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Video Game App May Help Combat Depression
A study found that moderately depressed people may do better with video game apps because the games address or treat specific correlates of depression.
One Language for the IoT
Most IoT devices don't speak the same language even if they use the same wireless technology.
Supercap Could Be Preferred Power Source for Pacemakers
An ultra-thin supercapacitor under development might power a pacemaker for the life of the patient.
Texas Instrument Advanced Automotive Processors
Texas Instruments SoCs support advanced digital features for automobiles.
Formal Logic Drives Singapore Autonomous Vehicles
The rules expressed in the formal logic software clearly define responses to different situations.
Decal Electronics Form Flexible Health Sensors
A 3D-printed sensor contains narrow strips of aluminum foil that change conductivity at different bending states.
Analog Devices Acquires Laser Beam Steering Technology
Velodyne's sensors spin at moderately-high RPMs and produce a "point cloud" that gives the car's navigation computer a 360-degree field of view.
Video: DIY Tractor Beam
The portable tractor beam uses one electrical signal and a passive wave modulator, which is a type of acoustic lens that can alter transmitted or reflected waves.
Nanowire Inks for Paper-Based Printable Electronics
A new study by Duke researchers shows that tweaking the shape of the nanoparticles in the ink might just eliminate the need for heat.
Biometric Security: Your Body as Your Password
Biometric security has proven to be an effective and convenient way to bolster security, especially on mobile devices, which have the technology built-in.
Learning How the Brain Moves from Sight to Recognition
Results provide a step toward understanding the stages of information processing.
Scientists Extend Life of Sound Waves in Glass
Extending the lifetime of sound waves traveling through glass could help to optimize performance of optomechanical systems.
Nissan Introduces Driverless Towing at Auto Plant
Unlike automatic guided vehicle systems for transporting parts that require the installation of rails or extensive use of magnetic tape, IVT does not demand any special infrastructure to operate.
Liquid Crystal Panel Achieves Million-to-One Contrast Ratio
Conventional liquid crystal panels can suffer black floating in dark parts when the backlight intensity is increased, as well as a loss in sparkle in bright parts when the backlight intensity is lowered.
Laser Strike App Designed to Enhance Aviation Safety
The Laser Event Recorder app uses an iPhone's built-in camera, GPS and connectivity to record, analyze and communicate details of an incident.
Blind "J-Turn" Record Shows Off Onboard Camera Technology
Four camera images are digitally stitched together and displayed on the dashboard screen to visually confirm the vehicle’s position relative to the lines around parking spaces.
Robots to Colonize Venice Lagoon
Robots would not only carry out operations for which they are programmed, but develop social skills and learn how to communicate and interact with other robots and the surrounding environment.
Swarming Boats Carry Out Test Mission Autonomously
Using a combination of software, radar and sensors, a “swarm” of rigid-hull inflatable boats and other small vessels collectively performed patrol missions autonomously.
Low-Cost Spectral Imaging on the Horizon
Optical spectral imaging offers a versatile way of sensing various objects and analyzing their material properties.
Electric Current Used to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria
When doctors use antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection, many of these microorganisms die. Bacteria that form a biofilm are harder to kill because antibiotics only partially penetrate this layer.