substance use over the past four decades. hat will this look like in a few years?
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
Anopheles gambiae, a major malaria vector, is isolated interbreeding with pockets of another malaria mosquito, A. coluzzii. Entomologists initially considered them as the
in this case a breakdown in the reproductive isolation that separates them, Lanzaro says. hat we provide in this new paper is an example of one unusual mechanism that has promoted the rapid evolution of insecticide resistance in one of the major malaria mosquito species
MORE SLIPPERY THAN TEFLON The materials Guo has created are much more slippery than Teflon common hydrophobic material that often coats nonstick frying pans.
any additional cost is paid out-of-pocket by the patient. U s. payers can be expected to approve higher prices for cancer drugs than the European agencies,
-of-pocket costs. The cancer drug placing lowest on the list of top sellers was Novartisgleevec (imatinib mesylate,#15),
Novartis said. he majority of CML patients in the U s. pay less than $100 out of pocket per month for our CML treatments,
For example, we can put on a pair of socks without being aware of what a complex series of movements we execute with the foot and ankle without any awareness.
#Shopinstantshoe instant-fit shoe system is heading for stores For women, buying the wrong shoes can be about more than just esthetics.
and we'd hazard a guess that many guitarists would pick a handmade wooden axe over a new 3d-printed alternative, for example.
#Brain-zapping headwear designed to treat Parkinson's While the device has not yet been clinically trialled on humans,
#ADAMAAS smart glasses to assist elderly and disabled in everyday tasks We've seen various head-mounted wearables,
That's the niche a pair of smart glasses developed through the"Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities"(ADAMAAS) project are intended to fill.
The ADAMAAS glasses are designed to determine what the wearer is doing, such as cooking a meal,
Unlike other smart glasses such as Google glass, the ADAMAAS glasses are targeted particularly at elderly and disabled people,
and will ultimately provide directions for basic tasks, like how to bake a cake or brew a pot of coffee,
The group recently received#1. 2 million (US$1. 3 million) in funding from the German Federal Ministry for Education to further development of the glasses. n this project
what they needed to pack an SPR device into pocket-sized package, namely a light detector and light source.
glasses-mounted camera, converted into electrical pulses, and wirelessly transmitted to electrodes implanted onto the surface of the retina.
which was used to print the word"contaminated"on surgical gloves. When the gloves were exposed to E coli bacteria,
the word changed from blue to red. a plastic dish imprinted with BMP-2 proteins that stimulate bone growth to control the direction of tissue growth. sodium ampicillin printed on a bacterial culture printed to test the effectiveness of a topographical distribution of the antibiotic
In addition to bio-sensing gloves that could react selectively to different pathological agents, Omenetto says the ability to print antibiotics in topographical patterns would enable"smart"bandages in
For snow and ice, the tire has one more trick up its sleeve in the form of spikes that remain hidden beneath the tread blocks in other conditions.
When Kids Can See the Chalkboard Eye doctor Donates 100,000 Glasses Researchers say if clinical trials start soon,
Former Opponent Touts Nuclear power at Chicago Event Not too long ago, Carol Browner would have sided with the activists clad in white hazmat suits protesting nuclear power outside the City Club's lunch Tuesday in downtown Chicago.
Sharp followed suit at the end of last year by offering a solar-and-storage device that uses Samsung batteries.
like the semisolid materials that 24m forms into anodes and cathodes. hat we do is provide more line of sight paths for the lithium ions to get out of the electrode,
That in contrast to 24m process, in which hat goes into the electrodes is just
ensuring that medications are given in a timely fashion, and it's a great way to leverage technology
They claim it has the ability to provide a level of concurrent supercomputing necessary for supporting exascale computing They add that the concurrent and distributed fashion will address power
or even in clothing to charge gadgets on the go. Image credit: Max Hamedi and Wallenberg Wood Science Center Via IFLSCIENC g
and works by changing the makeup of the damaged cells. But since it only converts rather than edits genes,
fishing rods and bike helmets could be just around the corner. The cosmetics firm Lréal has contacted also the team to register its interest in self-healing nail varnish.
The belt-like gadget comes with a joy stick and works by releasing sound waves that bounce-off objects in the user path to show how close things are to them.
