Gauging language proficiency through eye movement
A study by MIT researchers has uncovered a new way of telling how well people are learning English: tracking their eyes.
May 22, 2018
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Engineering
By vibrating the muscles, engineers produce a better prosthetic hand
Consider for a moment the welter of unconscious judgments and adjustments you make every time your hand reaches for an object—say, a tall drink of water. Eyes, muscles, brain and digits coordinate with exquisite speed and ...
Mar 16, 2018
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Researchers reveal tip for riders of hoverboards
Engineering researchers have some simple advice for people learning to ride hoverboards: it's all in the ankles.
Aug 8, 2022
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EIT-based tactile sensor provides new approach to fine motor skills assessment
Fine motor skills play a crucial role in human cognition, influencing everything from daily activities to the development of advanced tool-based civilizations. Yet, quantifying and evaluating these skills objectively has ...
May 21, 2024
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Internet
Concurrent sharing of an avatar body by two individuals in virtual reality
The COVID-19 crisis has led to a significant increase in the use of cyberspace, enabling people to work together at distant places and interact with remote environments and individuals by embodying virtual avatars or real ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Robotics
Biomechanics model that shows how humans efficiently walk at varied speeds could pave way for new robotics
We typically don't think about it while doing it, but walking is a complicated task. Controlled by our nervous system, our bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues (i.e., the musculoskeletal ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Accurate and efficient 3-D motion tracking using deep learning
A new sensing method has made tracking movement easier and more efficient. A research group from Tohoku University has captured dexterous 3-D motion data from a flexible magnetic flux sensor array, using deep learning and ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Engineering
Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug
During a stroll, a woman's breathing becomes a slight bit shallower, and a monitor in her clothing alerts her to get a telemedicine check-up. A new study details how a sensor chip smaller than a ladybug records multiple lung ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Software
New app tracks human mobility and COVID-19
Analyzing how people move about in their daily lives has long been important to urban planners, traffic engineers, and others developing new infrastructure projects.
Jun 15, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Motion and volumetric capture animation tech breaks barriers
The possibilities have been broadened for creators in a variety of fields with cutting-edge animation technology at Swinburne University of Technology's Center for Transformative Media Technologies (CTMT).
Nov 11, 2022
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