Extreme Tech

Paper Diagnostic Tests Could Save Thousands of Lives

The technology for simple and inexpensive diagnostic medical tools is available. Here’s how to get it from the labs to the front lines

March 25, 2016 — Prachi Patel

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Drones Break the Ice on Antarctic Deep-Freeze Mission [Video]

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter for the first time used unmanned aircraft to help it navigate the frozen continent’s icy inlet during a crucial summertime mission

March 21, 2016 — Larry Greenemeier

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Adaptive Headlights Could Help Drivers Avoid Hitting Bambi [Video]

Robotics researchers are building a headlight that quickly adjusts to changing conditions, allowing drivers to see through rain and snow, follow GPS directions and dodge roadway obstacles

April 24, 2015 — Larry Greenemeier

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Battery-Free Video Cam Grabs Pix—and Power—from Same Light [Video]

Miniature camera could be self-sustaining in smartphones and for surveillance

April 15, 2015 — Larry Greenemeier

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Move Over Rover: Snakebot Slithers Like a Sidewinder [Video]

Careful study of desert-dwelling snake mobility sheds light on the physics of crossing sandy surfaces

October 13, 2014 — Larry Greenemeier

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“Glass Brain” Offers Tours of the Space between Your Ears

3-D visualizations combine EEG and MRI data to illustrate how brain signals propagate and could be used to study neural disorders

September 29, 2014 — Larry Greenemeier

TECH

Marvel Comics Gets Inside the Heads of the Avengers

The neuroscience behind the Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man, explained in a Times Square exhibit. Excelsior!

August 21, 2014 — Larry Greenemeier

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“Neuro Scout” Gets into Batters’ Heads to Rate Hitters

Columbia University start-up Neuroscout is developing a tool that would allow baseball and other sports teams to evaluate talent by examining players’ brain waves

July 1, 2014 — Larry Greenemeier

Iron Man-Like Exosuit to Expand Ocean Exploration [Video]

If a July mission to test the pressurized aluminum dive suit goes well, the technology will allow scientists to immerse themselves in deep-sea luminescent life

March 3, 2014 — Larry Greenemeier

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Robotic Surgery Opens Up

If the open-source approach to building robot surgeons can cut costs and improve performance, patients will increasingly find them at the other end of the scalpel

February 11, 2014 — Larry Greenemeier

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