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Medication 'Robot' Fits Inside ToothThe IntelliDrug device would be implanted in the mouth of a patient, where it could provide regular, measured doses of medication.
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Army Developing Paralysis BeamThe US Army is working on a modified 7.5 million candlepower strobe light in hopes of creating a beam that would stun the human nervous system.
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Futuristic Workstation Moves Freely in SpaceForget those cumbersome chair/desk/computer combos. This setup combines it all onto one comfortable device.
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Scary Small: New Tracking Chip Size of a Dust GrainThe world's smallest and thinnest RFID tags, like electronic barcodes, were introduced Tuesday by Hitachi.
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Robotic Exoskelton Could Help People WalkA robotic ankle exoskeleton developed at the University of Michigan helps people regain limb function; it is controlled by the wearer's own nervous system.
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Stealthy Iris Scanner in the WorksA public iris scanning device has been proposed in a patent. The device can work without the knowledge of the person being scanned.
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Plunging Necklines: New Transformer ClothesFashion designer Hussein Chalayan has a new line of dresses that change while being worn.
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Nosy Robots Smell Like MothsA moth can smell a mate 7 miles way. Scientists now say they've derived a new algorithm that uses a similar strategy.
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Huge 'Printer' Would Build a House in 24 HoursBehrokh Khoshnevis (USC Engineering) has been perfecting his contour crafting device, which squirts semi-liquid construction materials to form walls and domed ceilings.
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Invisible 'Radio' Tattoos Could Identify SoldiersResearchers announce a new passive RFID technology that uses ink instead of metals; the tattoos can be colored or invisible. They might help identify friend vs. foe.
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The Next Really Big Thing: Digital BillboardsDigital billboards are starting to sprout along highways near you. Some are visible for more than 2 miles. Expect distracting ads to include animations.
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New Meth Coffee is Super-CaffeinatedAn edgily-named coffee company based in San Francisco, opened for business yesterday with its own special brew of super-caffeinated coffee.
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Genetically Modified Skin Cells Fight InfectionThe modified skin cells added to cultured skin substitutes might fight potentially lethal infections in patients with severe burns.
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Self-Cleaning Underwear Goes Weeks Without WashingA protective coating of nanomaterial repels water, oil and bacteria.
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New Wheat is Totally SweetSweet wheat is a hybridized variety of wheat with twice the sugar of its ancestor. It's expected to hit stores two to three years.
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Microbots Designed to Swim Like BacteriaA remarkable micromotor will allow tiny robots to swim like an E. coli bacterium, which uses its flagella to move around.
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Paul Bunyan Robot Dives For TreesSawfish is a real-life robotic underwater lumberjack; it swims down to harvest trees that are now underwater due to flooding to create reservoirs.
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Smart or Scary? Software That Follows YouRity, a software robot (or "sobot"), can transfer itself from one computer to another to serve his masters.
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RoboSalmon to Spy on FishThe robot has a built-in camera to broadcast images of real fish back to the operators of the device. Zoologists will use RoboSalmon to monitor various fish species in their natural habitat.
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New 'Magic Wardrobe' Simplifies ShoppingThe research prototype is a piece of smart furniture that would allow people to use their actual wardrobe as a starting point in online shopping.
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Humans Inhabit Body of Experimental RobotIn tests, researchers see, hear and feel sensations detected by a robot in another location, and they control the robot, too.
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Scientists Regrow Chicken Embryo's WingThe study adds to other evidence that limbs can be regrown in many species, perhaps even mammals.