He placed a hat on each of their heads, such that each wise man could see all of the other hats,
but none of them could see their own. Each hat was either white or blue.
The king gave his word to the wise men that at least one of them was wearing a blue hat-in other words,
there could be one, two, or three blue hats, but not zero. The king also announced that the contest would be fair to all three men.
The wise men were forbidden also to speak to each other. The king declared that whichever man stood up first and announced the color of his own hat would become his new advisor.'
'Roboticists at the Ransselaer Polytechnic institute adapted it for a trio of robots, two of which were told they had been given a"dumbing pill
This technology could be used to precisely tailor security measures, such as, for example, by displaying individualized warning messages to users who often click on URLS in suspicious e-mail messages without checking them carefully,
to fashion or travel. Last month, Facebook expanded tests of a uy buttondesigned to let shoppers easily purchases items advertised at the social network. 2015 AF s
because they give up some to the chemical bonds in the dye that coats the gold stars changing the way the dye looks under the laser light. 10 Technologies That Will Transform Your Life Ordinarily it would be difficult to see the change in the light
and sometimes patented Ironman-like suits that could give a wearer superhuman strength. In the 1960s, GE even developed a giant, unwieldy,
With the bionic suit patients can walk hundreds of feet when they first stand up. They aren't concerned about getting tired,
The device is a pocket-size rectangle that unfolds to reveal three solar panels. These panels can absorb enough sunlight in 90 minutes to charge a standard smartphone
Antibodies are immune system molecules that zero in on the proteins of a virus's coat and stick to it,
We adapted our technology for constant velocity joint (CVJ) boots which are a mainstay in the automotive industry
#Gastrisail Lights Up Stomach from Within for Accurate Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedures Medtronic just released in the U s. the Gastrisail gastric positioning system for sleeve gastrectomy procedures.
The device was designed to speed up sleeve creation with more consistent results from procedure to procedure.
Minimally Invasive Therapies Group at Medtronic. orking very closely with Dr. Trivedi, we were able to develop the Gastrisail system as a unique solution that promotes consistency of the sleeve,
The Brainport V100 from Wicab, a Middleton, Wisconsin firm, is a system that uses a camera attached to a pair of glasses
There still a cord that connects the camera glasses to the sucker, but we imagine the folks at Wicab are already working on a wireless device that will be more comfortable
#Flexible Wiring to Make Garments Into Body Sensors Wearable devices for measuring various diagnostic parameters are becoming more common by the day,
but connecting a bunch of electronic components embedded within a pair of pants requires very flexible wiring. The Japanese team developed a new conductive ink that can be printed right onto clothes to create flexible and stretchable electric connections.
so as soon as the glasses are on, the system is ready to go. It currently works with English and Hebrew,
and keeping positive and negative charges separated, Tolbert said. hat separation is the key to making the process so efficient.
and keeping positive and negative charges separated, Tolbert said. hat separation is the key to making the process so efficient.
what if you could roll up your too big 6 Plus to actually fit in your pocket?
This wave range also has great application for the soldiers in the military who rely on infrared thermal imaging technology and for flexible night vision glasses.
and letting us track changes in a more dynamic fashion. And that's just one of the NSLS-II beamlines where we plan to deploy this technique."
Energy trapped on the surface of the nanocube in this fashion is called a plasmon. The plasmon creates an intense electromagnetic field between the silver nanocube
also a postdoctoral researcher in Mikkelsen laboratory. hat something that I think everyone, including funding agencies,
Energy trapped on the surface of the nanocube in this fashion is called a plasmon. The plasmon creates an intense electromagnetic field between the silver nanocube
also a postdoctoral researcher in Mikkelsen laboratory. hat something that I think everyone, including funding agencies,
because it was done in a blinded fashion, "Backman said.""Given that even in the unblinded dataset the investigator responsible for data acquisition was unaware of the clinical status,
both at Georgia Tech. hat was surprising was finding a solvent that allows the assembly of structures more easily than in water.
With the cancer's molecular makeup identified through this virtual biopsy, researches can load the"delivery system"with cancer-targeting components that specifically attack the molecular structure.
blue scarf and bright white collar and features two distinct authentication viewing modes in one feature.
as well as in clothing, providing the garment has a lining. The research has been carried out at the Wallenberg Wood Science Center at KTH.
