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China’s robot prosthetic hand hits 19 degrees of freedom with human-like skill
With this new lightweight prosthetic hand, activities like tying knots, combing hair, and playing chess could become much ...
Science Daily1d
Biohybrid hand gestures with human muscles
A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
Lab-grown ‘sushi roll’ muscle brings biohybrid prosthetic hands closer to reality
This technology is a significant advancement in biohybrid prosthetics, with applications in medicine, rehabilitation, and ...
Tech Xplore on MSN2d
Lightweight prosthetic hand matches human dexterity with 19 degrees of freedom
A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has recently developed a lightweight prosthetic hand with 19 degrees of freedom (DOF), capable of replicating human ...
The Rise of the Mindfulness Movement: Ann Rodiger on Practicing the Alexander Technique in Small, Everyday Ways
Ann Rodiger, founder of The Balance Arts Center (BAC) and a mindfulness expert, believes that practicing the Alexander ...
Severe hand tremors? Lesioning surgery can fix it in one hour. Here's how it works for Parkinson’s, dystonia patients
Life-changing treatment for hand tremors in Parkinson’s and dystonia patients: Doctor reveals all you need to know about how ...
Tech Xplore on MSN3d
Biohybrid hand uses sushi-like rolls of lab-grown human muscle to move objects
A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been built by a team at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown ...
How Serbia's students turned tragedy into a national movement for change
Anger drove Marija Petrovic to join student protests in Belgrade in November. A railway station roof had collapsed days ...
RTÉ Ireland2d
Murder trial shown CCTV of defendant's alleged movements
The jury in the trial of a 40-year-old man accused of murdering Lisa Thompson has continued watching a CCTV montage of what ...
China Daily Global Edition9d
Chinese researchers develop advanced prosthetic hand
HEFEI — A research team from the University of Science and Technology of China has unveiled a groundbreaking biomimetic ...
The Japan Times2d
Japanese research team develops world’s largest biohybrid robot hand
Lack of nutrients, necrosis and muscle fiber alignment issues have limited the scale of previous biohybrid systems.
Why Russia is seeing a rise in demand for second-hand goods
Russia is witnessing a huge interest in used goods and appliance repairs. This has more to do with high inflation, an economic crisis and Western sanctions than growing environmental awareness.