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·October 12, 2015·4 min read

Bioinspired Robotic Finger Advances Prosthetics Technology

Researchers have harnessed nature and biology to create a robotic finger that looks, feels and functions like a real finger.

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·October 8, 2015·4 min read

Closed Loop System Could Detect and Heal Disease by Modulating Peripheral Nerve Activity

Researchers have begun to work on a new closed loop system which will treat diseases by modulating the activity of peripheral nerves.

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·October 7, 2015·3 min read

Noninvasive Brain Palpation May Soon Be Possible

Researchers have developed a new imaging method that produces the same information as invasive brain palpation procedures.

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·October 3, 2015·4 min read

Darwin on a Chip: New Circuits Close to Natural Networks Like the Human Brain

Researchers have demonstrated working electronic circuits designed using methods that resemble Darwinian evolution and which are closer to the natural networks of the human brain.

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·October 1, 2015·5 min read

More Flexible Approach to Machine Learning Improves Image Classification

According to researchers, machine learning systems have improved ability to classify images if 'partial credit' is given during training as reinforcement.

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·September 29, 2015·2 min read

New Prosthesis Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Re-Encode Memories

A new neuroprosthesis has been developed to bypass a damaged section of the hippocampus and provide a neighboring area with correctly translated memory. The device could help people with Alzheimer's disease or those who have problems with memory following brain injury.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Tuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics Automatically

Researchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Light Touch: How Embedded Optical Sensors Could Make Robotic Hands More Dexterous

Researchers have developed a new soft robotic hand with numerous embedded fiber optic sensors and a new type of stretchable optical sensor. They believe incorporating the stretchable optical material into the hand could help provide more feedback.

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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

Computer System Learns Language by Playing Games

Researchers have designed a computer system that learns how to play a text-based computer game with no prior assumptions about how language works.

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·September 23, 2015·7 min read

Remotely Linking Two Brains for a Game of 20 Questions

Researchers use direct brain to brain communication to enable two people to play a game of 20 questions by transmitting signals from one brain to another via the internet.

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·September 23, 2015·5 min read

Robotic Toddler Helps Researchers Confirm Babies Time Their Smiles to Make Mom Smile in Return

Using a toddler like robot, researchers confirm that babies use sophisticated timing when they smile to make the person they are interacting with smile in return.