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robots.net - Robots: Active TouchAs reported in some previous posts, whiskers are a great sensing device for autonomous robots, because they allow to detect and categorize objects and surface textures while only lightly touching them. The latest episode of the Robots podcast takes a closer look at using Active Touch in robotic ...
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Technology Review: TR35Shahram Izadi wants to make interacting with computers more natural. For one of his touch-based interfaces, the research scientist has improved on Microsoft's already impressive touch table, Surface, to present information in a completely new way. Surface projects infrared light and detects its ...
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Improved Volumetric Displays May Lead to 3D Computer MonitorsVolumetric 3D displays have been around for nearly a century, but they face several challenges that have prevented their use in widespread applications. Recently, a team of researchers from the UK and the US have made some significant improvements that may pave the way toward commercializing ...
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RoboFesta-UK: UK Robotics Education NewsHave You Robodoodled Today? robodoodle.open.ac.uk The Knowledge Media Institute and the Faculty of Technology at the Open University have collaborated to produce a unique public drawing event. RoboDoodle encouraged children of all ages to log on to a special university website to make a ...
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Blue Square Energy develops 14.6 percent efficient solar cell | Power Management DesignLine EuropeWinchester, UK - Developer and manufacturer of low-cost silicon solar cells, Blue Square Energy has produced a 14.6 percent efficient solar cell with its patent-pending Bright Point technology.
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1Merchants and punters cry foul over Verified by Visa • The Register"Resistance is futile". This business virus has already spread to much of the UK and may be "going around the world" soon. Like many other credit card "agreements", it appears to be heavily tilted in favor of the business / banks and against consumers. It's security is suspect - especially in ...JDP added to Electronic Everything! 14 months ago
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Microsoft Unveils Plan for 3 Labs in Europe - NYTimes.comMicrosoft said Thursday that it would set up research centers in Britain, France and Germany to improve its Internet search technology, describing the move as a vote of confidence in the European economy and in the company’s ability to close the gap with Google.
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Nokia's unlimited music service on sale Oct 16 in BritainNokia will start offering unlimited music through mobile phones in Britain on October 16, the Finnish company said Thursday, as it seeks to muscle in on a market dominated by Apple's iPod.
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Computer fault spurs UK flight cancellations - News- msnbc.comBritish Airways PLC said that all airlines at Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports were suffering delays and that some of its flights had been canceled.NATS, which provides air traffic control services for planes crisscrossing U.K. airspace, said the problem occurred at 4 p.m. local time at one ...
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Text driving 'worse than drink'Texting while driving impairs motorists more than being under the influence of drink or drugs, research suggests.The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.Nearly 50% of drivers aged between 18 and 24 ...
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