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    Locusts can “smell” early onset of cancer using a patient's breath
    Joseph Shavit
    • 4 days ago

    Locusts can “smell” early onset of cancer using a patient's breath

    Michigan State research shows insects can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, which could help detect the disease earlier
    New study reveals where memories are stored
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 17

    New study reveals where memories are stored

    Experiences are stored in the hippocampus, the brain structure long considered the seat of memory, the details are parsed elsewhere.
    Mindfulness meditation can reduce pain, research finds
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 15

    Mindfulness meditation can reduce pain, research finds

    For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but how does it actually work?
    New technology hears better with skin than ears
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 7

    New technology hears better with skin than ears

    The small, thin microphone demonstrates a wider auditory field than human ears, while it can be easily attachable to the skin.
    Scientists develop artificial skin that can feel pain
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 31

    Scientists develop artificial skin that can feel pain

    Researchers developed an SPS-enabled artificial skin which mimicks human skin for pain perception and sensitivity to touch.
    The ‘holy grail’ in electronic 'smart' skin has arrived
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 19

    The ‘holy grail’ in electronic 'smart' skin has arrived

    Smart skin is a wafer-thin material that reacts simultaneously to force, moisture and temperature with extremely high spatial resolution.
    Strange dreams might help your brain learn better, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 16

    Strange dreams might help your brain learn better, study finds

    During sleep, we commonly experience two types of sleep phases, alternating one after the other: non-REM sleep and REM sleep.
    Taste of the future: robot chef learns to ‘taste as you go’
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 11

    Taste of the future: robot chef learns to ‘taste as you go’

    Researchers trained their robot chef to assess the saltiness of a dish at different stages of the chewing process, imitating humans.
    Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 4

    Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans

    One of many special human qualities is the ability to handle objects with skill and precision. This is all down to our sense of touch.
    Scientists are developing interactive holograms you can touch and feel
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 6

    Scientists are developing interactive holograms you can touch and feel

    An immersive, realistic 3D holographic projection of a complete environment that you could interact with and even touch may soon be here.
    Harvard researchers unravel the mystery of touch and why some body parts are so sensitive
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 13, 2021

    Harvard researchers unravel the mystery of touch and why some body parts are so sensitive

    Harvard researchers have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why certain body parts are so sensitive.
    Engineers create 3D-printed objects that sense how a user is interacting with them
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 21, 2021

    Engineers create 3D-printed objects that sense how a user is interacting with them

    MIT researchers have developed a new method to 3D print mechanisms that detect how force is being applied to an object.
    Researchers are developing interactive holograms you can touch and feel
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 20, 2021

    Researchers are developing interactive holograms you can touch and feel

    Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced millions of people to the idea of a complete environment that you could interact with and touch.
    Engineers develop prototype of electronic nose
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    Engineers develop prototype of electronic nose

    Researchers develop an electronic nose with the sensitivity and selectivity to mimic the performance and capabilities of a human nose.
    Humans could develop sixth sense; scientists digging deep into brain's echolocation capability
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Humans could develop sixth sense; scientists digging deep into brain's echolocation capability

    The brain is undoubtedly the most complex organ in the human body and medical experts have long been trying to understand its full potential
    Cut your finger and lost your sense of touch? There's hope yet
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 14, 2021

    Cut your finger and lost your sense of touch? There's hope yet

    Tel Aviv University's new and groundbreaking technology inspires hope among people that lost their sense of touch in the nerves of a limb

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