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New meaning for roach control

Cyborg CockroachIf only exterminators could control cockroaches with the same precision demonstrated by North Carolina State University researchers who steer a Madagascar Hissing cockroach along an S-shaped line in the video below.

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Conference to focus on advanced manufacturing

An advanced manufacturing research conference taking place June 10-14, 2013 is expected to draw about 500 academic, industrial and governmental participants to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wis., according to the host, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Keyence’s IM Series speeds up inspections for Timex

timex keyence 3Keyence’s IM series of image dimension measuring systems are being used to speed up and simplify inspections for Timex.

Robo Raven gets in a flap with real-life hawk

robo raven thumbResearchers from the University of Maryland have built a new micro air vehicle dubbed Robo Raven that's such a convincing flyer, it's been attacked by a local hawk during testing, according to the university. 

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Robotic insects make first controlled flight

harvard insectbotHalf the size of a paper clip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, an insect took flight at a Harvard robotics laboratory last year. It leapt a few inches, hovered for a moment on fragile, flapping wings, and then sped along a preset route through the air.

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Bug’s view inspires new digital camera’s unique imaging capabilities

rogers bugAn interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has created the first digital cameras with designs that mimic those of ocular systems found in dragonflies, bees, praying mantises and other insects, according to the university.

A boy and his atom

IBM Research, Armonk, N.Y., created what it calls “the world’s smallest movie” by moving actual atoms frame by frame. The video also shows how the IBM Reasearch team made the video.

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Johns Hopkins team develops tiny surgical tools to perform biopsies

starBy using swarms of untethered grippers, each as small as a speck of dust, Johns Hopkins engineers and physicians say they have devised a new way to perform biopsies that could provide a more effective way to access narrow conduits in the body and detect early signs of cancer or other diseases.

NI LabVIEW Campus Tour

NI campus tourTraveling to universities and colleges across the United States and Canada, the National Instruments LabVIEW Campus Tour showcases the latest technologies for educators, researchers and students.

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New precision machining aerospace center in Baja, Calif., Mexico's aerospace manufacturing hub

The Baja California Aerospace industry opened its Precision Machining Center (CADTE) located in Tijuana, Mexico, to meet the requirements of the region´s aerospace industry, according to Tijuana EDC, a nonprofit corporation that helps companies establish manufacturing operations in Mexico.

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