For consumers, smart glasses or nomadic projection devices with augmented reality provide directions, safety updates
Synthesizing nanoscale materials takes place within high-tech laboratories, where scientists in full-body suits keep every grain of dust away from their sensitive innovations.
such as belt-like nanostructures, exhibit much more application potential because of their high surface to volume ratio.
we have developed three-dimensional (3d) macroscopic material from 1d tin oxide belt-like nanostructures. The resulting ceramic networks exhibit most of the nanoscale properties,
The fascinating part is the structure of the single belt-like nanostructures delivered by this synthesis on the basis of tin oxide crystal structure.
or by taking'screen shots'in a static fashion of individual nanostructures with electron microscopy.''That process is like taking photos every 10 minutes of a football game
Yu team is the first to demonstrate that the ants use a coat of uniquely shaped hairs to control electromagnetic waves over an extremely broad range from the solar spectrum (visible and near-infrared) to the thermal radiation spectrum (mid-infrared
whether the antsconspicuous silvery coats were important in keeping them cool in blistering heat. Yu team found that the answer to this question was much broader once they realized the important role of infrared light.
and even clothing. Saharan silver ants (Cataglyphis bombycina) forage in the Saharan Desert in the full midday sun when surface temperatures reach up to 70°C (158°F),
and it stretchable and flexible, Chanda said. hat was the motivation: Can we take some inspiration from biology
your clothing, your fashion items all of that could change, Chanda said. hy would I need 50 shirts in my closet
if I could change the color and pattern? Researchers used a simple and inexpensive nano-imprinting technique that can produce the reflective nanostructured surface over a large area. his is a cheap way of making displays on a flexible substrate with full-color generation,
Chanda said. hat a unique combination. The research team included lead author Daniel Franklin and Yuan Chen, Abraham Vazquez-Guardado, Sushrut Modak, Javeneh Boroumand, Daming Xu and Shin-Tson
and underwear incorporating sensing devices for measuring a range of biological indicators such as heart rate and muscle contraction.
and letting us track changes in a more dynamic fashion. And that's just one of the NSLS-II beamlines where we plan to deploy this technique."
and now watches and glasses. But they still havent broken free from their rigid form.
"He must have thought that magnets respond in a uniform fashion.""Chopra and Wuttig discovered that
as well as in clothing, providing the garment has a lining. The research has been carried out at the Wallenberg Wood Science Center at KTH.
Jérôme Bonnet's team in Montpellier's Centre for Structural Biochemistry (CBS) had the idea of using concepts from synthetic biology derived from electronics to construct genetic systems making it possible to"programme"living cells like a computer.
Jérôme Bonnet invented a genetic transistor, the transcriptor. The insertion of one or more transcriptors into bacteria transforms them into microscopic calculators.
In this new work, the teams led by Jérôme Bonnet (CBS, Inserm U1054, CNRS UMR5048, Montpellier University), Franck Molina (Sysdiag, CNRS FRE 3690),
or private researchers,"says Jérôme Bonnet.""Our work is focused presently on the engineering of artificial genetic systems that can be modified on demand to detect different molecular disease markers,
With this in mind, Jonesteam, together with industrial partners and other universities, has been developing low-cost pollution detectors that are small enough to fit in your pocket,
such as buttoning a shirt, picking up a telephone, or using cooking and eating utensils, become frustrating and nearly impossible feats due to reduced gripping strength and motor control in the hand.
or incorporated into clothing-are bringing science fiction gadgets closer to real life. Dr Madhu Bhaskaran, project leader
with water as a byproduct. hat serendipitous observation will lead to further systematic studies of nanotubes reactions in solid state,
Ajayan said. hat wee done is very crude, but it a beginning and a lot of work can follow along these lines. n
and be used for smart clothing such as cloaking suits and dynamic illuminated clothing.""The cloaking suit could be used to blend into a variety of environments,
such as in the wild. It could also be used for signalling purposes, for example search and rescue operations
Thanks to their mechanical properties, MOF thin films of a few hundred nanometers in thickness can be used for flexible solar cells or for the coating of clothing material or deformable components.
