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Paralyzed Woman Takes Sip of Joe Using Mind-Powered Robo Arm

5/17/2012 5:29:00 PM TechNewsWorld

Researchers have developed a robotic arm that has enabled a paralyzed woman to drink a cup of coffee -- by directly controlling it with her mind. The development has raised the question of whether this approach could perhaps restore some mobility to similarly affected people in the future. The 58-year-old woman was one of two participants in the BrainGate 2 project who controlled a robotic arm with their thoughts. Implants the size of baby aspirin tablets in the subjects' brains let them control the robotic arms.

Clothbot Has No Trouble Navigating Your Pants
5/17/2012 12:00:00 PM IEEE News Energy
No clothing is safe from this tenacious little bot View More...

U.S. Imposes Much Stiffer Tariffs on Chinese Solar Manufacturers
5/17/2012 5:14:00 PM IEEE News Energy
Anxiety mounts about possibility of trade war in renewables View More...

Google's Knowledge Graph Answers Questions Searchers Haven't Yet Asked

5/17/2012 11:37:27 AM TechNewsWorld

Google is extensively updating its search function with the rollout of a new Knowledge Graph. The heart of the Knowledge Graph is a database Google has compiled, via its own research and through its acquisition of MetaWeb Technologies, of 500 million people, places, things and points of history. That, coupled with a refined approach to search, will yield an experience aimed at better determining the searcher's intent and then providing a more-targeted, detail-rich list of responses.

The Quest for a Universal Memory
5/17/2012 3:08:00 PM IEEE News Energy
Smartphones and tablets demand faster and more energy efficient memory, but a one-size-fits-all technology is proving elusive View More...

A123, Leading Battery Innovator, Seeks Strategic Assistance
5/17/2012 11:35:00 AM IEEE News Energy
Battery recall and then poor first quarter results leave company reeling View More...

Android: What, Me Fragmented?

5/17/2012 2:10:16 PM TechNewsWorld

There are nearly 4,000 different types of devices running Android, OpenSignalMaps has found. More than 1,300 of them have custom ROMs that tweak the android.build model. Android brands are almost as diverse as the models, OpenSignalMaps discovered. Further, the application programming interface level, meaning the Android version, has also become more fragmented over time. These facts bear out the general impression that Android is a fragmented operating system. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Can One Chemical Be the Basis of All Morality?
5/17/2012 11:28:00 AM IEEE News Energy
A Techwise Conversation with Paul Zak, author of The Moral Molecule View More...

Nano Devices Based on Block Copolymers Could Lead to Next Generation of Computing
5/17/2012 12:34:00 PM IEEE News Energy
Irish researchers characterization of block copolymers' self-assembly yields new chip manufacturing technique View More...

DDoS Blitz Floods The Pirate Bay

5/17/2012 10:54:52 AM TechNewsWorld

Last week, file-sharing site The Pirate Bay condemned a DDoS attack launched against British ISP Virgin Media. This week, The Pirate Bay got hit with a DDoS attack. The DDoS attack -- which stands for distributed denial of service -- severely limited accessibility to The Pirate Bay, according to the BBC. From BBC: "A provider of DDoS defense systems said that it was unlikely that the attack came from hacking group Anonymous."