Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)

Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe. Barrels and cones dot an open field in Saline, Mich., forming an obstacle course for a modified vehicle. A driver remotely steers the vehicle through the course from a nearby location as a researcher looks on. Occasionally, the researcher instructs the driver to keep the wheel

Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable to feel any sensation in your arms and fingers. Now imagine regaining that sensation, a decade later, through a mind-controlled robotic arm that is directly connected to your brain. That is what 28-year-old Nathan Copeland experienced after he came out of brain surgery and was connected

The technology itself shows a stunning sophistication in breaking the fourth wall of the viewing experience   Microsoft has paired with the classic children’s show, Sesame Street, to create what they called the first “two-way” television experience. The Kinect technology that was on display at Microsoft’s opening presentation on Monday night, introducing the first truly

This eye disease often leads to blindness — which might be prevented by early intervention The team headed by Dr. Jacqueline Reinhard and Prof. Dr. Andreas Faissner from the Department of Cell Morphology and Molecular Neurobiology in Bochum, together with colleagues from the University Eye Clinic in Bochum, RWTH Aachen University, the University of Toronto

Computer simulations of microscopic, protein-coated beads that block bacteria from binding to host cells suggest that the microbeads could help reduce or eliminate bacterial infections in burn wounds. Dr Paul Robertsfrom the University of Birmingham’s School of Mathematics, UK., and colleagues present these new findings, funded by the BBSRC, in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. The

It should be possible to use it for developing antidotes and decontamination agents   Computational design of new enzymes could lead to cheap and efficient degradation strategies for chemical warfare agents that we have not seen yet Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help

Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope, a new report has claimed Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope, a new report has

Urbanflow, an information system that both tourists and local people might actually want to use. Combining a map, tourist information, and data about the city’s services, a new system is making Helsinki truly transparent. According to Adam Greenfield, most public information systems aren’t very useful. He reckons a lot of kiosks you see in stations,

When NASA’s Mars Pathfinder touched down in 1997, it had five cameras: two on a mast that popped up from the lander, and three on NASA’s first rover, Sojourner. Since then, camera technology has taken a quantum leap. Photo sensors that were improved by the space program have become commercially ubiquitous. Cameras have shrunk in

Airfields, farms and towns could become test facilities under plans to increase income from robots free of human operators Factories, farms, lakes and towns will become proving grounds forrobots, drones and driverless cars under plans handed to the government on Tuesday that would transform Britain into a leading test centre for the machines. Decommissioned nuclear plants at