TECH & INNOVATION

Virtual Reality Offers Benefits for Parkinson's Disease Patients

Training in virtual environment helps patients improve balance and avoid obstacles while walking Researchers are reporting early success with a new tool to help people with Parkinson's disease improve their balance and potentially decrease falls with high-tech help: virtual reality.

Meet Blue, the Low-Cost, Human-Friendly Robot Designed for AI

Blue's creators hope the new robot will accelerate the development of robotics for the home Berkeley -- Robots may have a knack for super-human strength and precision, but they still struggle with some basic human tasks -- like folding laundry or making a cup of coffee.

Scientists were Able to Derive Biodegradable Polymers from Single-Celled Microorganisms

Who knows that feeding seaweed algae to microorganisms could make Earth-friendly polymers? (Photo : AP Archive)Screenshot from "Biodegradable plastic made from seaweed organisms" video by AP Archive According to a report from the United Nations in 2018, a total of 13 million tonnes of plastic gets washed into the ocean every year.

Electrical Pulses Found to Temporarily Reverse Memory Decline

Memory of older group temporarily improves to match younger group in study. It is well known that memory "gaps" occurs in the older generation, but just recently, scientists say that electrical pulses directed to the brain can temporarily reverse the weakening of memory.

JAXA Wants to Build a Lunar Base Using Robots

Japan's space agency wants to build a moon base with the help of robots. Japan has announced high aspirations in the form of an unmanned construction site on the Moon.

RFID: A Precursor to theTribulation in the Bible

An author relates RFIDs to the apocalypse in the Bible Jordan Frith, Associate Professor of Technical Communication from the University of North Texas, has investigated about radio frequency identification chips (RFID chips) in his book named A Billion Little Pieces: RFID and Infrastructures of Identification.
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