Exoskeleton

A spiky, armor-plated "walking tank" with bulging eyes, a shield on its butt and a head like a Swiss army knife scuttled along the seafloor more than 500 million years ago, snapping up prey with a deadly pair of mouth pincers called chelicerae. Researchers d…

In Japan Science and Technology Agency's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Dr. Masato Hirano of Sony Computer Science Laboratories and his colleagues discovered a sensorimotor function integration mechanism that enables the skillful fingering of pianists.The…

About a year ago, I was chin-deep in a pretty impressive agony jag. The pain was unrelenting, the narcotics were barely trying, and the meds' nasty side effects had me edgy, nauseated, and anxious. It was a real "eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?" few months, and…

The title of "Smartest Person in the Marvel Universe" changes so often, we don't even know why we bother any more. One minute, it's allegedly Tony Stark, then Hank Pym gets dubbed the "Scientist Supreme" the next. Years later, Amadeus Cho debuts and allegedly…

The Nike Adapt Huarache was announced earlier this week to much fanfare, representing Nikes FitAdapt auto-lacing technologys first foray into lifestyle sneakers. The model, originally designed by Tinker Hatfield and first released in 1991, is a fitting, almos…

A lifesize Russian robot known as 'Fedor' successfully departed the International Space Station Friday, two weeks after an aborted docking attempt delayed its arrival. A live translation from Russian space agency Roscosmos showed a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft le…

IMAGE: Dr. Saleh is a research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation. view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, N.J., September 9, 2019. -- Karen Nolan, PhD, senior research…

SINGAPORE: People often think of inequality along economic lines. The poor are disadvantaged because of their lower income, hindering them from accessing the same opportunities as others. Advertisement Advertisement If inequality was the sole result of in…

Turns out, it takes a lot to get Matt Damon action-flick fit. Jason Walsh, a Los Angeles trainer whos helped a wide range of stars physically prepare for movie roles, just shared exactly how he got the Cambridge-raised actor ready to shoot the 2013 sci-fi fil…

A woman left paralysed after a horrific car crash wowed guests at her wedding by walking down the aisle. Grace McGowan, 27, from Dorset, married fiancé Nick Capaldi five years after she was left wheelchair-bound. But she didn't let her disability stop her f…