May 29th, 2008 · A couple of lab monkeys reaching for marshmallows could hold the key to restoring arm function in paralyzed people. The monkeys grabbed their snacks with robotic arms controlled by just their thoughts. Tiny sensors implanted in their brains direct waves into the computer that operates the arm. Researchers in the journal Nature say it's a critical refinement on earlier work — and shows that prosthetics controlled by the brain are at least possible.
Keywords: Journal · Computers · restoration · lab · Robot · Implants · function · Em · Marshmallow · Sensors · Paralyzes · prosthetic
May 5th, 2008 · A pollution sensor in a state park in a remote area of Kansas is registering ozone levels in the unhealthful range on some summer days. No one seems to know where the ozone's coming from.
Keywords: registered · Kansas · Pollution · remote · Mystery · Sensors · ozone · unhealthful
Aug 6th, 2007 · Nissan is developing technology designed to detect whether the driver has been drinking. After the driver sits down, the car monitors breath with odor sensors, checks palm perspiration, and scans the eyes for alertness. If the system thinks a driver has drunk too much, the car simply won't start.
Keywords: technology · drunk · Breath · drinking · Driver · odors · Sensors · Nissan · perspiration
Jul 30th, 2007 · Botanicalls is the name of a New York University student project that helps plants call for help if they're parched or overwatered. Moisture sensors send a signal over a wireless network (with humans supplying the voices for messages of need or thanks).
Keywords: network · human · students · Fern · Sensors · New York University · moisture · Botanicalls · overwatered
Sep 20th, 2006 · The Department of Homeland Security says the Boeing Corp. is the winner of a contract for new border surveillance technology. Boeing proposes to develop a system of video, heat and motion sensors that would feed information about border activity into a central database.
Keywords: surveillance · winners · video · technology · contract · database · Boeing · Sensors · Boeing Corp
Sep 20th, 2006 · The Department of Homeland Security will award aerospace giant Boeing a contract to provide high-tech methods to catch illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Boeing's "virtual fence" concept includes an estimated 1,800 towers along the border equipped with cameras and motion sensors.
Keywords: immigration · Mexico · illegal · Cameras · contract · Tech · virtual · Boeing · Sensors · aerospace
Sep 8th, 2006 · A faulty fuel tank sensor forces NASA to reschedule the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis again. The space agency now hopes to send the spacecraft up on Saturday morning. It will be the fourth attempt to send Atlantis up for a construction mission at the international space station.
Keywords: agency · Mission · shuttle · NASA · tank · Spacecraft · construction · Sensors · faulty · reschedule · Atlantis · Space
Jul 14th, 2006 · A paralyzed man with a tiny sensor implanted in his brain has been able to open e-mail and move a robotic hand simply by thinking about it. The man said that learning to be able to control the devices using the sensor took only a few days.
Keywords: movement · Robot · Implants · Sensors · Paralyzes