Or an office worker who could do the same with his necktie. Is someone at the wedding reception wearing the same dress as you?
No problem switch yours to a different color in the blink of an eye. A breakthrough in a University of Central Florida lab has brought those scenarios closer to reality.
and it stretchable and flexible, Chanda said. hat was the motivation: Can we take some inspiration from biology
your clothing, your fashion items all of that could change, Chanda said. hy would I need 50 shirts in my closet
if I could change the color and pattern? Researchers used a simple and inexpensive nano-imprinting technique that can produce the reflective nanostructured surface over a large area. his is a cheap way of making displays on a flexible substrate with full-color generation,
Chanda said. hat a unique combination. n
#Spintronics advance brings wafer-scale quantum devices closer to reality (Nanowerk News) An electronics technology that uses the"spin
Aligning them in a controllable fashion is complicated usually a and only marginally successful proposition. The reason, explains Paul Klimov,
what if you could roll up your too big 6 Plus to actually fit in your pocket?
This wave range also has great application for the soldiers in the military who rely on infrared thermal imaging technology and for flexible night vision glasses.
where they create clothing that kills bacteria, conducts electricity, wards off malaria, captures harmful gas and weaves transistors into shirts and dresses.
Fibers are everywhere from your underwear, pajamas, toothbrushes, tires, shoes, car seats, air filtration systems and even your clothes.
Abbey Liebman 10 created a dress using conductive cotton threads capable of charging an iphone.
the Southwest-inspired garment captured enough sunshine to charge cell phones and other handheld devices allowing the wearer to stay plugged in.
The technology may be embedded into shirts to measure heart rate or analyze sweat, sewn into pillows to monitor brain signals
Two of Hinestrozas students created a hooded bodysuit embedded with insecticides using metal organic framework molecules,
the antimalarial garment can be worn during the day to provide extra protection and does not dissipate like skin-based repellants.
but have it remain flexible and as comfortable as a t-shirt or an old pair of jeans s
The study also suggests the broader potential for adapting nanoscale drug-delivery techniques developed for use in environmental remediation. hat we can apply some of the highly sophisticated,
One of the big advantages of building nanostructures out of DNA is that the bases bind to each other through base-paring in a predictable fashion.
Energy trapped on the surface of the nanocube in this fashion is called a plasmon. The plasmon creates an intense electromagnetic field between the silver nanocube
and treatment of fluids that are constrained in some fashion. The latest breakthrough comes from Lu's collaboration with Kai Tan at the University of Iowa, a systems biologist and associate professor of internal medicine.
The researchers devised a novel designer ribosome with tethered subunits Ribo-T. hat we were ultimately able to do was show that by creating an engineered ribosome where the RIBOSOMAL RNA is shared between the two subunits and linked by these small tethers,
to ensure the driver is made aware of a potential hazard. he most common method for monitoring brainwaves is close to the source using sensors attached to a headband,
Andersen says. hat we have here is a unique window into the workings of a complex high-level brain area,
and form the basis of new targeted treatments that are based on an individual genetic makeup.
Eventually, the researchers figured out that a second special property of brain cancer cells that they lack the so-called myelin sheaths that coat healthy brain cells had a greater effect on the OCT readings than did density.
For several weeks, each of the subjects put on an electrode-studded hat capable of analysing their brain signals.
#Google working with Levis on smart clothes GOOGLE says it working with iconic US jean maker Levi strauss to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities.
and to spotlight Levi strauss as its first partner. Named after a Frenchman who invented a type of loom,
from suits or dresses to furniture or carpet, could potentially have computer touchpad style control capabilities woven.
Conductive yarn is connected to tiny circuits, no bigger than jacket buttons, with miniaturised electronics that can use algorithms to recognise touches or swipes,
and will retail at under $us10. 00 for a pack of four sleeves. The product will be available for purchase on Amazon later this year z
and Predator and could provide extreme hi-resolution imagery. f you want to read what kind of shirt a guy is wearing you would need to be at 5000 feet,
what's called a white hat hacker. Companies hire him to help identify security flaws in their systems and design better security features.
"Doctors wear 3-D glasses and use a joystick to zoom in to a ventricle or valve,
a day in the future when we'd be able to carry songs in our pockets, at full fidelity, by the millions.
