Embedded tech allows robot to move itself, has own rhythm
Alter is a new type of robot. A video of the robot is posted via The Japan Times. One viewer commented that it was the creepiest thing the viewer had ever seen.
Robotics
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Computer Sciences
Researchers explore decoding faces from neural activity
(Tech Xplore)—What can technology accomplish in reconstructing a face? Scientists have come up with surprising results. Yale Daily News in 2014 reported on a study about how, with a brain scan, a face is reconstructed—neuroscience ...
Computer Sciences
IBM going TrueNorth in system lookout for seizures
(Tech Xplore)—IBM researchers are working on a system that may prevent brain seizures. Cade Metz in Wired had a detailed story on Thursday about a Melbourne, Australia, team exploring how a computing can analyze brain waves ...
Security
How secure is your smartphone's lock screen?
One consequence of the Apple vs FBI drama has been to shine a spotlight on the security of smartphone lockscreens.
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Engineering
Patterns in Islamic arts inspire stretchy metamaterials
(Tech Xplore)—Scholars have recognized that Medieval Islamic tiling reveals more than beauty; it also reveals mathematical prowess. A report in New Scientist in 2007 discussed how Medieval Islamic designers used elaborate ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Philips white bulbs enable controls for dimmed or energizing light
Sunny days are easily linked to feelings of well being; gloomy days with no sun in sight are accordingly linked to feelings of sadness. That's the easy part. People who work night shifts have a more complex problem of missing ...
Robotics
Osaka team fine-tunes quadruped robot Pneupard (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —Click, clunk, whir, pitter-patter go the footsteps of numerous quadruped robots worldwide, but a recent report focuses on one walking robot, Pneupard, a project from Osaka University. Tuesday's IEEE Spectrum ...
