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Tag: sensorA trick to assemble nanowires on silicon could lead to cheap, tiny sensing devices. Tracking Traffic with Cell Phones A new project collects traffic data from GPS-enabled cell phones. Kodak brings digital cameras into the 50-megapixel range. A low-power chip could be used for implantable medical sensors. A sensor-laden armband gives users musical cues to improve their game. Robot Dinosaur Finally Released Pleo blurs the line between pet and toy. A tiny radio made out of a single nanotube could find use in biological and environmental sensors. Carnegie Mellon's computer-laden Chevy Tahoe wins the Urban Challenge and takes home the $2 million prize. On Saturday, 11 autonomous vehicles designed by the best roboticists in the world will compete for a $2 million prize in the Urban Challenge. Hard-Drive Advance Wins the Nobel Prize Findings transformed storage and could pave the way for new devices. Improving Athletic Performance A sensor worn behind the ear could monitor a person's movements. A Land Rover That Drives Itself MIT's robotic car is headed to California to compete in DARPA's upcoming Urban Challenge. Sensor-equipped helmets that measure the shock from explosive devices could reach the field this year. Robots That Sense Before They Touch Intel researchers are using electric-field sensors to build pre-touch technology into robots to help them size up objects and people they encounter. |
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