"Multi-view or glasses-free 3d displays have used a similar concept; but this work differs because the perceived images change with small movements in the near-field."
making it a kind of sheep in wolf clothing. When injected into humans our immune system mounts a response to the modified VSV virus and,
screwing a cap on a water bottle, assembling a toy plane, etc. What was really impressive about the technique was did the robot not require preprogrammed details about surroundings.
Brain cancer cells also lack the myelin sheaths that coat healthy brain cells, a factor that has even greater effect on OCT readings than cell density,
the robotic foot follows suit. t's really surreal, he says. he first time, to be started honest,
When cameras in the glasses pick up visual stimuli, software converts the information to electrical pulses sent as vibrations to be felt on the user tongue.
#Super-Thin Electronic textile Could Dress You In Video Researchers created a 1mm sized"Afghan Girl"image
In the future you won have to worry about your coworkers finding out that youe wearing the same shirt as yesterday,
but it could also be used in the development of smart camouflage gear, color-changing fashion items and wall-sized screens l
or incorporated into a person clothing. This research was carried out by Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran, co-leader of the RMIT Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group,
#Wear a 3d-Printed Onesie That Acts as a Walking Air cleaner Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk debuts wearable tech suit with stiched-in solutions to pollutionpsfk meets with Borre Akkersdijk,
Founder of the Dutch design company at Northside Festival to learn more about the debut of the BB Suit 3d-printed onesie that doubles as an air purifiernd the future of wearable fashion.
The BB Suit concept first took shape when the team was invited to the Beijing Design Festival,
In learning of the daily pollution problem, it became apparent that the suit should double as solution for cleaner air.
If you so choose to wear the onesie in the car for one hour, you will have cleaned successfully the polluted air.
Rather, Borre plans to release new inventions product-by-product instead of a collection with seasonal fashion trends.
The prototype of the suits are still too extreme to appeal to the mass market but the designer hopes to create a surface that everybody can make use of.
Similar to an iphone, in which each user curates their own apps, the future suits will enable the owner complete control over the functions.
The adoption of the suit will rely on the future evolution of a new industry that bridges technology and textiles,
to connect to your digital wallet and stop you before you overspend. If our clothing serves all of these uses,
would we want to wear anything else? Byborre Northside Festiva d
#Anti-Radiation Glasses Protect Against Computer Eye Strain Zappi glasses are designed to protect the wearer eyes from the harmful light given off by digital devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers.
As many people spend hours using technology and looking at screens, Zappi founder and CEO Andy Jones decided to help guard people eyes against the damage of UV and blue light.
The nonprescription glasses are aimed at people who don normally wear glasses but view digital screens on a regular basis.
The glasses are made from impact-resistant polycarbonate with a scratch-resistant lens that also reduces glare to the eyes.
The computer and gaming glasses are aimed at every member of the family. Currently raising funds on Indiegogo, Zappi perks offer pairs for children (£25) and adults (£30),
A quality microfiber cloth and storage pouch are provided with each pair to keep the glasses clean and safe d
and poets can clip it a pocket to record moments of inspiration. The Instamic Indiegogo campaign is expected to kickoff later this month s
and Sunburn With This Smart Bikini Spinali Design brings wearable technologies to the beach (where skin cancer runs rampant) The french are credited with creating the modern bikini,
so it shouldn come as a surprise that French company Spinali Design has created a smart bikini to help women monitor sun exposure responsibly.
The bikini bottom has a section where a UV sensor clips on to the fabric.
when the bikini wearer needs some help applying sunscreen. The lightweight sensor is removable, waterproof and measures less than two centimeters.
The bikini labels are printed on the inside of the suit and are customizable with a photo or message.
In addition to the bikini, Spinali has created also a connected beach towel that includes a UV sensor. The towel measures 200 x 150 cm
and fashion. believe in women sensibility towards innovative projects. From conception and design to use through realization, Spinali is quoted with saying on the company website.
Bikini start at $167 US (149#or £108) with towels available for $111 USD (99#or £72.
For more promotional videos and demonstrations of how the sensor is attached to the suit, check out the Spinali Youtube channel.
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